diff --git a/vkconfig_gui/tab_preferences.cpp b/vkconfig_gui/tab_preferences.cpp
index 1048eaf3b2..9e5c6a81be 100644
--- a/vkconfig_gui/tab_preferences.cpp
+++ b/vkconfig_gui/tab_preferences.cpp
@@ -95,11 +95,21 @@ TabPreferences::TabPreferences(MainWindow &window, std::shared_ptr<Ui::MainWindo
     this->ui->preferences_download->setText("Searching Latest Vulkan SDK...");
     this->ui->preferences_validate_layer->setChecked(configurator.layers.validate_manifests);
 
-        QUrl url(GetLatestReleaseSDK(VKC_PLATFORM));
-        QNetworkRequest request(url);
-        this->network_manager.get(request);
-        this->connect(&this->network_manager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply *)), this,
-                      SLOT(on_release_downloaded(QNetworkReply *)));
+#if WORKAROUND_WINARM_RELEASE_NOTIFICATION_BUG
+    // Windows ARM crash, in most versions of Qt
+    if (VKC_PLATFORM == PLATFORM_WINDOWS_ARM) {
+        this->ui->preferences_group_box_releases->setVisible(false);
+        }
+            else {
+#endif
+                QUrl url(GetLatestReleaseSDK(VKC_PLATFORM));
+                QNetworkRequest request(url);
+                this->network_manager.get(request);
+                this->connect(&this->network_manager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply *)), this,
+                              SLOT(on_release_downloaded(QNetworkReply *)));
+#if WORKAROUND_WINARM_RELEASE_NOTIFICATION_BUG
+    }
+#endif
 
     this->UpdatePreferences(configurator.current_theme_mode);
 }