diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 364dfdd603..d59ce5944e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public void SetWindowScaleFor(string sysID, int windowScale)
 		public bool AviCaptureLua { get; set; }
 		public bool ScreenshotCaptureOsd { get; set; }
 		public bool FirstBoot { get; set; } = true;
-		public bool UpdateAutoCheckEnabled { get; set; }
+		public bool UpdateAutoCheckEnabled { get; set; } = true;
 		public DateTime? UpdateLastCheckTimeUtc { get; set; }
 		public string UpdateLatestVersion { get; set; } = "";
 		public string UpdateIgnoreVersion { get; set; } = "";
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Designer.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 47c1613b0d..213742e999 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -2161,7 +2161,6 @@ private void InitializeComponent()
 			// UpdateNotification
 			// 
 			this.UpdateNotification.IsLink = true;
-			this.UpdateNotification.LinkColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
 			this.UpdateNotification.Spring = true;
 			this.UpdateNotification.Text = "New version available!";
 			this.UpdateNotification.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;