diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/mod.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/mod.rs
index 41215b3a0e..5d4cc9e27f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/core/src/ipc/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn internal_ipc_codec<T: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite>(inner: T) -> Framed<T, LengthDe
 pub fn path(name: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
-        // Use a unique IPC pipe //./pipe/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.app.bitwarden per user.
+        // Use a unique IPC pipe //./pipe/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.s.bw per user (s for socket).
         // Hashing prevents problems with reserved characters and file length limitations.
         use base64::{engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD, Engine};
         use sha2::Digest;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn path(name: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
         let hash = sha2::Sha256::digest(home.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes());
         let hash_b64 = URL_SAFE_NO_PAD.encode(hash.as_slice());
 
-        format!(r"\\.\pipe\{hash_b64}.app.{name}").into()
+        format!(r"\\.\pipe\{hash_b64}.s.{name}").into()
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ pub fn path(name: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
                 home.pop();
             }
 
-            let tmp = home.join("Library/Group Containers/LTZ2PFU5D6.com.bitwarden.desktop/tmp");
+            let tmp = home.join("Library/Group Containers/LTZ2PFU5D6.com.bitwarden.desktop");
 
             // The tmp directory might not exist, so create it
             let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&tmp);
-            return tmp.join(format!("app.{name}"));
+            return tmp.join(format!("s.{name}"));
         }
     }
 
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ pub fn path(name: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
 
         // The cache directory might not exist, so create it
         let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(&path_dir);
-        path_dir.join(format!("app.{name}"))
+        path_dir.join(format!("s.{name}"))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/macos_provider/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/macos_provider/src/lib.rs
index 789a56d304..359fe21399 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/macos_provider/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/macos_provider/src/lib.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl MacOSProviderClient {
             response_callbacks_queue: Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new())),
         };
 
-        let path = desktop_core::ipc::path("autofill");
+        let path = desktop_core::ipc::path("af");
 
         let queue = client.response_callbacks_queue.clone();
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
index bad3a9deb5..c2c525b865 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/proxy/src/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async fn main() {
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     let should_foreground = windows::allow_foreground();
 
-    let sock_path = desktop_core::ipc::path("bitwarden");
+    let sock_path = desktop_core::ipc::path("bw");
 
     let log_path = {
         let mut path = sock_path.clone();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
index 93525164ff..ba5d861675 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/native-messaging.main.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class NativeMessagingMain {
       this.ipcServer.stop();
     }
 
-    this.ipcServer = await ipc.IpcServer.listen("bitwarden", (error, msg) => {
+    this.ipcServer = await ipc.IpcServer.listen("bw", (error, msg) => {
       switch (msg.kind) {
         case ipc.IpcMessageType.Connected: {
           this.connected.push(msg.clientId);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/main/autofill/native-autofill.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/main/autofill/native-autofill.main.ts
index f66eea180c..71cfcab84b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/main/autofill/native-autofill.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/main/autofill/native-autofill.main.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class NativeAutofillMain {
     );
 
     this.ipcServer = await autofill.IpcServer.listen(
-      "autofill",
+      "af",
       // RegistrationCallback
       (error, clientId, sequenceNumber, request) => {
         if (error) {