diff --git a/GBM/Forms/frmVariableManager.vb b/GBM/Forms/frmVariableManager.vb
index da90901..a3d18d9 100644
--- a/GBM/Forms/frmVariableManager.vb
+++ b/GBM/Forms/frmVariableManager.vb
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ Public Class frmVariableManager
             Return False
         End If
 
+        If mgrVariables.GetReservedVariables.Contains(txtName.Text.ToUpper) Then
+            mgrCommon.ShowMessage(frmVariableManager_ErrorVariableReserved, txtName.Text, MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation)
+            txtName.Focus()
+            Return False
+        End If
+
         Return True
     End Function
 
diff --git a/GBM/Managers/mgrPath.vb b/GBM/Managers/mgrPath.vb
index 3eff9e3..d3c371e 100644
--- a/GBM/Managers/mgrPath.vb
+++ b/GBM/Managers/mgrPath.vb
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ Public Class mgrPath
 
     Public Shared Function VerifyCustomVariables(ByVal hshScanlist As Hashtable, ByRef sGames As String) As Boolean
         Dim hshCustomVariables As Hashtable = mgrVariables.ReadVariables
+        'Reserved variables will be resolved on Windows, but not on a Linux.  Therefore we an ignore list here, otherwise GBM will bitch about them when using Windows configurations for Wine.
+        Dim oReservedVariables As List(Of String) = mgrVariables.GetReservedVariables
         Dim sVariableCheck As String
         Dim sPattern As String = "\%(.*)\%"
         Dim oGame As clsGame
@@ -511,7 +513,7 @@ Public Class mgrPath
             oMatch = Regex.Match(oGame.Path, sPattern)
             If oMatch.Success Then
                 sVariableCheck = oMatch.Value.Replace("%", String.Empty)
-                If Not hshCustomVariables.ContainsKey(sVariableCheck) Then
+                If Not hshCustomVariables.ContainsKey(sVariableCheck) And Not oReservedVariables.Contains(sVariableCheck) Then
                     sGames &= vbCrLf & oGame.Name & " (" & sVariableCheck & ")"
                     bClean = False
                 End If
diff --git a/GBM/Managers/mgrVariables.vb b/GBM/Managers/mgrVariables.vb
index 04613a9..72befd2 100644
--- a/GBM/Managers/mgrVariables.vb
+++ b/GBM/Managers/mgrVariables.vb
@@ -154,4 +154,16 @@
 
         Return hshList
     End Function
+
+    Public Shared Function GetReservedVariables() As List(Of String)
+        Dim oList As New List(Of String)
+
+        oList.Add("APPDATA")
+        oList.Add("LOCALAPPDATA")
+        oList.Add("USERDOCUMENTS")
+        oList.Add("COMMONDOCUMENTS")
+        oList.Add("USERPROFILE")
+
+        Return oList
+    End Function
 End Class
diff --git a/GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb b/GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb
index 367cd36..c41fcd1 100644
--- a/GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb	
+++ b/GBM/My Project/Resources.Designer.vb	
@@ -5442,6 +5442,15 @@ Namespace My.Resources
             End Get
         End Property
         
+        '''<summary>
+        '''  Looks up a localized string similar to [PARAM] is a reserved variable, you must enter a different name..
+        '''</summary>
+        Friend ReadOnly Property frmVariableManager_ErrorVariableReserved() As String
+            Get
+                Return ResourceManager.GetString("frmVariableManager_ErrorVariableReserved", resourceCulture)
+            End Get
+        End Property
+        
         '''<summary>
         '''  Looks up a localized string similar to Custom Variable Manager.
         '''</summary>
diff --git a/GBM/My Project/Resources.resx b/GBM/My Project/Resources.resx
index a4b39cb..c4bff63 100644
--- a/GBM/My Project/Resources.resx	
+++ b/GBM/My Project/Resources.resx	
@@ -2251,4 +2251,7 @@
   <data name="frmGameManager_WarningImportBackup" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>This feature is intended to import 7-Zip backup archives compatible with the selected game configuration.[BR][BR]GBM does NOT verify these files, you should only use files created by GBM or other compatible archives that were created using the same settings as the current game configuration.[BR][BR]This message will only be shown once.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="frmVariableManager_ErrorVariableReserved" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>[PARAM] is a reserved variable, you must enter a different name.</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
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