diff --git a/permission_handler_windows/CHANGELOG.md b/permission_handler_windows/CHANGELOG.md
index 91c2f5049..be80608a0 100644
--- a/permission_handler_windows/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/permission_handler_windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.2.2
+* Fixed crashing issue on early windows 10 machines (https://github.com/Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler/issues/1388)
+* Fixed constant geo-location usage after app is started that caused lags for users with bad internet and always displayed app in taskbar (https://github.com/Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler/issues/1394)
+
 ## 0.2.1
 
 * Updates the dependency on `permission_handler_platform_interface` to version 4.1.0 (SiriKit support is only available for iOS and macOS).
diff --git a/permission_handler_windows/pubspec.yaml b/permission_handler_windows/pubspec.yaml
index f5553e0d6..3495a07b7 100644
--- a/permission_handler_windows/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/permission_handler_windows/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: permission_handler_windows
 description: Permission plugin for Flutter. This plugin provides the Windows API to request and check permissions.
-version: 0.2.1
+version: 0.2.2
 homepage: https://github.com/baseflow/flutter-permission-handler
 
 flutter:
diff --git a/permission_handler_windows/windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.cpp b/permission_handler_windows/windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.cpp
index 4b4d6d184..fcc96a40f 100644
--- a/permission_handler_windows/windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.cpp
+++ b/permission_handler_windows/windows/permission_handler_windows_plugin.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,14 @@ class PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin : public Plugin {
   void IsLocationServiceEnabled(std::unique_ptr<MethodResult<>> result);
   winrt::fire_and_forget IsBluetoothServiceEnabled(std::unique_ptr<MethodResult<>> result);
 
-  winrt::Windows::Devices::Geolocation::Geolocator geolocator;
-  winrt::Windows::Devices::Geolocation::Geolocator::PositionChanged_revoker m_positionChangedRevoker;
+  std::optional<winrt::Windows::Devices::Geolocation::Geolocator> geolocator;
+
+  winrt::Windows::Devices::Geolocation::Geolocator& GetGeolocator() {
+    if (!geolocator.has_value()) {
+      geolocator.emplace();
+    }
+    return geolocator.value();
+  }
 };
 
 // static
@@ -87,10 +93,17 @@ void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::RegisterWithRegistrar(
 }
 
 PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin(){
-  m_positionChangedRevoker = geolocator.PositionChanged(winrt::auto_revoke,
-    [this](Geolocator const& geolocator, PositionChangedEventArgs e)
-    {
-    });
+// Access should not be requested on app start before plugin is even used, this causes ping spikes
+// and other issues
+//
+//  try {
+//    m_positionChangedRevoker = geolocator.PositionChanged(winrt::auto_revoke,
+//      [this](Geolocator const& geolocator, PositionChangedEventArgs e)
+//      {
+//      });
+//  } catch (...) {
+//    /* Do nothing */
+//  }
 }
 
 PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::~PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin() = default;
@@ -98,7 +111,7 @@ PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::~PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin() = default;
 void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::HandleMethodCall(
     const MethodCall<>& method_call,
     std::unique_ptr<MethodResult<>> result) {
-  
+
   auto methodName = method_call.method_name();
   if (methodName.compare("checkServiceStatus") == 0) {
     auto permission = (PermissionConstants::PermissionGroup)std::get<int>(*method_call.arguments());
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::HandleMethodCall(
     }
 
     result->Success(EncodableValue((int)PermissionConstants::ServiceStatus::NOT_APPLICABLE));
-    
+
   } else if (methodName.compare("checkPermissionStatus") == 0) {
     result->Success(EncodableValue((int)PermissionConstants::PermissionStatus::GRANTED));
   } else if (methodName.compare("requestPermissions") == 0) {
@@ -131,7 +144,7 @@ void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::HandleMethodCall(
                     [](const EncodableValue& encoded) {
                       return std::get<int>(encoded);
                     });
-    
+
     EncodableMap requestResults;
 
     for (int i=0;i<permissions.size();i++) {
@@ -149,7 +162,7 @@ void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::HandleMethodCall(
 }
 
 void PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::IsLocationServiceEnabled(std::unique_ptr<MethodResult<>> result) {
-  result->Success(EncodableValue((int)(geolocator.LocationStatus() != PositionStatus::NotAvailable
+  result->Success(EncodableValue((int)(GetGeolocator().LocationStatus() != PositionStatus::NotAvailable
         ? PermissionConstants::ServiceStatus::ENABLED
         : PermissionConstants::ServiceStatus::DISABLED)));
 }
@@ -161,12 +174,12 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::IsBluetoothServiceEnabled
     result->Success(EncodableValue((int)PermissionConstants::ServiceStatus::DISABLED));
     co_return;
   }
-  
+
   if (!btAdapter.IsCentralRoleSupported()) {
     result->Success(EncodableValue((int)PermissionConstants::ServiceStatus::DISABLED));
     co_return;
   }
-  
+
   auto radios = co_await Radio::GetRadiosAsync();
 
   for (uint32_t i=0; i<radios.Size(); i++) {
@@ -187,7 +200,11 @@ winrt::fire_and_forget PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::IsBluetoothServiceEnabled
 
 void PermissionHandlerWindowsPluginRegisterWithRegistrar(
     FlutterDesktopPluginRegistrarRef registrar) {
-  PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::RegisterWithRegistrar(
+  try {
+    PermissionHandlerWindowsPlugin::RegisterWithRegistrar(
       PluginRegistrarManager::GetInstance()
           ->GetRegistrar<PluginRegistrarWindows>(registrar));
+  } catch (...) {
+    /* Do nothing */
+  }
 }