diff --git a/DICUI.Library/Utilities/Validators.cs b/DICUI.Library/Utilities/Validators.cs
index e3cc65ef..3c728e87 100644
--- a/DICUI.Library/Utilities/Validators.cs
+++ b/DICUI.Library/Utilities/Validators.cs
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ namespace DICUI.Utilities
         /// <returns>Copy protection detected in the envirionment, if any</returns>
         public static async Task<string> RunProtectionScanOnPath(string path)
         {
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
             try
             {
                 var found = await Task.Run(() =>
@@ -1021,6 +1022,9 @@ namespace DICUI.Utilities
             {
                 return $"Path could not be scanned! {ex}";
             }
+#else
+            return "Copy protection scanning is not available on .NET Core builds";
+#endif
         }
     }
 }