diff --git a/src/audio-capture-helper.cpp b/src/audio-capture-helper.cpp
index 7b3e546..dfbbfc3 100644
--- a/src/audio-capture-helper.cpp
+++ b/src/audio-capture-helper.cpp
@@ -13,15 +13,41 @@
 #include "audio-capture-helper.hpp"
 #include "format-conversion.hpp"
 
-AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS AudioCaptureHelper::GetParams()
+bool system_supported = false;
+bool AudioCaptureHelper::TestPluginAvailable()
 {
-	auto mode = PROCESS_LOOPBACK_MODE_INCLUDE_TARGET_PROCESS_TREE;
+	try {
+		auto params = AudioCaptureHelper::GetParams(
+			GetCurrentProcessId(), PROCESS_LOOPBACK_MODE_INCLUDE_TARGET_PROCESS_TREE);
+		auto propvariant = AudioCaptureHelper::GetPropvariant(&params);
+
+		wil::com_ptr<IActivateAudioInterfaceAsyncOperation> async_op;
+		CompletionHandler completion_handler;
+
+		THROW_IF_FAILED(ActivateAudioInterfaceAsync(VIRTUAL_AUDIO_DEVICE_PROCESS_LOOPBACK,
+							    __uuidof(IAudioClient), &propvariant,
+							    &completion_handler, &async_op));
 
+		completion_handler.event_finished.wait();
+		THROW_IF_FAILED(completion_handler.activate_hr);
+
+		info("Plugin can be used");
+		return true;
+
+	} catch (wil::ResultException e) {
+		warn("Plugin is unavailable because of OS limit");
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS AudioCaptureHelper::GetParams(DWORD process_id,
+							    PROCESS_LOOPBACK_MODE mode)
+{
 	return {
 		.ActivationType = AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_TYPE_PROCESS_LOOPBACK,
 		.ProcessLoopbackParams =
 			{
-				.TargetProcessId = pid,
+				.TargetProcessId = process_id,
 				.ProcessLoopbackMode = mode,
 			},
 	};
@@ -42,7 +68,7 @@ AudioCaptureHelper::GetPropvariant(AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS *params)
 
 void AudioCaptureHelper::InitClient()
 {
-	auto params = GetParams();
+	auto params = GetParams(pid, PROCESS_LOOPBACK_MODE_INCLUDE_TARGET_PROCESS_TREE);
 	auto propvariant = GetPropvariant(&params);
 
 	wil::com_ptr<IActivateAudioInterfaceAsyncOperation> async_op;
@@ -178,4 +204,4 @@ AudioCaptureHelper::~AudioCaptureHelper()
 
 	events[HelperEvents::Shutdown].SetEvent();
 	capture_thread.join();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/audio-capture-helper.hpp b/src/audio-capture-helper.hpp
index 61358e1..63ab05a 100644
--- a/src/audio-capture-helper.hpp
+++ b/src/audio-capture-helper.hpp
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ class AudioCaptureHelper {
 	std::array<wil::unique_event, HelperEvents::Count> events;
 	std::thread capture_thread;
 
-	AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS GetParams();
-	PROPVARIANT GetPropvariant(AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS *params);
+	static AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS GetParams(DWORD process_id,
+						       PROCESS_LOOPBACK_MODE mode);
+	static PROPVARIANT GetPropvariant(AUDIOCLIENT_ACTIVATION_PARAMS *params);
 
 	void InitClient();
 	void InitCapture();
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ class AudioCaptureHelper {
 	void CaptureSafe();
 
 public:
+	static bool TestPluginAvailable();
+
 	DWORD GetPid() { return pid; }
 
 	AudioCaptureHelper(Mixer *mixer, WAVEFORMATEX format, DWORD pid);
diff --git a/src/audio-capture.cpp b/src/audio-capture.cpp
index e71ce7b..b0091e4 100644
--- a/src/audio-capture.cpp
+++ b/src/audio-capture.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "audio-capture.hpp"
 #include "audio-capture-helper-manager.hpp"
 
+extern bool system_supported;
+
 AudioCaptureHelperManager helper_manager;
 
 void AudioCapture::StartCapture(const std::set<DWORD> &new_pids)
@@ -513,6 +515,14 @@ static obs_properties_t *audio_capture_properties(void *data)
 	obs_properties_add_group(ps, SETTING_ACTIVE_SESSION_GROUP, TEXT_ACTIVE_SESSION_GROUP,
 				 OBS_GROUP_NORMAL, active_session_group);
 
+	if (!system_supported) {
+		obs_property_t *el = obs_properties_first(ps);
+		while (el != nullptr) {
+			obs_property_set_enabled(el, false);
+			obs_property_next(&el);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ps;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugin.cpp b/src/plugin.cpp
index 0c037dc..ee0cb1c 100644
--- a/src/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <obs-module.h>
-
+#include "audio-capture-helper.hpp"
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "plugin-macros.generated.hpp"
 
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ OBS_DECLARE_MODULE()
 OBS_MODULE_USE_DEFAULT_LOCALE("win-capture-audio", "en-GB")
 
 extern struct obs_source_info audio_capture_info;
+extern bool system_supported;
 
 bool obs_module_load(void)
 {
 	blog(LOG_INFO, "[win-capture-audio] Version %s (%s)", PLUGIN_VERSION, GIT_HASH);
+	system_supported = AudioCaptureHelper::TestPluginAvailable();
 	obs_register_source(&audio_capture_info);
 	return true;
 }