diff --git a/apps/Notepad ++/install b/apps/Notepad ++/install
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f6d96e13702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/Notepad ++/install	
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+version=8.5.3
+
+#determine filename of download
+if [ $arch == 32 ];then
+  filename="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v${version}/npp.${version}.portable.zip"
+elif [ $arch == 64 ];then
+  filename="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v${version}/npp.${version}.portable.x64.zip"
+fi
+
+#Installing wine
+if [ $arch == 32 ];then
+  "$DIRECTORY/manage" install-if-not-installed 'Wine (x86)' || error 'Failed to install wine'
+elif [ $arch == 64 ];then
+  "$DIRECTORY/manage" install-if-not-installed 'Wine (x64)' || error 'Failed to install wine'
+fi
+#Removing deprecated filepaths
+rm -rf ~/npp.zip ~/Notepad++
+#Downloading npp files
+wget "$filename" -O /tmp/npp.zip || error 'Failed to download npp files'
+#Extracting npp files
+mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
+unzip /tmp/npp.zip -d ~/.local/share/applications/Notepad++ || error 'Failed to extract npp archive'
+#Removing npp archive
+rm /tmp/npp.zip
+#Creating Desktop Entry
+echo "[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Notepad++
+Comment=Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
+Exec=wine $HOME/.local/share/applications/Notepad++/notepad++.exe
+Icon=$(dirname "$0")/icon-64.png
+Terminal=false
+StartupNotify=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;" > ~/.local/share/applications/notepad++.desktop || error 'Failed to create menu button!'
diff --git a/apps/Notepad ++/install-32 b/apps/Notepad ++/install-32
deleted file mode 100755
index 2edf36b9a83..00000000000
--- a/apps/Notepad ++/install-32	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-version=8.4.8
-
-#Checking if wine is installed
-if ! command -v wine &>/dev/null ; then
-  echo 'Wine Is Not Installed'
-  #Installing wine
-  $DIRECTORY/manage install 'Wine (x86)' || error 'Failed to install wine'
-fi
-#Removing any files which were created by corrupted installation
-rm -rf npp.zip ~/Notepad++
-#Downloading npp files
-wget https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/download/v${version}/npp.${version}.portable.zip -O npp.zip || error 'Failed to download npp files'
-#Extracting npp files
-unzip npp.zip -d ~/Notepad++ || error 'Failed to extract npp archive'
-#Removing npp archive
-rm npp.zip 
-#Creating Desktop Entry
-echo "[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Notepad++
-Comment=Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
-Exec=wine '$HOME/Notepad++/notepad++.exe'
-Icon=$(dirname "$0")/icon-64.png
-Terminal=false
-StartupNotify=true
-Type=Application
-Categories=Utility;" > ~/.local/share/applications/notepad++.desktop || error "Failed to create menu button!"
diff --git a/apps/Notepad ++/uninstall b/apps/Notepad ++/uninstall
index 1bc17413d33..e55bd8f36a5 100755
--- a/apps/Notepad ++/uninstall	
+++ b/apps/Notepad ++/uninstall	
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 purge_packages || exit 1
-#Removing Downlaoded Files
+#removing deprecated files
 rm -rf ~/Notepad++
-rm -f ~/.local/share/applications/notepad++.desktop
+#removing program files
+rm -rf ~/.local/share/applications/notepad++.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/Notepad++