diff --git a/alvr/common/src/connection_result.rs b/alvr/common/src/connection_result.rs
index 2cd8df920d..cb29dc7456 100644
--- a/alvr/common/src/connection_result.rs
+++ b/alvr/common/src/connection_result.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ pub trait HandleTryAgain<T> {
 impl<T> HandleTryAgain<T> for io::Result<T> {
     fn handle_try_again(self) -> ConResult<T> {
         self.map_err(|e| {
-            if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::TimedOut || e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
+            // Ignore ERROR_IO_PENDING on Windows (code 997)
+            if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::TimedOut
+                || e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock
+                || (cfg!(windows) && e.raw_os_error() == Some(997))
+            {
                 ConnectionError::TryAgain(e.into())
             } else {
                 ConnectionError::Other(e.into())