diff --git a/atom/common/api/lib/screen.coffee b/atom/common/api/lib/screen.coffee
index d0714b835..da7701e55 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/lib/screen.coffee
+++ b/atom/common/api/lib/screen.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports =
-  if process.platform is 'linux' and process.type is 'renderer'
+  if process.platform in ['linux', 'win32'] and process.type is 'renderer'
     # On Linux we could not access screen in renderer process.
     require('remote').require 'screen'
   else