diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/common-frontend-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/common-frontend-contribution.ts
index ac1f309b..3517f6df 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/common-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/common-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution extends TheiaCommonFrontendContribution
             CommonCommands.AUTO_SAVE,
             CommonCommands.OPEN_PREFERENCES,
             CommonCommands.SELECT_ICON_THEME,
-            CommonCommands.SELECT_COLOR_THEME,
-            CommonCommands.OPEN_PREFERENCES
+            CommonCommands.SELECT_COLOR_THEME
         ]) {
             registry.unregisterMenuAction(command);
         }
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/preferences/preferences-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/preferences/preferences-contribution.ts
index 533e3347..71db31d4 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/preferences/preferences-contribution.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/preferences/preferences-contribution.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { injectable } from 'inversify';
-import { isOSX } from '@theia/core/lib/common/os';
 import { MenuModelRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/common/menu';
 import { KeybindingRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/keybinding';
 import { CommonCommands, CommonMenus } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
@@ -10,10 +9,9 @@ export class PreferencesContribution extends TheiaPreferencesContribution {
 
     registerMenus(registry: MenuModelRegistry): void {
         super.registerMenus(registry);
-        if (isOSX) {
-            // The settings group: preferences, CLI config is not part of the `File` menu on macOS.
-            registry.unregisterMenuAction(CommonCommands.OPEN_PREFERENCES.id, CommonMenus.FILE_SETTINGS_SUBMENU_OPEN);
-        }
+        // The settings group: preferences, CLI config is not part of the `File` menu on macOS.
+        // On Windows and Linux, we rebind it to `Preferences...`. It is safe to remove here.
+        registry.unregisterMenuAction(CommonCommands.OPEN_PREFERENCES.id, CommonMenus.FILE_SETTINGS_SUBMENU_OPEN);
     }
 
     registerKeybindings(registry: KeybindingRegistry): void {