diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32PlatformSettings.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32PlatformSettings.cs
index c5f7f17b32..0372979824 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32PlatformSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Win32PlatformSettings.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32;
 
 internal class Win32PlatformSettings : DefaultPlatformSettings
 {
+    private static readonly Lazy<bool> s_uiSettingsSupported = new(() =>
+        WinRTApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UISettings")
+        && WinRTApiInformation.IsTypePresent("Windows.UI.ViewManagement.AccessibilitySettings")); 
+
     private PlatformColorValues? _lastColorValues;
 
     public override Size GetTapSize(PointerType type)
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ internal class Win32PlatformSettings : DefaultPlatformSettings
     
     public override PlatformColorValues GetColorValues()
     {
-        if (Win32Platform.WindowsVersion.Major < 10)
+        if (!s_uiSettingsSupported.Value)
         {
             return base.GetColorValues();
         }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/WinRTApiInformation.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/WinRTApiInformation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c59257c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/WinRTApiInformation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Logging;
+using MicroCom.Runtime;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Win32.WinRT;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Any WinRT API might not be available even if Windows version is supposed to support them (Win PE, Xbox...).
+/// Using ApiInformation is a typical solution in UWP/WinUI apps, so we should do as well.
+/// </summary>
+internal static unsafe class WinRTApiInformation
+{
+    private static readonly Lazy<IApiInformationStatics?> s_statics = new(() =>
+    {
+        if (Win32Platform.WindowsVersion.Major < 10)
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var apiStatics = NativeWinRTMethods.CreateActivationFactory<IApiInformationStatics>(
+                "Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ApiInformation");
+            return apiStatics.CloneReference();
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Warning, LogArea.Win32Platform)?
+                .Log(null, "Unable to create ApiInformation instance: {0}", ex);
+            return null;
+        }
+    });
+
+    public static bool IsTypePresent(string typeName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsTypePresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsMethodPresent(string typeName, string methodName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var methodNamePtr = new HStringInterop(methodName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsMethodPresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, methodNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsMethodPresentWithArity(string typeName, string methodName, uint inputParameterCount)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var methodNamePtr = new HStringInterop(methodName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsMethodPresentWithArity(typeNamePtr.Handle, methodNamePtr.Handle, inputParameterCount, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsEventPresent(string typeName, string eventName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var eventNamePtr = new HStringInterop(eventName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsEventPresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, eventNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsPropertyPresent(string typeName, string propertyName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var propertyNamePtr = new HStringInterop(propertyName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsPropertyPresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, propertyNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsReadOnlyPropertyPresent(string typeName, string propertyName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var propertyNamePtr = new HStringInterop(propertyName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsReadOnlyPropertyPresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, propertyNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsWriteablePropertyPresent(string typeName, string propertyName)
+    {
+        using var typeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(typeName);
+        using var propertyNamePtr = new HStringInterop(propertyName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsWriteablePropertyPresent(typeNamePtr.Handle, propertyNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsEnumNamedValuePresent(string enumTypeName, string valueName)
+    {
+        using var enumTypeNamePtr = new HStringInterop(enumTypeName);
+        using var valueNamePtr = new HStringInterop(valueName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsEnumNamedValuePresent(enumTypeNamePtr.Handle, valueNamePtr.Handle, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsApiContractPresentByMajor(string contractName, ushort majorVersion)
+    {
+        using var contractNamePtr = new HStringInterop(contractName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsApiContractPresentByMajor(contractNamePtr.Handle, majorVersion, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsApiContractPresentByMajorAndMinor(string contractName, ushort majorVersion, ushort minorVersion)
+    {
+        using var contractNamePtr = new HStringInterop(contractName);
+        var result = 0;
+        if (s_statics.Value?.IsApiContractPresentByMajorAndMinor(contractNamePtr.Handle, majorVersion, minorVersion, &result) == 0)
+        {
+            return result == 1;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/winrt.idl b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/winrt.idl
index beb88352dd..b80a0de11b 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/winrt.idl
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WinRT/winrt.idl
@@ -871,3 +871,18 @@ interface IAccessibilitySettings : IInspectable
     [propget] HRESULT HighContrast([out] [retval] boolean* value);
     [propget] HRESULT HighContrastScheme([out] [retval] HSTRING* value);
 }
+
+[uuid(997439FE-F681-4A11-B416-C13A47E8BA36)]
+interface IApiInformationStatics : IInspectable
+{
+    int IsTypePresent(HSTRING typeName, boolean* result);
+    int IsMethodPresent(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING methodName, boolean* result);
+    int IsMethodPresentWithArity(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING methodName, UINT32 inputParameterCount, boolean* result);
+    int IsEventPresent(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING eventName, boolean* result);
+    int IsPropertyPresent(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING propertyName, boolean* result);
+    int IsReadOnlyPropertyPresent(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING propertyName, boolean* result);
+    int IsWriteablePropertyPresent(HSTRING typeName, HSTRING propertyName, boolean* result);
+    int IsEnumNamedValuePresent(HSTRING enumTypeName, HSTRING valueName, boolean* result);
+    int IsApiContractPresentByMajor(HSTRING contractName, UINT16 majorVersion, boolean* result);
+    int IsApiContractPresentByMajorAndMinor(HSTRING contractName, UINT16 majorVersion, UINT16 minorVersion, boolean* result);
+}