diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
index a7d4ec121..59cb63342 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/duplicator-monitor-capture.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct duplicator_capture {
 	float reset_timeout;
 	struct cursor_data cursor_data;
 
-	bool wgc_supported;
 	void *winrt_module;
 	struct winrt_exports exports;
 	struct winrt_capture *capture_winrt;
@@ -176,6 +175,8 @@ choose_method(enum display_capture_method method, bool wgc_supported,
 	return method;
 }
 
+extern bool wgc_supported;
+
 static inline void update_settings(struct duplicator_capture *capture,
 				   obs_data_t *settings)
 {
@@ -186,8 +187,8 @@ static inline void update_settings(struct duplicator_capture *capture,
 	EnumDisplayMonitors(NULL, NULL, enum_monitor, (LPARAM)&monitor);
 
 	capture->method = choose_method(
-		(int)obs_data_get_int(settings, "method"),
-		capture->wgc_supported, monitor.handle, &capture->dxgi_index);
+		(int)obs_data_get_int(settings, "method"), wgc_supported,
+		monitor.handle, &capture->dxgi_index);
 
 	capture->monitor = monitor.id;
 	capture->handle = monitor.handle;
@@ -321,11 +322,9 @@ static void *duplicator_capture_create(obs_data_t *settings,
 	if (graphics_uses_d3d11) {
 		static const char *const module = "libobs-winrt";
 		capture->winrt_module = os_dlopen(module);
-		if (capture->winrt_module &&
-		    load_winrt_imports(&capture->exports, capture->winrt_module,
-				       module) &&
-		    capture->exports.winrt_capture_supported()) {
-			capture->wgc_supported = true;
+		if (capture->winrt_module) {
+			load_winrt_imports(&capture->exports,
+					   capture->winrt_module, module);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -650,7 +649,7 @@ static obs_properties_t *duplicator_capture_properties(void *data)
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_AUTO, METHOD_AUTO);
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_DXGI, METHOD_DXGI);
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_WGC, METHOD_WGC);
-	obs_property_list_item_disable(p, 2, !capture->wgc_supported);
+	obs_property_list_item_disable(p, 2, !wgc_supported);
 	obs_property_set_modified_callback(p, display_capture_method_changed);
 
 	obs_property_t *monitors = obs_properties_add_list(
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
index 427ebb85b..aed06a159 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/plugin-main.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void wait_for_hook_initialization(void)
 void init_hook_files(void);
 
 bool graphics_uses_d3d11 = false;
+bool wgc_supported = false;
 
 bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 	bool win8_or_above = false;
 	char *config_dir;
 
+	struct win_version_info win1903 = {
+		.major = 10, .minor = 0, .build = 18362, .revis = 0};
+
 	config_dir = obs_module_config_path(NULL);
 	if (config_dir) {
 		os_mkdirs(config_dir);
@@ -90,6 +94,9 @@ bool obs_module_load(void)
 	graphics_uses_d3d11 = gs_get_device_type() == GS_DEVICE_DIRECT3D_11;
 	obs_leave_graphics();
 
+	if (graphics_uses_d3d11)
+		wgc_supported = win_version_compare(&ver, &win1903) >= 0;
+
 	if (win8_or_above && graphics_uses_d3d11)
 		obs_register_source(&duplicator_capture_info);
 	else
diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
index bfd91351c..9ce4347f5 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/window-capture.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ struct window_capture {
 
 	struct dc_capture capture;
 
-	bool wgc_supported;
 	bool previously_failed;
 	void *winrt_module;
 	struct winrt_exports exports;
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ static void log_settings(struct window_capture *wc, obs_data_t *s)
 	}
 }
 
+extern bool wgc_supported;
+
 static void update_settings(struct window_capture *wc, obs_data_t *s)
 {
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&wc->update_mutex);
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ static void update_settings(struct window_capture *wc, obs_data_t *s)
 
 	build_window_strings(window, &wc->class, &wc->title, &wc->executable);
 
-	wc->method = choose_method(method, wc->wgc_supported, wc->class);
+	wc->method = choose_method(method, wgc_supported, wc->class);
 	wc->priority = (enum window_priority)priority;
 	wc->cursor = obs_data_get_bool(s, "cursor");
 	wc->use_wildcards = obs_data_get_bool(s, "use_wildcards");
@@ -248,11 +249,9 @@ static void *wc_create(obs_data_t *settings, obs_source_t *source)
 	if (graphics_uses_d3d11) {
 		static const char *const module = "libobs-winrt";
 		wc->winrt_module = os_dlopen(module);
-		if (wc->winrt_module &&
-		    load_winrt_imports(&wc->exports, wc->winrt_module,
-				       module) &&
-		    wc->exports.winrt_capture_supported()) {
-			wc->wgc_supported = true;
+		if (wc->winrt_module) {
+			load_winrt_imports(&wc->exports, wc->winrt_module,
+					   module);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ static obs_properties_t *wc_properties(void *data)
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_AUTO, METHOD_AUTO);
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_BITBLT, METHOD_BITBLT);
 	obs_property_list_add_int(p, TEXT_METHOD_WGC, METHOD_WGC);
-	obs_property_list_item_disable(p, 2, !wc->wgc_supported);
+	obs_property_list_item_disable(p, 2, !wgc_supported);
 	obs_property_set_modified_callback(p, wc_capture_method_changed);
 
 	p = obs_properties_add_list(ppts, "priority", TEXT_MATCH_PRIORITY,