diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/SetupWizard.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/SetupWizard.cs
index 53a7708d58..08c410f54f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/SetupWizard.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/SetupWizard.cs
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 				newGeneralConfiguration.GitHubAccessToken = null;
 
 			newGeneralConfiguration.UseExperimentalWatchdog = await PromptYesNo("Use the experimental watchdog (NOT RECOMMENDED)? (y/n): ", cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-			if (!newGeneralConfiguration.UseExperimentalWatchdog && platformIdentifier.IsWindows)
-				newGeneralConfiguration.UseBasicWatchdogOnWindows = !await PromptYesNo("Use the TGS3 style Windows watchdog (RECOMMENDED)? (y/n): ", cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+			newGeneralConfiguration.UseBasicWatchdogOnWindows = true;
 
 			return newGeneralConfiguration;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.json b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.json
index cf71daf70c..877ed3e523 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "ByondTopicTimeout": 5000,
     "RestartTimeout": 10000,
     "UseExperimentalWatchdog": false,
-    "UseBasicWatchdogOnWindows": false
+    "UseBasicWatchdogOnWindows": true
   },
   "FileLogging": {
     "Directory": null,