diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsvideo.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsvideo.c
index bdfde9ce34..25dea1f3b5 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsvideo.c
@@ -583,12 +583,6 @@ void WIN_VideoQuit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
     WIN_QuitKeyboard(_this);
     WIN_QuitMouse(_this);
 
-    if (data->oleinitialized) {
-        OleUninitialize();
-        data->oleinitialized = false;
-    }
-#endif // !(defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXONE) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXSERIES))
-
 #if defined(HAVE_SHOBJIDL_CORE_H)
     if (data->taskbar_list) {
         IUnknown_Release(data->taskbar_list);
@@ -596,6 +590,12 @@ void WIN_VideoQuit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
     }
 #endif
 
+    if (data->oleinitialized) {
+        OleUninitialize();
+        data->oleinitialized = false;
+    }
+#endif // !(defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXONE) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXSERIES))
+
     if (data->coinitialized) {
         WIN_CoUninitialize();
         data->coinitialized = false;
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
index 3eca533a37..c6b5fc7300 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowswindow.c
@@ -2253,6 +2253,10 @@ bool WIN_ApplyWindowProgress(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window* window)
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (window->progress_state == SDL_PROGRESS_STATE_NONE && !data->videodata->taskbar_list) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     ITaskbarList3 *taskbar_list = GetTaskbarList(window);
     if (!taskbar_list) {
         return false;