diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
index 83c2a97b56..4bb8e57c9d 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ public static void UninstallAssociations()
             }
         }
 
+        public static void NotifyShellUpdate() => SHChangeNotify(EventId.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, Flags.SHCNF_IDLIST, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Installs or updates associations.
         /// </summary>
@@ -162,8 +164,6 @@ string getLocalisedString(LocalisableString s)
             }
         }
 
-        internal static void NotifyShellUpdate() => SHChangeNotify(EventId.SHCNE_ASSOCCHANGED, Flags.SHCNF_IDLIST, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
-
         #region Native interop
 
         [DllImport("Shell32.dll")]