diff --git a/main/win/main_win.cpp b/main/win/main_win.cpp
index 0d6817ce..476bbdd6 100644
--- a/main/win/main_win.cpp
+++ b/main/win/main_win.cpp
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ void EnableEmulationMenuItems(BOOL emulationRunning)
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_STOP, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_PAUSE, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_FRAMEADVANCE, MF_ENABLED);
+		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, ID_LOAD_LATEST, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_PLAY, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, FULL_SCREEN, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, STATE_SAVE, MF_ENABLED);
@@ -1152,6 +1153,7 @@ void EnableEmulationMenuItems(BOOL emulationRunning)
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, IDLOAD, MF_ENABLED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_PAUSE, MF_GRAYED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_FRAMEADVANCE, MF_GRAYED);
+		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, ID_LOAD_LATEST, MF_GRAYED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, EMU_PLAY, MF_GRAYED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, FULL_SCREEN, MF_GRAYED);
 		EnableMenuItem(hMenu, STATE_SAVE, MF_GRAYED);
diff --git a/winproject/rsrc.rc b/winproject/rsrc.rc
index 127c5c5c..4baf1aad 100644
--- a/winproject/rsrc.rc
+++ b/winproject/rsrc.rc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ BEGIN
             MENUITEM "Freeze",                      ID_RECENTROMS_FREEZE
             MENUITEM SEPARATOR
         END
-        MENUITEM "&Load Latest ROM\tCtrl Shift L", ID_LOAD_LATEST, GRAYED
+        MENUITEM "&Load Latest ROM\tCtrl Shift L", ID_LOAD_LATEST
         MENUITEM SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "E&xit\tAlt F4",               ID_EMULATOR_EXIT
     END