diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/NowPlaying.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/NowPlaying.cpp
index cc6b96fb..ce64cb3b 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/NowPlaying.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/NowPlaying.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 static std::map<UINT, ChildMeasure*> g_Measures;
 std::wstring g_CachePath;
 std::wstring g_SettingsFile;
+HINSTANCE g_Instance = NULL;
 
 /*
 ** Initialize
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ UINT Initialize(HMODULE instance, LPCTSTR iniFile, LPCTSTR section, UINT id)
 			LSLog(LOG_ERROR, L"Rainmeter", L"NowPlayingPlugin: Unable to get path to Plugins.ini.");
 		}
 
+		g_Instance = instance;
 		CInternet::Initialize();
 	}
 
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerCAD.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerCAD.cpp
index c23f4262..7cb62c92 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerCAD.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerCAD.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 CPlayer* CPlayerCAD::c_Player = NULL;
 extern std::wstring g_SettingsFile;
+extern HINSTANCE g_Instance;
 
 // This player emulates the CD Art Display IPC interface, which is supported by
 // MusicBee, VLC (with libcad plugin), and possibly others.
@@ -76,11 +77,9 @@ CPlayer* CPlayerCAD::Create()
 */
 void CPlayerCAD::Initialize()
 {
-	HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
-
 	// Create windows class
 	WNDCLASS wc = {0};
-	wc.hInstance = hInstance;
+	wc.hInstance = g_Instance;
 	wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
 	wc.lpszClassName = L"NowPlayingCADClass";
 	RegisterClass(&wc);
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ void CPlayerCAD::Initialize()
 							CW_USEDEFAULT,
 							NULL,
 							NULL,
-							hInstance,
+							g_Instance,
 							this);
 
 	// Add WM_USER/WM_COPYDATA to allowed messages from lower level processes
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ void CPlayerCAD::Initialize()
 void CPlayerCAD::Uninitialize()
 {
 	DestroyWindow(m_Window);
-	UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingCADClass", GetModuleHandle(NULL));
+	UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingCADClass", g_Instance);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
index 3788777d..ee569bef 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "PlayerFoobar.h"
 
 CPlayer* CPlayerFoobar::c_Player = NULL;
+extern HINSTANCE g_Instance;
 
 /*
 ** CPlayerFoobar
@@ -70,11 +71,9 @@ CPlayer* CPlayerFoobar::Create()
 */
 void CPlayerFoobar::Initialize()
 {
-	HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
-
 	// Create windows class
 	WNDCLASS wc = {0};
-	wc.hInstance = hInstance;
+	wc.hInstance = g_Instance;
 	wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
 	wc.lpszClassName = L"NowPlayingFoobarClass";
 	RegisterClass(&wc);
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ void CPlayerFoobar::Initialize()
 							CW_USEDEFAULT,
 							NULL,
 							NULL,
-							hInstance,
+							g_Instance,
 							this);
 
 	m_FooWindow = FindWindow(L"foo_rainmeter_class", NULL);
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ void CPlayerFoobar::Uninitialize()
 	}
 
 	DestroyWindow(m_Window);
-	UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingFoobarClass", GetModuleHandle(NULL));
+	UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingFoobarClass", g_Instance);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWLM.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWLM.cpp
index 592091c6..fc7de47a 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWLM.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWLM.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "PlayerWLM.h"
 
 CPlayer* CPlayerWLM::c_Player = NULL;
+extern HINSTANCE g_Instance;
 
 // This player emulates the MSN/WLM Messenger 'Listening to' interface, which is
 // supported by OpenPandora, Last.fm, Media Player Classic, TTPlayer, Zune, etc.
@@ -33,11 +34,9 @@ CPlayer* CPlayerWLM::c_Player = NULL;
 CPlayerWLM::CPlayerWLM() : CPlayer(),
 	m_Window()
 {
-	HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
-
 	// Create windows class
 	WNDCLASS wc = {0};
-	wc.hInstance = hInstance;
+	wc.hInstance = g_Instance;
 	wc.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
 	wc.lpszClassName = L"MsnMsgrUIManager";
 	RegisterClass(&wc);
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ CPlayerWLM::CPlayerWLM() : CPlayer(),
 							CW_USEDEFAULT,
 							NULL,
 							NULL,
-							hInstance,
+							g_Instance,
 							this);
 
 	m_Initialized = true;
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ CPlayerWLM::~CPlayerWLM()
 {
 	c_Player = NULL;
 	DestroyWindow(m_Window);
-	UnregisterClass(L"MsnMsgrUIManager", GetModuleHandle(NULL));
+	UnregisterClass(L"MsnMsgrUIManager", g_Instance);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWMP.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWMP.cpp
index fc16f830..04146686 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWMP.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerWMP.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "PlayerWMP.h"
 
 CPlayer* CPlayerWMP::c_Player = NULL;
+extern HINSTANCE g_Instance;
 
 /*
 ** CRemoteHost
@@ -199,11 +200,9 @@ CPlayer* CPlayerWMP::Create()
 */
 void CPlayerWMP::Initialize()
 {
-	HINSTANCE hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
-
 	// Create windows class
 	WNDCLASS wc = {0};
-	wc.hInstance = hInstance;
+	wc.hInstance = g_Instance;
 	wc.lpfnWndProc = DefWindowProc;
 	wc.lpszClassName = L"NowPlayingWMPClass";
 	RegisterClass(&wc);
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ void CPlayerWMP::Initialize()
 							CW_USEDEFAULT,
 							NULL,
 							NULL,
-							hInstance,
+							g_Instance,
 							NULL);
 
 	if (!m_Window)
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ void CPlayerWMP::Uninitialize()
 		m_AxWindow->DestroyWindow();
 		delete m_AxWindow;
 		DestroyWindow(m_Window);
-		UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingWMPClass", GetModuleHandle(NULL));
+		UnregisterClass(L"NowPlayingWMPClass", g_Instance);
 	}
 }