diff --git a/Wox.Core/Configuration/IPortable.cs b/Wox.Core/Configuration/IPortable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e92db779a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wox.Core/Configuration/IPortable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+namespace Wox.Core.Configuration
+{
+    public interface IPortable
+    {
+        void EnablePortableMode();
+        void DisablePortableMode();
+        void RemoveShortcuts();
+        void RemoveUninstallerEntry();
+        bool IsPortableModeEnabled();
+        void MoveUserDataFolder(string fromLocation, string toLocation);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wox.Core/Configuration/Portable.cs b/Wox.Core/Configuration/Portable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92f6fac2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wox.Core/Configuration/Portable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using Squirrel;
+using System;
+using Wox.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace Wox.Core.Configuration
+{
+    public class Portable : IPortable
+    {
+        private string applicationName;
+        private string exeName;
+        private string rootAppDirectory;
+        private UpdateManager portabilityUpdater;
+
+        public Portable()
+        {
+            applicationName = Constant.Wox;
+            exeName = applicationName + ".exe";
+            rootAppDirectory = Constant.RootDirectory;
+            portabilityUpdater = new UpdateManager(string.Empty, applicationName, rootAppDirectory);
+        }
+
+        public void DisablePortableMode()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void EnablePortableMode()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                RemoveShortcuts();
+                RemoveUninstallerEntry();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                //log and update error message to output above locations where shortcuts may not have been removed
+#if DEBUG
+                throw;
+#else
+                throw;// PRODUCTION LOGGING AND CONTINUE
+                
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+
+        public bool IsPortableModeEnabled()
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public void RemoveShortcuts()
+        {
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(exeName, ShortcutLocation.StartMenu);
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(exeName, ShortcutLocation.Desktop);
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveShortcutsForExecutable(exeName, ShortcutLocation.Startup);
+        }
+
+        public void RemoveUninstallerEntry()
+        {
+            portabilityUpdater.RemoveUninstallerRegistryEntry();
+        }
+
+        public void MoveUserDataFolder(string fromLocation, string toLocation)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Wox.Core/Wox.Core.csproj b/Wox.Core/Wox.Core.csproj
index c1758fdb3..b3d0adc8b 100644
--- a/Wox.Core/Wox.Core.csproj
+++ b/Wox.Core/Wox.Core.csproj
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     <Compile Include="..\SolutionAssemblyInfo.cs">
       <Link>Properties\SolutionAssemblyInfo.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\IPortable.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\Portable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Plugin\ExecutablePlugin.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Plugin\PluginsLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Updater.cs" />
diff --git a/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.cs b/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.cs
index 396ee0bb1..61e2b411f 100644
--- a/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.cs
+++ b/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace Wox.Infrastructure
 
         private static readonly Assembly Assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
         public static readonly string ProgramDirectory = Directory.GetParent(Assembly.Location.NonNull()).ToString();
+        private static readonly string ApplicationDirectory = Directory.GetParent(ProgramDirectory).ToString();
+        public static readonly string RootDirectory = Directory.GetParent(ApplicationDirectory).ToString();
         public static readonly string ExecutablePath = Path.Combine(ProgramDirectory, Wox + ".exe");
         public static readonly string DataDirectory = DetermineDataDirectory();
         public static readonly string PluginsDirectory = Path.Combine(DataDirectory, Plugins);
diff --git a/Wox/App.xaml.cs b/Wox/App.xaml.cs
index 0fc1e8c95..96c2858af 100644
--- a/Wox/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Wox/App.xaml.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Timers;
 using System.Windows;
 using Wox.Core;
+using Wox.Core.Configuration;
 using Wox.Core.Plugin;
 using Wox.Core.Resource;
 using Wox.Helper;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Wox
         private MainViewModel _mainVM;
         private SettingWindowViewModel _settingsVM;
         private readonly Updater _updater = new Updater(Wox.Properties.Settings.Default.GithubRepo);
+        private readonly Portable _portable = new Portable();
         private readonly Alphabet _alphabet = new Alphabet();
         private StringMatcher _stringMatcher;
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ namespace Wox
 
                 ImageLoader.Initialize();
 
-                _settingsVM = new SettingWindowViewModel(_updater);
+                _settingsVM = new SettingWindowViewModel(_updater, _portable);
                 _settings = _settingsVM.Settings;
 
                 _alphabet.Initialize(_settings);
diff --git a/Wox/ViewModel/SettingWindowViewModel.cs b/Wox/ViewModel/SettingWindowViewModel.cs
index 923e456b0..b827130b1 100644
--- a/Wox/ViewModel/SettingWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wox/ViewModel/SettingWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using Wox.Core;
+using Wox.Core.Configuration;
 using Wox.Core.Plugin;
 using Wox.Core.Resource;
 using Wox.Helper;
@@ -22,11 +23,13 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
     public class SettingWindowViewModel : BaseModel
     {
         private readonly Updater _updater;
+        private readonly IPortable _portable;
         private readonly WoxJsonStorage<Settings> _storage;
 
-        public SettingWindowViewModel(Updater updater)
+        public SettingWindowViewModel(Updater updater, IPortable portable)
         {
             _updater = updater;
+            _portable = portable;
             _storage = new WoxJsonStorage<Settings>();
             Settings = _storage.Load();
             Settings.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ namespace Wox.ViewModel
             await _updater.UpdateApp();
         }
 
+        public void EnablePortableMode()
+        {
+            _portable.EnablePortableMode();
+        }
+
         public void Save()
         {
             _storage.Save();