diff --git a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
index f89dde5ce1..1eebf010ee 100644
--- a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCRModuleInterface/dllmain.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <common/interop/shared_constants.h>
 #include <common/utils/logger_helper.h>
 #include <common/utils/winapi_error.h>
+#include <common/utils/package.h>
 
 BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE /*hModule*/,
                       DWORD ul_reason_for_call,
@@ -293,6 +294,13 @@ public:
     {
         return m_enabled;
     }
+
+    // Returns whether the PowerToys should be enabled by default
+    virtual bool is_enabled_by_default() const override
+    {
+        // disabled by default for Windows 11 and enabled by default on Windows 10
+        return !package::IsWin11OrGreater();
+    }
 };
 
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) PowertoyModuleIface* __cdecl powertoy_create()
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerOcrPage.xaml b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerOcrPage.xaml
index 3bf06722b9..b7941ae2d5 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerOcrPage.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/Views/PowerOcrPage.xaml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
                     IsEnabled="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.IsEnabledGpoConfigured, Converter={StaticResource BoolNegationConverter}}">
                     <ToggleSwitch x:Uid="ToggleSwitch" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.IsEnabled, Mode=TwoWay}" />
                 </controls:SettingsCard>
+                <InfoBar
+                    x:Uid="TextExtractor_UseSnippingToolWarning"
+                    IsClosable="False"
+                    IsOpen="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.IsWin11OrGreater}"
+                    IsTabStop="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.IsWin11OrGreater}"
+                    Severity="Informational" />
                 <InfoBar
                     x:Uid="GPO_IsSettingForced"
                     IsClosable="False"
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
index 2983a5aa05..db02b00553 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -3249,6 +3249,9 @@ Activate by holding the key for the character you want to add an accent to, then
   <data name="TextExtractor_SupportedLanguages.Title" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Text Extractor can only recognize languages that have the OCR pack installed.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="TextExtractor_UseSnippingToolWarning.Title" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>It is recommended to use the Snipping Tool instead of the TextExtractor module.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="TextExtractor_SupportedLanguages_Link.Content" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Learn more about supported languages</value>
   </data>
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs
index 919a819a10..2377a8e346 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/PowerOcrViewModel.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Timers;
+using Common.UI;
 using global::PowerToys.GPOWrapper;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Helpers;
@@ -146,6 +147,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public bool IsWin11OrGreater
+        {
+            get => OSVersionHelper.IsWindows11();
+        }
+
         public bool IsEnabledGpoConfigured
         {
             get => _enabledStateIsGPOConfigured;