diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
index 6f53c65ca9..43c3e5a947 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Windows/WindowsAssociationManager.cs
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
         /// Installs file and URI associations.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// Call <see cref="UpdateDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
+        /// Call <see cref="LocaliseDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
         /// </remarks>
         public static void InstallAssociations()
         {
             try
             {
                 updateAssociations();
-                updateDescriptions(null); // write default descriptions in case `UpdateDescriptions()` is not called.
                 NotifyShellUpdate();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -76,17 +75,13 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
         /// Updates associations with latest definitions.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
-        /// Call <see cref="UpdateDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
+        /// Call <see cref="LocaliseDescriptions"/> in a timely fashion to keep descriptions up-to-date and localised.
         /// </remarks>
         public static void UpdateAssociations()
         {
             try
             {
                 updateAssociations();
-
-                // TODO: Remove once UpdateDescriptions() is called as specified in the xmldoc.
-                updateDescriptions(null); // always write default descriptions, in case of updating from an older version in which file associations were not implemented/installed
-
                 NotifyShellUpdate();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -95,11 +90,17 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
             }
         }
 
-        public static void UpdateDescriptions(LocalisationManager localisationManager)
+        // TODO: call this sometime.
+        public static void LocaliseDescriptions(LocalisationManager localisationManager)
         {
             try
             {
-                updateDescriptions(localisationManager);
+                foreach (var association in file_associations)
+                    association.LocaliseDescription(localisationManager);
+
+                foreach (var association in uri_associations)
+                    association.LocaliseDescription(localisationManager);
+
                 NotifyShellUpdate();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
@@ -140,17 +141,6 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 association.Install();
         }
 
-        private static void updateDescriptions(LocalisationManager? localisation)
-        {
-            foreach (var association in file_associations)
-                association.UpdateDescription(getLocalisedString(association.Description));
-
-            foreach (var association in uri_associations)
-                association.UpdateDescription(getLocalisedString(association.Description));
-
-            string getLocalisedString(LocalisableString s) => localisation?.GetLocalisedString(s) ?? s.ToString();
-        }
-
         #region Native interop
 
         [DllImport("Shell32.dll")]
@@ -174,9 +164,20 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
 
         #endregion
 
-        private record FileAssociation(string Extension, LocalisableString Description, string IconPath)
+        private class FileAssociation
         {
-            private string programId => $@"{program_id_prefix}{Extension}";
+            private string programId => $@"{program_id_prefix}{extension}";
+
+            private string extension { get; }
+            private LocalisableString description { get; }
+            private string iconPath { get; }
+
+            public FileAssociation(string extension, LocalisableString description, string iconPath)
+            {
+                this.extension = extension;
+                this.description = description;
+                this.iconPath = iconPath;
+            }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Installs a file extension association in accordance with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/com/-progid--key
@@ -189,14 +190,16 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 // register a program id for the given extension
                 using (var programKey = classes.CreateSubKey(programId))
                 {
+                    programKey.SetValue(null, description.ToString());
+
                     using (var defaultIconKey = programKey.CreateSubKey(default_icon))
-                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, IconPath);
+                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, iconPath);
 
                     using (var openCommandKey = programKey.CreateSubKey(SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND))
                         openCommandKey.SetValue(null, $@"""{exe_path}"" ""%1""");
                 }
 
-                using (var extensionKey = classes.CreateSubKey(Extension))
+                using (var extensionKey = classes.CreateSubKey(extension))
                 {
                     // set ourselves as the default program
                     extensionKey.SetValue(null, programId);
@@ -208,13 +211,13 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 }
             }
 
-            public void UpdateDescription(string description)
+            public void LocaliseDescription(LocalisationManager localisationManager)
             {
                 using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
                 if (classes == null) return;
 
                 using (var programKey = classes.OpenSubKey(programId, true))
-                    programKey?.SetValue(null, description);
+                    programKey?.SetValue(null, localisationManager.GetLocalisedString(description));
             }
 
             /// <summary>
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
                 if (classes == null) return;
 
-                using (var extensionKey = classes.OpenSubKey(Extension, true))
+                using (var extensionKey = classes.OpenSubKey(extension, true))
                 {
                     // clear our default association so that Explorer doesn't show the raw programId to users
                     // the null/(Default) entry is used for both ProdID association and as a fallback friendly name, for legacy reasons
@@ -240,13 +243,24 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
             }
         }
 
-        private record UriAssociation(string Protocol, LocalisableString Description, string IconPath)
+        private class UriAssociation
         {
             /// <summary>
             /// "The <c>URL Protocol</c> string value indicates that this key declares a custom pluggable protocol handler."
             /// See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/aa767914(v=vs.85).
             /// </summary>
-            public const string URL_PROTOCOL = @"URL Protocol";
+            private const string url_protocol = @"URL Protocol";
+
+            private string protocol { get; }
+            private LocalisableString description { get; }
+            private string iconPath { get; }
+
+            public UriAssociation(string protocol, LocalisableString description, string iconPath)
+            {
+                this.protocol = protocol;
+                this.description = description;
+                this.iconPath = iconPath;
+            }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Registers an URI protocol handler in accordance with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/platform-apis/aa767914(v=vs.85).
@@ -256,31 +270,32 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Windows
                 using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
                 if (classes == null) return;
 
-                using (var protocolKey = classes.CreateSubKey(Protocol))
+                using (var protocolKey = classes.CreateSubKey(protocol))
                 {
-                    protocolKey.SetValue(URL_PROTOCOL, string.Empty);
+                    protocolKey.SetValue(null, $@"URL:{description}");
+                    protocolKey.SetValue(url_protocol, string.Empty);
 
                     using (var defaultIconKey = protocolKey.CreateSubKey(default_icon))
-                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, IconPath);
+                        defaultIconKey.SetValue(null, iconPath);
 
                     using (var openCommandKey = protocolKey.CreateSubKey(SHELL_OPEN_COMMAND))
                         openCommandKey.SetValue(null, $@"""{exe_path}"" ""%1""");
                 }
             }
 
-            public void UpdateDescription(string description)
+            public void LocaliseDescription(LocalisationManager localisationManager)
             {
                 using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
                 if (classes == null) return;
 
-                using (var protocolKey = classes.OpenSubKey(Protocol, true))
-                    protocolKey?.SetValue(null, $@"URL:{description}");
+                using (var protocolKey = classes.OpenSubKey(protocol, true))
+                    protocolKey?.SetValue(null, $@"URL:{localisationManager.GetLocalisedString(description)}");
             }
 
             public void Uninstall()
             {
                 using var classes = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(software_classes, true);
-                classes?.DeleteSubKeyTree(Protocol, throwOnMissingSubKey: false);
+                classes?.DeleteSubKeyTree(protocol, throwOnMissingSubKey: false);
             }
         }
     }