diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/PluginsAdmin/pluginsAdmin.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/PluginsAdmin/pluginsAdmin.cpp
index 919e1c3f1..7669aa086 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/PluginsAdmin/pluginsAdmin.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/PluginsAdmin/pluginsAdmin.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,13 @@ typedef const char * (__cdecl * PFUNCGETPLUGINLIST)();
 
 bool PluginsAdminDlg::isValide()
 {
+	// GUP.exe doesn't work under XP
+	winVer winVersion = (NppParameters::getInstance())->getWinVersion();
+	if (winVersion <= WV_XP)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (!::PathFileExists(_pluginListFullPath.c_str()))
 	{
 		return false;