diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
index 7d98454f9..3c88f1a4a 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Services\CompatibilityService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\DialogService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\MetroDialogService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\WindowService.cs" />
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
index c50498429..978297814 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/ArtemisBootstrapper.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Artemis.DAL;
 using Artemis.InjectionModules;
+using Artemis.Services;
 using Artemis.Settings;
 using Artemis.Utilities;
 using Artemis.Utilities.ActiveWindowDetection;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ namespace Artemis
             Logging.SetupLogging(SettingsProvider.Load<GeneralSettings>().LogLevel);
             // Restore DDLs before interacting with any SDKs
             DllManager.RestoreLogitechDll();
+            // Check compatibility before trying to boot further
+            CompatibilityService.CheckRivaTuner();
 
             Initialize();
             BindSpecialValues();
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/DeviceProviders/Logitech/LogitechKeyboard.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/DeviceProviders/Logitech/LogitechKeyboard.cs
index d7eaa7bfc..ec8ecd391 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/DeviceProviders/Logitech/LogitechKeyboard.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/DeviceProviders/Logitech/LogitechKeyboard.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ namespace Artemis.DeviceProviders.Logitech
             DllManager.RestoreLogitechDll();
 
             // Check to see if VC++ 2012 x64 is installed.
-            if (Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(
-                    @"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Dependencies\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}") == null)
+            if (Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Dependencies\{ca67548a-5ebe-413a-b50c-4b9ceb6d66c6}") == null)
             {
                 CantEnableText = "Couldn't connect to your Logitech keyboard.\n" +
                                  "The Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable v11.0.61030.0 could not be found, which is required.\n" +
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Services/CompatibilityService.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Services/CompatibilityService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0bd2d07e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Services/CompatibilityService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using Microsoft.Win32;
+using NLog;
+
+namespace Artemis.Services
+{
+    public static class CompatibilityService
+    {
+        private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
+        // Checks to see if RivaTuner Statistics Server is installed and if so places a profile disabling it for Artemis
+        public static void CheckRivaTuner()
+        {
+            // Find the installation path in the registry
+            var key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Unwinder\RTSS");
+            var value = key?.GetValue("InstallPath");
+            var installDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(value?.ToString());
+
+            if (installDir == null)
+                return;
+            var profilePath = Path.Combine(installDir, "ProfileTemplates\\Artemis.exe.cfg");
+            if (File.Exists(profilePath))
+                return;
+
+            File.WriteAllText(profilePath, "[Hooking]\r\nEnableHooking\t\t= 0");
+
+            // It's kill or be killed...
+            var rtssProcess = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("RTSS").FirstOrDefault();
+            var rtssHookProcess = System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcessesByName("RTSSHooksLoader64").FirstOrDefault();
+            rtssProcess?.Kill();
+            rtssHookProcess?.Kill();
+
+            // Funnily enough sleeping prevents the RTSS injection so that the process gets killed in time
+            Thread.Sleep(1000);
+
+            Logger.Info("Detected that RivaTuner Statistics Server is installed, inserted a profile to prevent crashes.");
+        }
+    }
+}