diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 1f1d7db2..58ad044c 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl Default for FileDialogConfig {
             show_menu_button: true,
             show_reload_button: true,
             show_hidden_option: true,
-            show_system_files_option: true,
+            show_system_files_option: SHOW_SYSTEM_FILES_OPTION_DEFAULT,
             show_search: true,
 
             show_left_panel: true,
@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ impl Default for FileDialogConfig {
     }
 }
 
+/// On Windows, displaying system files is troublesome, the option should only
+/// be enabled on explicit request.
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const SHOW_SYSTEM_FILES_OPTION_DEFAULT: bool = false;
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+const SHOW_SYSTEM_FILES_OPTION_DEFAULT: bool = true;
+
 impl FileDialogConfig {
     /// Sets the storage used by the file dialog.
     /// Storage includes all data that is persistently stored between multiple