diff --git a/deploy/qgroundcontrol_installer.nsi b/deploy/qgroundcontrol_installer.nsi
index f04e6ede708a59b60f6f104c074c1f927b3d3afc..7bc1fee835b64354b63f8be061228e59ebe1ec53 100644
--- a/deploy/qgroundcontrol_installer.nsi
+++ b/deploy/qgroundcontrol_installer.nsi
@@ -33,4 +33,14 @@ Section "create Start Menu Shortcuts"
   SetShellVarContext all
   CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\QGroundControl"
   CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\QGroundControl\QGroundControl.lnk" "$INSTDIR\qgroundcontrol.exe" "" "$INSTDIR\qgroundcontrol.exe" 0
-SectionEnd
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+SectionEnd
+
+Function .onInit
+  ReadRegStr $R0 HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\QGroundControl" "UninstallString"
+  StrCmp $R0 "" done
+ 
+  MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION \
+  	"QGroundControl is already installed. $\n$\nYou must uninstall the previous version before installing a new one."
+  Abort
+done: 
+FunctionEnd
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