diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
index e6a42af..4d9aaf8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ handleSync(
     () => process.platform === "win32" && Number(release().split(".").pop()) >= 22621
 );
 
+handleSync(
+    IpcEvents.IS_WINDOWS,
+    () => process.platform === "win32"
+);
+
 handleSync(IpcEvents.AUTOSTART_ENABLED, () => autoStart.isEnabled());
 handle(IpcEvents.ENABLE_AUTOSTART, autoStart.enable);
 handle(IpcEvents.DISABLE_AUTOSTART, autoStart.disable);
diff --git a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
index d17bd23..c7c5a3c 100644
--- a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
+++ b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export const VesktopNative = {
         relaunch: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.RELAUNCH),
         getVersion: () => sendSync<void>(IpcEvents.GET_VERSION),
         setBadgeCount: (count: number) => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.SET_BADGE_COUNT, count),
-        supportsWindowsTransparency: () => sendSync<boolean>(IpcEvents.SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY)
+        supportsWindowsTransparency: () => sendSync<boolean>(IpcEvents.SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY),
+        isWindows: () => sendSync<boolean>(IpcEvents.IS_WINDOWS)
     },
     autostart: {
         isEnabled: () => sendSync<boolean>(IpcEvents.AUTOSTART_ENABLED),
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
index 77c29b9..670615a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { isTruthy } from "shared/utils/guards";
 export default function SettingsUi() {
     const Settings = useSettings();
     const supportsWindowsTransparency = VesktopNative.app.supportsWindowsTransparency();
-    const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
+    const isWindows = VesktopNative.app.isWindows();
 
     const { autostart } = VesktopNative;
     const [autoStartEnabled, setAutoStartEnabled] = useState(autostart.isEnabled());
diff --git a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
index df64403..9b0e8fc 100644
--- a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
+++ b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const enum IpcEvents {
 
     GET_VERSION = "VCD_GET_VERSION",
     SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY = "VCD_SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY",
+    IS_WINDOWS = "VCD_IS_WINDOWS",
 
     RELAUNCH = "VCD_RELAUNCH",
     CLOSE = "VCD_CLOSE",