diff --git a/Source/Core/Updater/UI.cpp b/Source/Core/Updater/UI.cpp
index ed4aab9196..dc90758036 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Updater/UI.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Updater/UI.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ bool Init()
   if (!window_handle)
     return false;
 
-  CoCreateInstance(CLSID_TaskbarList, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, IID_PPV_ARGS(&taskbar_list));
+  if (FAILED(CoCreateInstance(CLSID_TaskbarList, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+                              IID_PPV_ARGS(&taskbar_list))))
+  {
+    taskbar_list = nullptr;
+  }
+  if (taskbar_list && FAILED(taskbar_list->HrInit()))
+  {
+    taskbar_list->Release();
+    taskbar_list = nullptr;
+  }
 
   label_handle = CreateWindow(L"STATIC", NULL, WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD, 5, 5, 500, 25, window_handle,
                               nullptr, nullptr, 0);
@@ -93,7 +102,10 @@ void SetTotalMarquee(bool marquee)
   SetWindowLong(total_progressbar_handle, GWL_STYLE,
                 PROGRESSBAR_FLAGS | (marquee ? PBS_MARQUEE : 0));
   SendMessage(total_progressbar_handle, PBM_SETMARQUEE, marquee, 0);
-  taskbar_list->SetProgressState(window_handle, marquee ? TBPF_INDETERMINATE : TBPF_NORMAL);
+  if (taskbar_list)
+  {
+    taskbar_list->SetProgressState(window_handle, marquee ? TBPF_INDETERMINATE : TBPF_NORMAL);
+  }
 }
 
 void ResetTotalProgress()
@@ -106,7 +118,10 @@ void SetTotalProgress(int current, int total)
 {
   SendMessage(total_progressbar_handle, PBM_SETRANGE32, 0, total);
   SendMessage(total_progressbar_handle, PBM_SETPOS, current, 0);
-  taskbar_list->SetProgressValue(window_handle, current, total);
+  if (taskbar_list)
+  {
+    taskbar_list->SetProgressValue(window_handle, current, total);
+  }
 }
 
 void SetCurrentMarquee(bool marquee)
@@ -130,7 +145,10 @@ void Error(const std::string& text)
              (L"A fatal error occured and the updater cannot continue:\n " + wide_text).c_str(),
              L"Error", MB_ICONERROR);
 
-  taskbar_list->SetProgressState(window_handle, TBPF_ERROR);
+  if (taskbar_list)
+  {
+    taskbar_list->SetProgressState(window_handle, TBPF_ERROR);
+  }
 }
 
 void SetCurrentProgress(int current, int total)