diff --git a/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts b/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
index ef2597b8..f7e37481 100644
--- a/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/autoupdater/check-for-updates.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const sendEvent = (event: AppUpdaterEvent) => {
 
 const sendEventsForDebug = false;
 
+const isAutoInstallAvailable =
+  process.platform !== "darwin" && process.env.PORTABLE_EXECUTABLE_FILE == null;
+
 const mockValuesForDebug = () => {
   sendEvent({ type: "update-available", info: { version: "1.3.0" } });
   sendEvent({ type: "update-downloaded" });
@@ -27,10 +30,13 @@ const checkForUpdates = async (_event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent) => {
     });
 
   if (app.isPackaged) {
+    autoUpdater.autoDownload = isAutoInstallAvailable;
     autoUpdater.checkForUpdates();
   } else if (sendEventsForDebug) {
     mockValuesForDebug();
   }
+
+  return isAutoInstallAvailable;
 };
 
 registerEvent("checkForUpdates", checkForUpdates);
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
index 73c02b84..8e390946 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/header/auto-update-sub-header.tsx
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import { AppUpdaterEvent } from "@types";
 export const releasesPageUrl =
   "https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra/releases/latest";
 
-const isMac = window.electron.platform === "darwin";
-
 export function AutoUpdateSubHeader() {
-  const [showUpdateSubheader, setShowUpdateSubheader] = useState(false);
-  const [newVersion, setNewVersion] = useState("");
+  const [isReadyToInstall, setIsReadyToInstall] = useState(false);
+  const [newVersion, setNewVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [isAutoInstallAvailable, setIsAutoInstallAvailable] = useState(false);
 
   const { t } = useTranslation("header");
 
@@ -25,37 +24,41 @@ export function AutoUpdateSubHeader() {
       (event: AppUpdaterEvent) => {
         if (event.type == "update-available") {
           setNewVersion(event.info.version);
-
-          if (isMac) {
-            setShowUpdateSubheader(true);
-          }
         }
 
         if (event.type == "update-downloaded") {
-          setShowUpdateSubheader(true);
+          setIsReadyToInstall(true);
         }
       }
     );
 
-    window.electron.checkForUpdates();
+    window.electron.checkForUpdates().then((isAutoInstallAvailable) => {
+      setIsAutoInstallAvailable(isAutoInstallAvailable);
+    });
 
     return () => {
       unsubscribe();
     };
   }, []);
 
-  if (!showUpdateSubheader) return null;
+  if (!newVersion) return null;
 
-  return (
-    <header className={styles.subheader}>
-      {isMac ? (
+  if (!isAutoInstallAvailable) {
+    return (
+      <header className={styles.subheader}>
         <Link to={releasesPageUrl} className={styles.newVersionLink}>
           <SyncIcon size={12} />
           <small>
             {t("version_available_download", { version: newVersion })}
           </small>
         </Link>
-      ) : (
+      </header>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (isReadyToInstall) {
+    return (
+      <header className={styles.subheader}>
         <button
           type="button"
           className={styles.newVersionButton}
@@ -66,7 +69,9 @@ export function AutoUpdateSubHeader() {
             {t("version_available_install", { version: newVersion })}
           </small>
         </button>
-      )}
-    </header>
-  );
+      </header>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return null;
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/declaration.d.ts b/src/renderer/src/declaration.d.ts
index f908f39e..9b1dd20f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/declaration.d.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/declaration.d.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ declare global {
     onAutoUpdaterEvent: (
       cb: (event: AppUpdaterEvent) => void
     ) => () => Electron.IpcRenderer;
-    checkForUpdates: () => Promise<void>;
+    checkForUpdates: () => Promise<boolean>;
     restartAndInstallUpdate: () => Promise<void>;
   }