diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/package.json b/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
index c1c796eea..a8633c7fd 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "version": "0.0.20",
   "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.75.0",
-    "os": "darwin"
+    "vscode": "^1.75.0"
   },
   "extensionKind": [
     "workspace"
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/devices/DeviceManager.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/devices/DeviceManager.ts
index bf2b6ef74..41af3ceb2 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/src/devices/DeviceManager.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/devices/DeviceManager.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class DeviceManager implements DeviceManagerInterface {
 
     let shouldLoadSimulators = Platform.OS === "macos";
 
-    if (!(await checkXcodeExists())) {
+    if (shouldLoadSimulators && !(await checkXcodeExists())) {
       shouldLoadSimulators = false;
       Logger.debug("Couldn't list iOS simulators as XCode installation wasn't found");
     }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-extension/src/utilities/platform.ts b/packages/vscode-extension/src/utilities/platform.ts
index 47948b408..7303e6517 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-extension/src/utilities/platform.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-extension/src/utilities/platform.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os from "os";
 
-const OS: "macos" | "windows" = (() => {
+const OS: "macos" | "windows" | "unsupported" = (() => {
   const platform = os.platform();
   switch (platform) {
     case "darwin":
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ const OS: "macos" | "windows" = (() => {
     case "win32":
       return "windows";
     default:
-      throw new Error("Unsupported platform");
+      return "unsupported";
   }
 })();
 export const Platform = {
   OS,
   select: <R, T>(obj: { macos: R; windows: T }) => {
-    return obj[Platform.OS];
+    // we assume that the 'unsupported' OS type will never occur here
+    return Platform.OS !== "unsupported" ? obj[Platform.OS] : obj["macos"];
   },
 };