diff --git a/src/main/base/browserwindow.ts b/src/main/base/browserwindow.ts
index f7e56811..195647a8 100644
--- a/src/main/base/browserwindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/base/browserwindow.ts
@@ -616,10 +616,6 @@ export class BrowserWindow {
             event.returnValue = wpData;
         })
 
-        ipcMain.on("cider-platform", (event) => {
-            event.returnValue = process.platform;
-        });
-
         ipcMain.handle("reinstall-widevine-cdm", () => {
             // remove WidevineCDM from appdata folder
             const widevineCdmPath = join(app.getPath("userData"), "./WidevineCdm");
diff --git a/src/main/base/store.ts b/src/main/base/store.ts
index bd18980d..5cc8c653 100644
--- a/src/main/base/store.ts
+++ b/src/main/base/store.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import * as ElectronStore from 'electron-store';
 import * as electron from "electron";
+import {app} from "electron";
 
 export class Store {
     static cfg: ElectronStore;
 
     private defaults: any = {
+        "main": {
+            "PLATFORM": process.platform,
+            "ENV": process.env,
+            "UPDATABLE": app.isPackaged && (!process.mas || !process.windowsStore || !process.env.FLATPAK_ID)
+        },
         "general": {
             "close_button_hide": false,
             "discord_rpc": 1, // 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled as Cider, 2 = enabled as Apple Music
diff --git a/src/renderer/main/vueapp.js b/src/renderer/main/vueapp.js
index 706ed2ad..21cd703d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/main/vueapp.js
+++ b/src/renderer/main/vueapp.js
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ const app = new Vue({
                 document.body.classList.add("no-gpu")
             }
             this.mk._services.timing.mode = 0
-            this.platform = ipcRenderer.sendSync('cider-platform');
+            this.platform = this.cfg.main.PLATFORM
 
             this.mklang = await this.MKJSLang()
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/views/pages/settings.ejs b/src/renderer/views/pages/settings.ejs
index 4f56429d..6318dade 100644
--- a/src/renderer/views/pages/settings.ejs
+++ b/src/renderer/views/pages/settings.ejs
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
                             CiderAudio.spatialOn()
                             CiderAudio.hierarchical_loading();
                         }
-                    }   
+                    }
                 } else {
                     CiderAudio.off();
                 }
@@ -950,20 +950,21 @@
                 ipcRenderer.invoke('update-store-mtt', app.cfg.general.close_behavior);
             },
             checkIfUpdateDisabled() {
-                if (ipcRenderer.sendSync('disable-update')) {
-                    let updateFields = document.getElementsByClassName('update-check');
-                    for (var i=0; i < updateFields.length; i++) {
-                        updateFields[i].style = "opacity: 0.5; pointer-events: none;";
-                        updateFields[i].title = "Not available on this type of build";
-                    }
+				if (app.cfg.main.UPDATABLE) return;
+
+                let updateFields = document.getElementsByClassName('update-check');
+                for (let i=0; i < updateFields.length; i++) {
+                    updateFields[i].style = "opacity: 0.5; pointer-events: none;";
+                    updateFields[i].title = "Not available on this type of build";
                 }
+
             },
             promptForRelaunch(){
                 bootbox.confirm(app.getLz('action.relaunch.confirm'), function (result) {
                 if (result) {
                     ipcRenderer.send('relaunchApp','');
                 }
-            });          
+            });
             }
         }
     })