diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
index fc57c73781..07301006b1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/game_compatibility.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ void game_compatibility::RequestCompatibility(bool online)
 
 	if (QSslSocket::supportsSsl() == false)
 	{
-		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Can not retrieve the online database! Please make sure your system supports SSL.");
-		QMessageBox::warning(nullptr, tr("Warning!"), tr("Can not retrieve the online database! Please make sure your system supports SSL."));
+		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Can not retrieve the online database! Please make sure your system supports SSL. Visit our quickstart guide for more information: https://rpcs3.net/quickstart");
+		const QString message = tr("Can not retrieve the online database!<br>Please make sure your system supports SSL.<br>Visit our <a href='https://rpcs3.net/quickstart'>quickstart guide</a> for more information.");
+		QMessageBox box(QMessageBox::Icon::Warning, tr("Warning!"), message, QMessageBox::StandardButton::Ok, nullptr);
+		box.setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
+		box.exec();
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
index 66c0524c82..c28617701f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/update_manager.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ void update_manager::check_for_updates(bool automatic, QWidget* parent)
 {
 	if (QSslSocket::supportsSsl() == false)
 	{
-		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Can't update! Please make sure your system supports SSL.");
+		LOG_ERROR(GENERAL, "Unable to update RPCS3!Please make sure your system supports SSL. Visit our quickstart guide for more information: https://rpcs3.net/quickstart");
 		if (!automatic)
-			QMessageBox::warning(parent, tr("Auto-updater"), tr("Can't update! Please make sure your system supports SSL."));
+		{
+			const QString message = tr("Unable to update RPCS3!<br>Please make sure your system supports SSL.<br>Visit our <a href='https://rpcs3.net/quickstart'>quickstart guide</a> for more information.");
+			QMessageBox box(QMessageBox::Icon::Warning, tr("Auto-updater"), message, QMessageBox::StandardButton::Ok, parent);
+			box.setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
+			box.exec();
+		}
 		return;
 	}