diff --git a/src/browser/BrowserShared.cpp b/src/browser/BrowserShared.cpp
index 08b9fe537..69d0db49f 100644
--- a/src/browser/BrowserShared.cpp
+++ b/src/browser/BrowserShared.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace BrowserShared
                               : path + serverName;
 #elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
         // Windows uses named pipes
-        return serverName;
+        return serverName + "_" + qgetenv("USERNAME");
 #else // Q_OS_MACOS and others
         return QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::TempLocation) + serverName;
 #endif