diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml
index 6cdf8a72cc..8302ebee3a 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
     <Grid Margin="0,24,0,0">
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
@@ -84,20 +85,42 @@
             Grid.Row="2"
             VerticalAlignment="Top"
             IsClosable="False"
-            IsOpen="False"
-            IsTabStop="True"
-            Severity="Error" />
+            IsTabStop="False"
+            Severity="Error">
+            <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                <Button
+                    x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                    Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                        <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                        <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                    </StackPanel>
+                </Button>
+            </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+        </InfoBar>
         <InfoBar
             x:Name="ProxyWarningInfoBar"
             x:Uid="Oobe_WhatsNew_ProxyAuthenticationWarning"
             Grid.Row="2"
             VerticalAlignment="Top"
             IsClosable="False"
-            IsOpen="False"
-            IsTabStop="True"
-            Severity="Warning" />
+            IsTabStop="False"
+            Severity="Warning">
+            <InfoBar.ActionButton>
+                <Button
+                    x:Uid="RetryBtn"
+                    HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                    Click="LoadReleaseNotes_Click">
+                    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
+                        <FontIcon FontSize="16" Glyph="&#xE72C;" />
+                        <TextBlock x:Uid="RetryLabel" />
+                    </StackPanel>
+                </Button>
+            </InfoBar.ActionButton>
+        </InfoBar>
 
-        <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="2" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+        <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="3" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
             <Grid Margin="32,24,32,24">
                 <ProgressRing
                     x:Name="LoadingProgressRing"
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs
index 472b231e88..4fe034d794 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/SettingsXAML/OOBE/Views/OobeWhatsNew.xaml.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
-using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
         private const string RemoveInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+## Highlights";
         private const string RemoveHotFixInstallerHashesRegex = @"(\r\n)+## Installer Hashes(\r\n.*)+$";
         private const RegexOptions RemoveInstallerHashesRegexOptions = RegexOptions.Compiled | RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant;
+        private bool _loadingReleaseNotes;
 
         private static async Task<string> GetReleaseNotesMarkdown()
         {
@@ -127,12 +127,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
 
         private async Task Reload()
         {
+            if (_loadingReleaseNotes)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             try
             {
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = true;
+                ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
                 string releaseNotesMarkdown = await GetReleaseNotesMarkdown();
-
-                ProxyWarningInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
-                ErrorInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = false;
 
                 ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Text = releaseNotesMarkdown;
                 ReleaseNotesMarkdown.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
@@ -143,21 +150,22 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
                 Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", httpEx);
                 if (httpEx.Message.Contains("407", StringComparison.CurrentCulture))
                 {
-                    ProxyWarningInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                    ProxyWarningInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ErrorInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                    ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Logger.LogError("Exception when loading the release notes", ex);
-                ErrorInfoBar.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Visible;
+                ErrorInfoBar.IsOpen = true;
             }
             finally
             {
                 LoadingProgressRing.Visibility = Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Visibility.Collapsed;
+                _loadingReleaseNotes = false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -248,5 +256,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.OOBE.Views
         {
             Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.OpenSettings(Common.UI.SettingsDeepLink.SettingsWindow.Overview, true);
         }
+
+        private async void LoadReleaseNotes_Click(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            await Reload();
+        }
     }
 }
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 04d9d7b170..67b0a4ec9e 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -4941,6 +4941,12 @@ To record a specific window, enter the hotkey with the Alt key in the opposite m
   </data>
   <data name="SettingsPage_NewInfoBadge.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>NEW</value>
-	<comment>Must be all caps</comment>
+    <comment>Must be all caps</comment>
+  </data>
+  <data name="RetryBtn.[using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation]AutomationProperties.Name" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Retry</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="RetryLabel.Text" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Retry</value>
   </data>
 </root>
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