diff --git a/WheelWizard.Test/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartupTests.cs b/WheelWizard.Test/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartupTests.cs
index 2edc8aaf..990e82a3 100644
--- a/WheelWizard.Test/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartupTests.cs
+++ b/WheelWizard.Test/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartupTests.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ public async Task StartupLaunch_RespectsSavedPreferenceProtocolAndExplicitCli(bo
         fixture.Settings.Get<bool>(fixture.Settings.LAUNCH_RR_ON_STARTUP).Returns(saved);
         await fixture.Startup.RunAsync(new StartupOptions(protocol ? "wheelwizard://123" : null, cli));
 
-        await fixture.Launch.Received(expected ? 1 : 0).LaunchAsync(false);
+        fixture.Launchers.Received(expected ? 1 : 0).GetActiveLauncher();
+        await fixture.Launch.Received(expected ? 1 : 0).Launch();
         fixture.Live.Received(1).Start();
         await fixture.Requests.Received(protocol ? 1 : 0).HandleAsync(Arg.Any<string>());
     }
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ public async Task ShutdownDuringUpdateCheck_DoesNotStartPollingOrLaunch()
 
         fixture.Live.DidNotReceive().Start();
         await fixture.Badges.DidNotReceive().LoadBadgesAsync();
-        await fixture.Launch.DidNotReceiveWithAnyArgs().LaunchAsync(default);
+        fixture.Launchers.DidNotReceive().GetActiveLauncher();
+        await fixture.Launch.DidNotReceive().Launch();
     }
 
     [Theory]
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ public void ShutdownAfterRequestCompletion_DoesNotBeginTheNextStartupStep(string
             fixture.Updates.DidNotReceive().CheckForUpdatesAsync();
         fixture.Badges.DidNotReceive().LoadBadgesAsync();
         fixture.Live.DidNotReceive().Start();
-        fixture.Launch.DidNotReceiveWithAnyArgs().LaunchAsync(default);
+        fixture.Launchers.DidNotReceive().GetActiveLauncher();
+        fixture.Launch.DidNotReceive().Launch();
     }
 
     private sealed class QueuedContext : SynchronizationContext
@@ -146,7 +149,8 @@ private sealed class Fixture
         public IWhWzDataSingletonService Badges { get; } = Substitute.For<IWhWzDataSingletonService>();
         public IApplicationLiveUpdates Live { get; } = Substitute.For<IApplicationLiveUpdates>();
         public ISettingsManager Settings { get; } = Substitute.For<ISettingsManager>();
-        public IRetroRewindLaunchService Launch { get; } = Substitute.For<IRetroRewindLaunchService>();
+        public ILauncherProvider Launchers { get; } = Substitute.For<ILauncherProvider>();
+        public ILauncher Launch { get; } = Substitute.For<ILauncher>();
         public ApplicationStartup Startup { get; }
 
         public Fixture()
@@ -154,7 +158,8 @@ public Fixture()
             Mods.ReloadAsync().Returns(Ok());
             Requests.HandleAsync(Arg.Any<string>()).Returns(Ok());
             Badges.LoadBadgesAsync().Returns(Ok());
-            Launch.LaunchAsync(Arg.Any<bool>()).Returns(Ok());
+            Launchers.GetActiveLauncher().Returns(Launch);
+            Launch.Launch().Returns(Ok());
             Startup = new ApplicationStartup(
                 Mods,
                 Requests,
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ public Fixture()
                 Badges,
                 Live,
                 Settings,
-                Launch,
+                Launchers,
                 NullLogger<ApplicationStartup>.Instance
             );
         }
diff --git a/WheelWizard/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartup.cs b/WheelWizard/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartup.cs
index 8fb555a7..ad2881f6 100644
--- a/WheelWizard/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartup.cs
+++ b/WheelWizard/Features/ApplicationLifecycle/ApplicationStartup.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public sealed class ApplicationStartup(
     IWhWzDataSingletonService badges,
     IApplicationLiveUpdates liveUpdates,
     ISettingsManager settings,
-    IRetroRewindLaunchService launch,
+    ILauncherProvider launchers,
     ILogger<ApplicationStartup> logger
 ) : IApplicationStartup
 {
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ public async Task RunAsync(StartupOptions options, CancellationToken cancellatio
 
             if (options.LaunchRetroRewind || (!openedProtocol && settings.Get<bool>(settings.LAUNCH_RR_ON_STARTUP)))
             {
-                // #todo: (#484) use the active launcher for startup too, and test both dolphin and recomp.
-                var result = await launch.LaunchAsync().WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
+                var result = await launchers.GetActiveLauncher().Launch().WaitAsync(cancellationToken);
                 if (result.IsFailure)
                     logger.LogError(result.Error.Exception, "Failed to launch Retro Rewind on startup: {Message}", result.Error.Message);
             }
diff --git a/WheelWizard/Features/Launching/LauncherProvider.cs b/WheelWizard/Features/Launching/LauncherProvider.cs
index 0f351e92..26535497 100644
--- a/WheelWizard/Features/Launching/LauncherProvider.cs
+++ b/WheelWizard/Features/Launching/LauncherProvider.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 namespace WheelWizard.Launching;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Resolves the launcher the Home page should drive. The recomp is a beta (Windows and Linux) that, when
+/// Resolves the launcher used by the Home page and startup. The recomp is a beta (Windows and Linux) that, when
 /// opted into, replaces the Dolphin/Retro Rewind frontend entirely; which launcher that decision
 /// selects lives here, so no view has to re-derive it.
 /// </summary>