diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c96c8ad61..43962c635 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2571,7 +2571,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "futures-util",
  "http-range",
- "im-rc",
  "log",
  "manganis",
  "num-format",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e512f9b10..c8590ea47 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ log = "0.4.14"
 num-format = "0.4.0"
 separator = "0.4.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
-im-rc = "15.0.0"
 anyhow = "1.0.53"
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
 rand = { version = "0.8.4", features = ["small_rng"] }
diff --git a/examples/flat_router.rs b/examples/flat_router.rs
index 3db802bfe..dcebe2298 100644
--- a/examples/flat_router.rs
+++ b/examples/flat_router.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
 fn main() {
     env_logger::init();
 
-    LaunchBuilder::new(Route::Home {})
-        .cfg(
-            Config::new().with_window(
-                WindowBuilder::new()
-                    .with_inner_size(LogicalSize::new(600, 1000))
-                    .with_resizable(false),
-            ),
-        )
-        .launch_desktop()
+    LaunchBuilder::new(|| {
+        rsx! {
+            Router::<Route> {}
+        }
+    })
+    .cfg(
+        Config::new().with_window(
+            WindowBuilder::new()
+                .with_inner_size(LogicalSize::new(600, 1000))
+                .with_resizable(false),
+        ),
+    )
+    .launch_desktop()
 }
 
 #[derive(Routable, Clone)]
diff --git a/examples/router.rs b/examples/router.rs
index 72844dc11..49a992748 100644
--- a/examples/router.rs
+++ b/examples/router.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ use dioxus::prelude::*;
 use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
 
 fn main() {
-    launch_desktop(Route::Home {});
+    launch_desktop(|| {
+        rsx! {
+            Router::<Route> {}
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 #[derive(Routable, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/examples/simple_desktop.rs b/examples/simple_desktop.rs
index bc758388a..aee7763cc 100644
--- a/examples/simple_desktop.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_desktop.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ fn main() {
         .with_module_level("dioxus", log::LevelFilter::Trace)
         .init()
         .unwrap();
-    launch_desktop(Route::Home {});
+    launch_desktop(|| {
+        rsx! {
+            Router::<Route> {}
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 #[derive(Routable, Clone)]
diff --git a/examples/simple_router.rs b/examples/simple_router.rs
index 811aa32a3..8f8ec5b3e 100644
--- a/examples/simple_router.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_router.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,17 @@ fn Nav() -> Element {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    launch_desktop(Route::Blog {
-        id: "hello".to_string(),
+    launch_desktop(|| {
+        let cfg = || {
+            RouterConfig::default().initial_route(Route::Blog {
+                id: "hello".to_string(),
+            })
+        };
+
+        rsx! {
+            Router::<Route> {
+                config: cfg
+            }
+        }
     });
 }