diff --git a/internal/glfwwin/api_windows.go b/internal/glfwwin/api_windows.go
index 7fa869cfa..cdac582be 100644
--- a/internal/glfwwin/api_windows.go
+++ b/internal/glfwwin/api_windows.go
@@ -1181,6 +1181,10 @@ func _EnumDisplayDevicesW(device string, iDevNum uint32, dwFlags uint32) (_DISPL
 	return displayDevice, true
 }
 
+func _EnumDisplayDevicesW_Available() bool {
+	return procEnumDisplayDevicesW.Find() == nil
+}
+
 func _EnumDisplayMonitors(hdc _HDC, lprcClip *_RECT, lpfnEnum uintptr, dwData _LPARAM) error {
 	r, _, e := procEnumDisplayMonitors.Call(uintptr(hdc), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(lprcClip)), uintptr(lpfnEnum), uintptr(dwData))
 	if int32(r) == 0 {
@@ -1533,6 +1537,10 @@ func _RegisterDeviceNotificationW(hRecipient windows.Handle, notificationFilter
 	return _HDEVNOTIFY(r), nil
 }
 
+func _RegisterDeviceNotificationW_Available() bool {
+	return procRegisterDeviceNotificationW.Find() == nil
+}
+
 func _RegisterRawInputDevices(pRawInputDevices []_RAWINPUTDEVICE) error {
 	r, _, e := procRegisterRawInputDevices.Call(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&pRawInputDevices[0])), uintptr(len(pRawInputDevices)), unsafe.Sizeof(pRawInputDevices[0]))
 	if int32(r) == 0 {
diff --git a/internal/glfwwin/win32init_windows.go b/internal/glfwwin/win32init_windows.go
index 78d5e9d17..af6c46d31 100644
--- a/internal/glfwwin/win32init_windows.go
+++ b/internal/glfwwin/win32init_windows.go
@@ -185,23 +185,25 @@ func createHelperWindow() error {
 	//       process passed along a STARTUPINFO, so clear that with a no-op call
 	_ShowWindow(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle, _SW_HIDE)
 
-	_GUID_DEVINTERFACE_HID := windows.GUID{
-		Data1: 0x4d1e55b2,
-		Data2: 0xf16f,
-		Data3: 0x11cf,
-		Data4: [...]byte{0x88, 0xcb, 0x00, 0x11, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x30},
-	}
-
 	// Register for HID device notifications
-	var dbi _DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE_W
-	dbi.dbcc_size = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(dbi))
-	dbi.dbcc_devicetype = _DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE
-	dbi.dbcc_classguid = _GUID_DEVINTERFACE_HID
-	notify, err := _RegisterDeviceNotificationW(windows.Handle(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle), unsafe.Pointer(&dbi), _DEVICE_NOTIFY_WINDOW_HANDLE)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if _RegisterDeviceNotificationW_Available() {
+		_GUID_DEVINTERFACE_HID := windows.GUID{
+			Data1: 0x4d1e55b2,
+			Data2: 0xf16f,
+			Data3: 0x11cf,
+			Data4: [...]byte{0x88, 0xcb, 0x00, 0x11, 0x11, 0x00, 0x00, 0x30},
+		}
+
+		var dbi _DEV_BROADCAST_DEVICEINTERFACE_W
+		dbi.dbcc_size = uint32(unsafe.Sizeof(dbi))
+		dbi.dbcc_devicetype = _DBT_DEVTYP_DEVICEINTERFACE
+		dbi.dbcc_classguid = _GUID_DEVINTERFACE_HID
+		notify, err := _RegisterDeviceNotificationW(windows.Handle(_glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle), unsafe.Pointer(&dbi), _DEVICE_NOTIFY_WINDOW_HANDLE)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_glfw.win32.deviceNotificationHandle = notify
 	}
-	_glfw.win32.deviceNotificationHandle = notify
 
 	var msg _MSG
 	for _PeekMessageW(&msg, _glfw.win32.helperWindowHandle, 0, 0, _PM_REMOVE) {
diff --git a/internal/glfwwin/win32monitor_windows.go b/internal/glfwwin/win32monitor_windows.go
index c49e7b275..e57629012 100644
--- a/internal/glfwwin/win32monitor_windows.go
+++ b/internal/glfwwin/win32monitor_windows.go
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ func createMonitor(adapter *_DISPLAY_DEVICEW, display *_DISPLAY_DEVICEW) (*Monit
 }
 
 func pollMonitorsWin32() error {
+	if !_EnumDisplayDevicesW_Available() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	disconnected := make([]*Monitor, len(_glfw.monitors))
 	copy(disconnected, _glfw.monitors)