diff --git a/docs/source/install.ipynb b/docs/source/install.ipynb
index d58a619c56..fd1f65c33d 100644
--- a/docs/source/install.ipynb
+++ b/docs/source/install.ipynb
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
     "## Windows\n",
     "\n",
     "Additionally, if you are using `pip` to install EvalML, it is recommended you first install the following packages using conda:\n",
-    "* `numba` (needed for `shap` and prediction explanations)\n",
-    "* `graphviz` if you're using EvalML's plotting utilities\n",
+    "* `numba` (needed for `shap` and prediction explanations). Install with `conda install -c conda-forge numba`\n",
+    "* `graphviz` if you're using EvalML's plotting utilities. Install with `conda install -c conda-forge python-graphviz`\n",
     "\n",
     "The [XGBoost](https://pypi.org/project/xgboost/) library may not be pip-installable in some Windows environments. If you are encountering installation issues, please try installing XGBoost from [Github](https://xgboost.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build.html) before installing EvalML or install evalml with conda.\n",
     "\n",
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
  "nbformat_minor": 4
-}
+}
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diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
index 664c442a7b..f6b95dbf0a 100644
--- a/docs/source/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Release Notes
     * Changes
         * Updated XGBoost dependency to ``>=1.4.2`` :pr:`2484`, :pr:`2498`
         * Added a ``DeprecationWarning`` about deprecating the list API for ``ComponentGraph`` :pr:`2488`
+        * No longer installing graphviz on windows in our CI pipelines because release 0.17 breaks windows 3.7 :pr:`2516`
     * Documentation Changes
         * Moved docstrings from ``__init__`` to class pages, added missing docstrings for missing classes, and updated missing default values :pr:`2452`
     * Testing Changes
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index abd94419b6..d8c17d94d2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ xgboost>=1.4.2
 catboost>=0.20
 lightgbm>=2.3.1
 matplotlib>=3.3.3
-graphviz>=0.13
+graphviz>=0.13;platform_system!='Windows'
 seaborn>=0.11.1
 category_encoders>=2.2.2
 statsmodels >= 0.12.2