diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tags/electron-browser/workspaceTags.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tags/electron-browser/workspaceTags.ts
index 1d722fdf6ecfd44a8814c6e57cb976ba31aba746..357ede3af3ee4f4c9fa1b6c652ebb2154b9700f4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tags/electron-browser/workspaceTags.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tags/electron-browser/workspaceTags.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class WorkspaceTags implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 		this.getWorkspaceInformation().then(stats => this.diagnosticsService.reportWorkspaceStats(stats));
 	}
 
-	async reportWindowsEdition(): Promise<void> {
+	private async reportWindowsEdition(): Promise<void> {
 		if (!isWindows) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/electron-sandbox/accessibilityService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/electron-sandbox/accessibilityService.ts
index 2532a631061828f6a9ff7fb9f7ec05dad1aa97c9..bc25046101611fe7126fbbda2b4b0671ef58a1f6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/electron-sandbox/accessibilityService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/accessibility/electron-sandbox/accessibilityService.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class NativeAccessibilityService extends AccessibilityService implements
 	declare readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
 
 	private didSendTelemetry = false;
+	private shouldAlwaysUnderlineAccessKeys: boolean | undefined = undefined;
 
 	constructor(
 		@INativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService environmentService: INativeWorkbenchEnvironmentService,
@@ -46,8 +47,12 @@ export class NativeAccessibilityService extends AccessibilityService implements
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		const value = await this.nativeHostService.windowsGetStringRegKey('HKEY_CURRENT_USER', 'Control Panel\\Accessibility\\Keyboard Preference', 'On');
-		return value === '1';
+		if (typeof this.shouldAlwaysUnderlineAccessKeys !== 'boolean') {
+			const windowsKeyboardAccessibility = await this.nativeHostService.windowsGetStringRegKey('HKEY_CURRENT_USER', 'Control Panel\\Accessibility\\Keyboard Preference', 'On');
+			this.shouldAlwaysUnderlineAccessKeys = (windowsKeyboardAccessibility === '1');
+		}
+
+		return this.shouldAlwaysUnderlineAccessKeys;
 	}
 
 	setAccessibilitySupport(accessibilitySupport: AccessibilitySupport): void {