diff --git a/lib/ui/design/edit/design_edit_vm.dart b/lib/ui/design/edit/design_edit_vm.dart
index 5d7d22899..7d0999335 100644
--- a/lib/ui/design/edit/design_edit_vm.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/design/edit/design_edit_vm.dart
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class DesignEditScreen extends StatelessWidget {
       builder: (context, viewModel) {
         return DesignEdit(
           viewModel: viewModel,
-          key: ValueKey(viewModel.design.updatedAt),
+          // TODO this was commented out to prevent crashing on Windows
+          // after creating a new design
+          // key: ValueKey(viewModel.design.updatedAt),
         );
       },
     );