diff --git a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/MauiProgram.cs b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/MauiProgram.cs
index c2fdd59dce..53ee7bfb68 100644
--- a/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/samples/CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -41,10 +41,14 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
 	{
 		var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder()
 #if DEBUG
-								.UseMauiCommunityToolkit()
+								.UseMauiCommunityToolkit(options =>
+								{
+									options.SetShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows(true);
+								})
 #else
 								.UseMauiCommunityToolkit(options =>
 								{
+									options.SetShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows(true);
 									options.SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters(true);
 									options.SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInBehaviors(true);
 									options.SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInAnimations(true);
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Alerts/Snackbar/Snackbar.shared.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Alerts/Snackbar/Snackbar.shared.cs
index 2a0097d20c..71b92c8ea9 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Alerts/Snackbar/Snackbar.shared.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Alerts/Snackbar/Snackbar.shared.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ public partial class Snackbar : ISnackbar
 	/// </summary>
 	public Snackbar()
 	{
+#if WINDOWS
+		if (!Options.ShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows)
+		{
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"Additional setup is required in the Package.appxmanifest file to enable {nameof(Snackbar)} on Windows. Additonally, `{nameof(AppBuilderExtensions.UseMauiCommunityToolkit)}(options => options.{nameof(Options.SetShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows)}({bool.TrueString.ToLower()});` must be called to enable Snackbar on Windows. See the Platform Specific Initialization section of the {nameof(Snackbar)} documentaion for more information: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/maui/alerts/snackbar")
+			{
+				HelpLink = "https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/maui/alerts/snackbar"
+			};
+		}
+#endif
+
 		Duration = GetDefaultTimeSpan();
 		VisualOptions = new SnackbarOptions();
 	}
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/AppBuilderExtensions.shared.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/AppBuilderExtensions.shared.cs
index 9f522f2bba..56003290bf 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/AppBuilderExtensions.shared.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/AppBuilderExtensions.shared.cs
@@ -23,27 +23,10 @@ public static MauiAppBuilder UseMauiCommunityToolkit(this MauiAppBuilder builder
 		// Pass `null` because `options?.Invoke()` will set options on both `CommunityToolkit.Maui` and `CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core`
 		builder.UseMauiCommunityToolkitCore(null);
 
-#if WINDOWS
-		builder.ConfigureLifecycleEvents(events =>
-		{
-			events.AddWindows(windows => windows
-				.OnLaunched((_, _) =>
-				{
-					Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.NotificationInvoked += OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked;
-					Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.Register();
-				})
-				.OnClosed((_, _) =>
-				{
-					Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.NotificationInvoked -= OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked;
-					Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.Unregister();
-				}));
-		});
-#endif
-
 		builder.Services.AddSingleton<IPopupService, PopupService>();
 
 		// Invokes options for both `CommunityToolkit.Maui` and `CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core`
-		options?.Invoke(new Options());
+		options?.Invoke(new Options(builder));
 
 		builder.ConfigureMauiHandlers(h =>
 		{
@@ -56,12 +39,4 @@ public static MauiAppBuilder UseMauiCommunityToolkit(this MauiAppBuilder builder
 		NavigationBar.RemapForControls();
 		return builder;
 	}
-#if WINDOWS
-	static void OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked(
-		Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager sender,
-		Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationActivatedEventArgs args)
-	{
-		Snackbar.HandleSnackbarAction(args);
-	}
-#endif
 }
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diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Options.cs b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Options.cs
index 055e14796c..6199182544 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Options.cs
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit.Maui/Options.cs
@@ -1,32 +1,91 @@
 using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Behaviors;
 using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Converters;
+using Microsoft.Maui.LifecycleEvents;
 
 namespace CommunityToolkit.Maui;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Options.
 /// </summary>
-public class Options : Core.Options
+public class Options() : Core.Options
 {
+	readonly MauiAppBuilder? builder;
+
+	internal Options(in MauiAppBuilder builder) : this()
+	{
+		this.builder = builder;
+	}
+
 	internal static bool ShouldSuppressExceptionsInAnimations { get; private set; }
 	internal static bool ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters { get; private set; }
 	internal static bool ShouldSuppressExceptionsInBehaviors { get; private set; }
+	internal static bool ShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows { get; private set; }
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Allows to return default value instead of throwing an exception when using <see cref="BaseConverter{TFrom,TTo}"/>.
-	/// Default value is false.
 	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Default value is false.
+	/// </remarks>
 	public void SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters(bool value) => ShouldSuppressExceptionsInConverters = value;
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Allows to return default value instead of throwing an exception when using <see cref="AnimationBehavior"/>.
-	/// Default value is false.
 	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Default value is false.
+	/// </remarks>
 	public void SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInAnimations(bool value) => ShouldSuppressExceptionsInAnimations = value;
 
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Allows to return default value instead of throwing an exception when using <see cref="BaseBehavior{TView}"/>.
-	/// Default value is false.
 	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Default value is false.
+	/// </remarks>
 	public void SetShouldSuppressExceptionsInBehaviors(bool value) => ShouldSuppressExceptionsInBehaviors = value;
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Enables <see cref="Alerts.Snackbar"/> for Windows
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Additional setup is required in the Package.appxmanifest file to enable <see cref="Alerts.Snackbar"/> on Windows. See the <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/maui/alerts/snackbar">Snackbar Platform Specific Initialization Documentation</a> for more information. Default value is false.
+	/// </remarks>
+	public void SetShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows(bool value)
+	{
+#if WINDOWS
+		if (value is true && builder is null)
+		{
+			throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(SetShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows)} must be called using the {nameof(AppBuilderExtensions.UseMauiCommunityToolkit)} extension method. See the Platform Specific Initialization section of the {nameof(Alerts.Snackbar)} documentaion for more inforamtion: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/maui/alerts/snackbar)")
+			{
+ 				HelpLink = "https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/communitytoolkit/maui/alerts/snackbar"
+ 			};
+		}
+		else if (value is true && builder is not null)
+		{
+			builder.ConfigureLifecycleEvents(events =>
+			{
+				events.AddWindows(windows => windows
+					.OnLaunched((_, _) =>
+					{
+						Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.NotificationInvoked += OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked;
+						Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.Register();
+					})
+					.OnClosed((_, _) =>
+					{
+						Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.NotificationInvoked -= OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked;
+						Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager.Default.Unregister();
+					}));
+			});
+
+			static void OnSnackbarNotificationInvoked(Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationManager sender,
+														Microsoft.Windows.AppNotifications.AppNotificationActivatedEventArgs args)
+			{
+				Alerts.Snackbar.HandleSnackbarAction(args);
+			}
+		}
+#endif
+
+		ShouldEnableSnackbarOnWindows = value;
+	}
 }
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