diff --git a/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in b/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
index 8e621b8f2d..5c45a6019a 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/NSIS.template.in
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ Function PostInstallOptionsPage
   IntOp $CurrentOffset $CurrentOffset + 15
 
   ; set the checkbox state depending on what is present in the registry
-  !insertmacro SetInstallOption $ConsoleStartupCheckbox @CONSOLE_STARTUP_REG_KEY@ ${BST_CHECKED}
+  !insertmacro SetInstallOption $ConsoleStartupCheckbox @CONSOLE_STARTUP_REG_KEY@ ${BST_UNCHECKED}
 
   ${NSD_CreateCheckbox} 0 $CurrentOffset$OffsetUnits 100% 10u "&Perform a clean install (Delete older settings and content)"
   Pop $CleanInstallCheckbox
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ Function ReadInstallTypes
     StrCpy $Express "1"
 
     StrCpy $DesktopClientState ${BST_CHECKED}
-    StrCpy $ConsoleStartupState ${BST_CHECKED}
+    StrCpy $ConsoleStartupState ${BST_UNCHECKED}
     StrCpy $LaunchConsoleNowState ${BST_CHECKED}
     StrCpy $LaunchClientNowState ${BST_CHECKED}
     StrCpy $CleanInstallState ${BST_UNCHECKED}