diff --git a/lib/notification_manager.dart b/lib/notification_manager.dart
index 91f1cb52..91d6ada8 100644
--- a/lib/notification_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/notification_manager.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:cwtch/main.dart';
-import 'package:desktoasts/desktoasts.dart';
+import 'package:win_toast/win_toast.dart';
 import 'package:desktop_notifications/desktop_notifications.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 
@@ -37,44 +38,27 @@ class LinuxNotificationsManager implements NotificationsManager {
 // Windows Notification Manager uses https://pub.dev/packages/desktoasts to implement
 // windows notifications
 class WindowsNotificationManager implements NotificationsManager {
-  late ToastService service;
   bool active = false;
+  bool initialized = false;
 
   WindowsNotificationManager() {
-    service = new ToastService(
-      appName: 'cwtch',
-      companyName: 'Open Privacy Research Society',
-      productName: 'Cwtch',
-    );
-
-    service.stream.listen((event) {
-      // the user closed the notification of the OS timed it out
-      if (event is ToastDismissed) {
-        active = false;
-      }
-      // clicked
-      if (event is ToastActivated) {
-        active = false;
-      }
-      // if a supplied action was clicked
-      if (event is ToastInteracted) {
-        active = false;
-      }
+    scheduleMicrotask(() async {
+      initialized = await WinToast.instance().initialize(appName: 'cwtch', productName: 'Cwtch', companyName: 'Open Privacy Research Society');
     });
   }
 
   Future<void> notify(String message) async {
-    if (!globalAppState.focus) {
+    if (initialized && !globalAppState.focus) {
       if (!active) {
-        // One string of bold text on the first line (title),
-        // one string (subtitle) of regular text wrapped across the second and third lines.
-        Toast toast = new Toast(
-          type: ToastType.text02,
-          title: 'Cwtch',
-          subtitle: message,
-        );
-        service.show(toast);
         active = true;
+        WinToast.instance().clear();
+        final toast = await WinToast.instance().showToast(type: ToastType.text01, title: message);
+        toast?.eventStream.listen((event) {
+          if (event is ActivatedEvent) {
+            WinToast.instance().bringWindowToFront();
+          }
+          active = false;
+        });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 1e1a4bec..0fa7e9d9 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.5.2"
-  desktoasts:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: desktoasts
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.0.2"
   desktop_notifications:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -474,6 +467,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.2.4"
+  win_toast:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: win_toast
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.0.2"
   window_manager:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index c4dc007b..e13164d9 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ dependencies:
   file_picker: ^4.3.2
   file_picker_desktop: ^1.1.0
   url_launcher: ^6.0.12
-  desktoasts: ^0.0.2
+  win_toast: ^0.0.2
   window_manager: ^0.1.4
 
 dev_dependencies:
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index 6859cc41..0177b517 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
 
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
-#include <desktoasts/desktoasts_plugin.h>
 #include <url_launcher_windows/url_launcher_windows.h>
+#include <win_toast/win_toast_plugin.h>
+#include <window_manager/window_manager_plugin.h>
 
 void RegisterPlugins(flutter::PluginRegistry* registry) {
-  DesktoastsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
-      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("DesktoastsPlugin"));
   UrlLauncherWindowsRegisterWithRegistrar(
       registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("UrlLauncherWindows"));
+  WinToastPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("WinToastPlugin"));
+  WindowManagerPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
+      registry->GetRegistrarForPlugin("WindowManagerPlugin"));
 }
diff --git a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
index cb499b22..21bba102 100644
--- a/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
+++ b/windows/flutter/generated_plugins.cmake
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #
 
 list(APPEND FLUTTER_PLUGIN_LIST
-  desktoasts
   url_launcher_windows
+  win_toast
+  window_manager
 )
 
 set(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)