diff --git a/UI/obs-app.cpp b/UI/obs-app.cpp
index 492aad0b3..01db7146d 100644
--- a/UI/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-app.cpp
@@ -1836,6 +1836,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+	SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS);
 	load_debug_privilege();
 	base_set_crash_handler(main_crash_handler, nullptr);
 #endif