diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/preload.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/preload.ts
index 0b61d894776..e05b5e5afdb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/preload.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/preload.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   isFlatpak,
   isMacAppStore,
   isSnapStore,
+  isWindowsPortable,
   isWindowsStore,
 } from "../utils";
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ export default {
   isDev: isDev(),
   isMacAppStore: isMacAppStore(),
   isWindowsStore: isWindowsStore(),
+  isWindowsPortable: isWindowsPortable(),
   isFlatpak: isFlatpak(),
   isSnapStore: isSnapStore(),
   isAppImage: isAppImage(),
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-platform-utils.service.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-platform-utils.service.ts
index d19e106c068..834d511e9ba 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-platform-utils.service.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/services/electron-platform-utils.service.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ export class ElectronPlatformUtilsService implements PlatformUtilsService {
   }
 
   supportsSecureStorage(): boolean {
-    return true;
+    // When using windows portable it's expected that all data is stored in the local `data.json` file
+    // if things instead get saved into Windows Credential Manager and then the user tries to move
+    // their Bitwarden executable to another computer they would be unable to unlock.
+    return !ipc.platform.isWindowsPortable;
   }
 
   getAutofillKeyboardShortcut(): Promise<string> {