diff --git a/src/run_tribler.py b/src/run_tribler.py
index 5be03a6613..e485332108 100644
--- a/src/run_tribler.py
+++ b/src/run_tribler.py
@@ -134,5 +134,6 @@ async def main() -> None:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    asyncio.set_event_loop(asyncio.SelectorEventLoop())
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
     asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/tribler/core/components.py b/src/tribler/core/components.py
index ab9c45de70..bcb4218ac5 100644
--- a/src/tribler/core/components.py
+++ b/src/tribler/core/components.py
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def finalize(self, ipv8: IPv8, session: Session, community: Community) -> None:
 
 
 @set_in_session("tunnel_community")
+@precondition('session.config.get("tunnel_community/enabled")')
 @after("DHTDiscoveryComponent")
 @walk_strategy("tribler.core.tunnel.discovery", "GoldenRatioStrategy", -1)
 @overlay("tribler.core.tunnel.community", "TriblerTunnelCommunity")