diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index 110e38f4..a3c0207b 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - Add internal support for 3- and 4-layer discs
 - Revamp disc information window
 - Add PIC layerbreak extraction
+- Overhaul main window and logging panel
 
 ### 1.18 (2020-11-10)
 - Add more information extraction and generation for Aaru
diff --git a/MPF/Constants.cs b/MPF/Constants.cs
index afc5fce5..52a00569 100644
--- a/MPF/Constants.cs
+++ b/MPF/Constants.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ namespace MPF
     /// </summary>
     public static class Constants
     {
-        public const int LogWindowMarginFromMainWindow = 10;
-
         // Private lists of known drive speed ranges
         private static IReadOnlyList<int> cd { get; } = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 72 };
         private static IReadOnlyList<int> dvd { get; } = cd.Where(s => s <= 24).ToList();
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml b/MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml
similarity index 81%
rename from MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml
rename to MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml
index d718e4a6..1a7a2263 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml
+++ b/MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-<Window x:Class="MPF.Windows.LogWindow"
-        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MPF"
-        xmlns:diag="clr-namespace:System.Diagnostics;assembly=WindowsBase"
-        Title="Log Window" Height="350" Width="600" Closed="OnWindowClosed" Loaded="OnWindowLoaded"
-        >
+<UserControl x:Class="MPF.UserControls.LogOutput"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
+             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MPF"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" 
+             d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
     <Grid>
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="40" />
@@ -45,12 +46,8 @@
                       IsChecked="{Binding Path=OpenLogWindowAtStartup}"    
             />
             <Button Margin="0 0 10 10" Grid.Column="3" Height="22" Width="60" Content="Clear" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="OnClearButton" />
-            <Button Margin="0 0 10 10" Grid.Column="4" Height="22" Width="60" Content="Hide" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="OnHideButton" />
             <Button Margin="0 0 10 10" Grid.Column="5" Height="22" Width="60" Content="Save" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="OnSaveButton" />
             <Button Visibility="Hidden" Name="AbortButton" Margin="0 0 10 10" Grid.Column="2" Height="22" Width="80" Content="Abort" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Click="OnAbortButton" />
         </Grid>
-        
-
-
     </Grid>
-</Window>
\ No newline at end of file
+</UserControl>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml.cs b/MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml.cs
similarity index 89%
rename from MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml.cs
rename to MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml.cs
index 329ee3dc..f15e3c2e 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/LogWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MPF/UserControls/LogOutput.xaml.cs
@@ -2,40 +2,28 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Documents;
-using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 
-namespace MPF.Windows
+namespace MPF.UserControls
 {
-    public partial class LogWindow : Window
+    public partial class LogOutput : UserControl
     {
-        private const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
-        private const int WS_SYSMENU = 0x80000;
-        [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
-        private static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
-        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-        private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, int dwNewLong);
-
-        private readonly MainWindow _mainWindow;
-
         private FlowDocument _document;
         private Paragraph _paragraph;
         private readonly List<Matcher> _matchers;
 
         volatile Process _process;
 
-        public LogWindow(MainWindow mainWindow)
+        public LogOutput()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-
-            this._mainWindow = mainWindow;
+            DataContext = this;
 
             _document = new FlowDocument();
             _paragraph = new Paragraph();
@@ -126,12 +114,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             });
         }
 
-        public void AdjustPositionToMainWindow()
-        {
-            this.Left = _mainWindow.Left;
-            this.Top = _mainWindow.Top + _mainWindow.Height + Constants.LogWindowMarginFromMainWindow;
-        }
-
         private void GracefullyTerminateProcess()
         {
             if (_process != null)
@@ -254,6 +236,14 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             public void Set(State state) => this.state = state;
         }
 
+        public void VerboseLog(string text)
+        {
+            if (ViewModels.OptionsViewModel.VerboseLogging)
+                AppendToTextBox(text, Brushes.Yellow);
+        }
+
+        public void VerboseLogLn(string format) => VerboseLog(format + "\n");
+
         public void AppendToTextBox(string text, Brush color)
         {
             if (Application.Current.Dispatcher.CheckAccess())
@@ -334,31 +324,12 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
 
         #region EventHandlers
 
-        private void OnWindowClosed(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            GracefullyTerminateProcess();
-        }
-
-        private void OnWindowLoaded(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            var hwnd = new WindowInteropHelper(this).Handle;
-            SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE) & ~WS_SYSMENU);
-        }
-
         void OnProcessExit(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             Dispatcher.Invoke(() => AbortButton.IsEnabled = false);
             GracefullyTerminateProcess();
         }
 
-        private void OnHideButton(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.WindowVisible = false;
-            //TODO: this should be bound directly to WindowVisible property in two way fashion
-            // we need to study how to properly do it in XAML
-            _mainWindow.ShowLogMenuItem.IsChecked = false;
-        }
-
         private void OnClearButton(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             output.Document.Blocks.Clear();
@@ -396,6 +367,5 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         }
 
         #endregion
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/MPF/ViewModels.cs b/MPF/ViewModels.cs
index 7248ce4f..664eba33 100644
--- a/MPF/ViewModels.cs
+++ b/MPF/ViewModels.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using System.Windows.Media;
-using MPF.Windows;
 
 namespace MPF
 {
@@ -192,39 +190,9 @@ namespace MPF
         }
     }
 
-    public class LoggerViewModel
-    {
-        private LogWindow _logWindow;
-
-        public void SetWindow(LogWindow logWindow) => _logWindow = logWindow;
-
-        public bool WindowVisible
-        {
-            get => _logWindow != null ? _logWindow.IsVisible : false;
-            set
-            {
-                if (value)
-                {
-                    _logWindow.AdjustPositionToMainWindow();
-                    _logWindow.Show();
-                }
-                else
-                    _logWindow.Hide();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void VerboseLog(string text)
-        {
-            if (ViewModels.OptionsViewModel.VerboseLogging)
-                _logWindow.AppendToTextBox(text, Brushes.Yellow);
-        }
-
-        public void VerboseLogLn(string format) => VerboseLog(format + "\n");
-    }
 
     public static class ViewModels
     {
         public static OptionsViewModel OptionsViewModel { get; set; }
-        public static LoggerViewModel LoggerViewModel { get; set; } = new LoggerViewModel();
     }
 }
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/DiscInformationWindow.xaml.cs b/MPF/Windows/DiscInformationWindow.xaml.cs
index fa42bfeb..5e55fcbf 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/DiscInformationWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MPF/Windows/DiscInformationWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         private void PopulateCategories()
         {
             var categories = Enum.GetValues(typeof(DiscCategory)).OfType<DiscCategory?>().ToList();
-
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Populating categories, {categories.Count} categories found.");
-
             Categories = new List<CategoryComboBoxItem>();
             foreach (var category in categories)
             {
@@ -246,9 +243,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         private void PopulateLanguages()
         {
             var languages = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Language)).OfType<Language?>().ToList();
-
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Populating languages, {languages.Count} languages found.");
-
             Languages = new List<LanguageComboBoxItem>();
             foreach (var language in languages)
             {
@@ -265,9 +259,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         private void PopulateRegions()
         {
             var regions = Enum.GetValues(typeof(Region)).OfType<Region?>().ToList();
-
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Populating regions, {regions.Count} regions found.");
-
             Regions = new List<RegionComboBoxItem>();
             foreach (var region in regions)
             {
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml b/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
index 5245eaf2..c650ac06 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -4,128 +4,122 @@
         xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MPF"
+        xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:MPF.UserControls"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
-        Title="MPF" Height="450" Width="600" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen" ResizeMode="CanMinimize" 
-        LocationChanged="MainWindowLocationChanged" Activated="MainWindowActivated" Closing="MainWindowClosing">
+        Title="MPF" Width="600" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen" ResizeMode="CanMinimize" SizeToContent="Height">
 
     <Window.Resources>
         <local:EnumDescriptionConverter x:Key="enumConverter" />
     </Window.Resources>
 
     <Grid>
-        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="4*"/>
-            <ColumnDefinition Width="13*"/>
-        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-            <RowDefinition Height="30"/>
-            <RowDefinition Height="4*"/>
-            <RowDefinition Height="1*"/>
-            <RowDefinition Height="1*"/>
-        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+        <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
+            <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.ColumnSpan="4">
+                <Menu Width="Auto" Height="20" >
+                    <MenuItem Header="_File">
+                        <MenuItem x:Name="AppExit" Header="E_xit" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="AppExitClick" />
+                    </MenuItem>
+                    <MenuItem Header="_Tools">
+                        <MenuItem x:Name="OptionsMenuItem" Header="_Options" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="OptionsMenuItemClick" />
+                    </MenuItem>
+                    <MenuItem Header="_Help">
+                        <MenuItem x:Name="About" Header="_About" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="AboutClick" />
+                        <MenuItem x:Name="CheckForUpdatesMenuItem" Header="_Check for Updates" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="CheckForUpdatesClick" />
+                    </MenuItem>
+                </Menu>
+            </StackPanel>
 
-        <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Top" Grid.ColumnSpan="4">
-            <Menu Width="Auto" Height="20" >
-                <MenuItem Header="_File">
-                    <MenuItem x:Name="AppExit" Header="E_xit" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="AppExitClick" />
-                </MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem Header="_Tools">
-                    <MenuItem x:Name="OptionsMenuItem" Header="_Options" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="OptionsMenuItemClick" />
-                    <MenuItem x:Name="ShowLogMenuItem" Header="Show _Log Window" IsCheckable="true" Width="185" HorizontalAlignment="Left"
-                              DataContext="{Binding Source={x:Static local:ViewModels.LoggerViewModel}}" 
-                              IsChecked="{Binding Path=WindowVisible}"
-                    />
-                </MenuItem>
-                <MenuItem Header="_Help">
-                    <MenuItem x:Name="About" Header="_About" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="AboutClick" />
-                    <MenuItem x:Name="CheckForUpdatesMenuItem" Header="_Check for Updates" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width="185" Click="CheckForUpdatesClick" />
-                </MenuItem>
-            </Menu>
+            <GroupBox Margin="5,5,5,5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Settings">
+                <Grid Margin="5,5,5,5">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="2.5*"/>
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="System/Media Type" />
+                    <ComboBox x:Name="SystemTypeComboBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="250" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+                        <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                            <DataTemplate>
+                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" Foreground="{Binding Path=Foreground}" />
+                            </DataTemplate>
+                        </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                    </ComboBox>
+                    <ComboBox x:Name="MediaTypeComboBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="140" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+                        <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                            <DataTemplate>
+                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource enumConverter}}" />
+                            </DataTemplate>
+                        </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                    </ComboBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Output Filename</Label>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFilenameTextBox" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" />
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Output Directory</Label>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputDirectoryTextBox" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="345" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
+                    <Button x:Name="OutputDirectoryBrowseButton" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="50" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Browse" Click="OutputDirectoryBrowseButtonClick"/>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Drive Letter</Label>
+                    <ComboBox x:Name="DriveLetterComboBox" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="60" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+                        <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                            <DataTemplate>
+                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Letter}" />
+                            </DataTemplate>
+                        </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                    </ComboBox>
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Drive Speed</Label>
+                    <ComboBox x:Name="DriveSpeedComboBox" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="60" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
+
+                    <Label Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Parameters</Label>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="ParametersTextBox" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="370" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsEnabled="False" />
+                    <CheckBox x:Name="EnableParametersCheckBox" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" HorizontalAlignment="Right" IsChecked="False" Click="EnableParametersCheckBoxClick" />
+                </Grid>
+            </GroupBox>
+
+            <GroupBox Margin="5,5,5,5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Controls">
+                <Grid Margin="5,5,5,5">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <Button x:Name="StartStopButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Start Dumping" Click="StartStopButtonClick" IsEnabled="False" />
+                    <Button x:Name="MediaScanButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Scan for disks" Click="MediaScanButtonClick" />
+                    <Button x:Name="CopyProtectScanButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Scan for protection" Click="CopyProtectScanButtonClick" />
+                    <CheckBox x:Name="EjectWhenDoneCheckBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Eject When Done" IsChecked="False" />
+                </Grid>
+            </GroupBox>
+
+            <GroupBox Margin="5,5,5,5" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Status">
+                <Grid Margin="5,5,5,5" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                        <RowDefinition/>
+                    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+                    <Label x:Name="StatusLabel" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Waiting for media..." />
+                </Grid>
+            </GroupBox>
+
+            <Expander Margin="5,5 5 5" MaxHeight="300" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Log Output" x:Name="LogPanel">
+                <controls:LogOutput x:Name="LogOutput"/>
+            </Expander>
         </StackPanel>
-        <GroupBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5,5,5.2,5.4" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Settings"/>
-        <GroupBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5,4.6,5.2,4.8" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Controls"/>
-        <GroupBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Margin="5,5.2,5.2,4.8" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Header="Status"/>
-
-        <Grid Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Margin="15,25,15.2,10.4" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
-            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="2.5*"/>
-            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Content="System/Media Type" />
-            <ComboBox x:Name="SystemTypeComboBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="250" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
-                <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-                    <DataTemplate>
-                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Name}" Foreground="{Binding Path=Foreground}" />
-                    </DataTemplate>
-                </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-            </ComboBox>
-            <ComboBox x:Name="MediaTypeComboBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="140" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
-                <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-                    <DataTemplate>
-                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource enumConverter}}" />
-                    </DataTemplate>
-                </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-            </ComboBox>
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Output Filename</Label>
-            <TextBox x:Name="OutputFilenameTextBox" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" />
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Output Directory</Label>
-            <TextBox x:Name="OutputDirectoryTextBox" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="345" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
-            <Button x:Name="OutputDirectoryBrowseButton" Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="50" HorizontalAlignment="Right" Content="Browse" Click="OutputDirectoryBrowseButtonClick"/>
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Drive Letter</Label>
-            <ComboBox x:Name="DriveLetterComboBox" Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="60" HorizontalAlignment="Left">
-                <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-                    <DataTemplate>
-                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Letter}" />
-                    </DataTemplate>
-                </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
-            </ComboBox>
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Drive Speed</Label>
-            <ComboBox x:Name="DriveSpeedComboBox" Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="60" HorizontalAlignment="Left" />
-
-            <Label Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center">Parameters</Label>
-            <TextBox x:Name="ParametersTextBox" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="370" HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsEnabled="False" />
-            <CheckBox x:Name="EnableParametersCheckBox" Grid.Row="5" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" HorizontalAlignment="Right" IsChecked="False" Click="EnableParametersCheckBoxClick" />
-        </Grid>
-
-        <Grid Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Margin="15,19.6,15.2,9.8" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
-            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-
-            <Button x:Name="StartStopButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Start Dumping" Click="StartStopButtonClick" IsEnabled="False" />
-            <Button x:Name="MediaScanButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Scan for disks" Click="MediaScanButtonClick" />
-            <Button x:Name="CopyProtectScanButton" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Height="22" Width="125" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Scan for protection" Click="CopyProtectScanButtonClick" />
-            <CheckBox x:Name="EjectWhenDoneCheckBox" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Eject When Done" IsChecked="False" />
-        </Grid>
-
-        <Grid Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" Margin="15,20.2,15.2,9.8" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
-            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                <ColumnDefinition Width="1*"/>
-            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition/>
-            </Grid.RowDefinitions>
-
-            <Label x:Name="StatusLabel" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Content="Waiting for media..." />
-        </Grid>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index f14d1e63..c1b80294 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MPF/Windows/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         /// </summary>
         private bool alreadyShown;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Current attached LogWindow
-        /// </summary>
-        private readonly LogWindow logWindow;
-
         #endregion
 
         public MainWindow()
@@ -70,24 +65,13 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             // Load the options
             ViewModels.OptionsViewModel = new OptionsViewModel(UIOptions);
 
-            // Load the log window
-            logWindow = new LogWindow(this);
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.SetWindow(logWindow);
+            // Load the log output
+            LogPanel.IsExpanded = UIOptions.Options.OpenLogWindowAtStartup;
 
             // Disable buttons until we load fully
             StartStopButton.IsEnabled = false;
             MediaScanButton.IsEnabled = false;
             CopyProtectScanButton.IsEnabled = false;
-
-            if (UIOptions.Options.OpenLogWindowAtStartup)
-            {
-                this.WindowStartupLocation = WindowStartupLocation.Manual;
-                double combinedHeight = this.Height + logWindow.Height + Constants.LogWindowMarginFromMainWindow;
-                Rectangle bounds = GetScaledCoordinates(WinForms.Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea);
-
-                this.Left = bounds.Left + (bounds.Width - this.Width) / 2;
-                this.Top = bounds.Top + (bounds.Height - combinedHeight) / 2;
-            }
         }
 
         #region Helpers
@@ -137,29 +121,29 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             // If we're skipping detection, set the default value
             if (UIOptions.Options.SkipMediaTypeDetection)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Media type detection disabled, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Media type detection disabled, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
                 CurrentMediaType = defaultMediaType;
             }
 
             // If the drive is marked active, try to read from it
             else if (drive.MarkedActive)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLog($"Trying to detect media type for drive {drive.Letter}.. ");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLog($"Trying to detect media type for drive {drive.Letter}.. ");
                 (MediaType? detectedMediaType, string errorMessage) = Validators.GetMediaType(drive);
 
                 // If we got an error message, post it to the log
                 if (errorMessage != null)
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Error in detecting media type: {errorMessage}");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Error in detecting media type: {errorMessage}");
 
                 // If we got either an error or no media, default to the current System default
                 if (detectedMediaType == null)
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Unable to detect, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Unable to detect, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
                     CurrentMediaType = defaultMediaType;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Detected {CurrentMediaType.LongName()}.");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Detected {CurrentMediaType.LongName()}.");
                     CurrentMediaType = detectedMediaType;
                 }
             }
@@ -167,7 +151,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             // All other cases, just use the default
             else
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Drive marked as empty, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Drive marked as empty, defaulting to {defaultMediaType.LongName()}.");
                 CurrentMediaType = defaultMediaType;
             }
         }
@@ -207,9 +191,9 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         {
             if (!UIOptions.Options.SkipSystemDetection && DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedIndex > -1)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLog($"Trying to detect system for drive {Drives[DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedIndex].Letter}.. ");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLog($"Trying to detect system for drive {Drives[DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedIndex].Letter}.. ");
                 var currentSystem = Validators.GetKnownSystem(Drives[DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedIndex]) ?? Converters.ToKnownSystem(UIOptions.Options.DefaultSystem);
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn(currentSystem == null || currentSystem == KnownSystem.NONE ? "unable to detect." : ("detected " + currentSystem.LongName() + "."));
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn(currentSystem == null || currentSystem == KnownSystem.NONE ? "unable to detect." : ("detected " + currentSystem.LongName() + "."));
 
                 if (currentSystem != null && currentSystem != KnownSystem.NONE)
                 {
@@ -286,7 +270,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         /// <remarks>TODO: Find a way for this to periodically run, or have it hook to a "drive change" event</remarks>
         private void PopulateDrives()
         {
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Scanning for drives..");
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Scanning for drives..");
 
             // Always enable the media scan
             MediaScanButton.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -297,7 +281,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
 
             if (DriveLetterComboBox.Items.Count > 0)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Found {Drives.Count} drives: {string.Join(", ", Drives.Select(d => d.Letter))}");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Found {Drives.Count} drives: {string.Join(", ", Drives.Select(d => d.Letter))}");
 
                 // Check for active optical drives first
                 int index = Drives.FindIndex(d => d.MarkedActive && d.InternalDriveType == InternalDriveType.Optical);
@@ -324,7 +308,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             }
             else
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Found no drives");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Found no drives");
                 DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedIndex = -1;
                 StatusLabel.Content = "No valid drive found!";
                 StartStopButton.IsEnabled = false;
@@ -362,7 +346,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         {
             var knownSystems = Validators.CreateListOfSystems();
 
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Populating systems, {knownSystems.Count} systems found.");
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Populating systems, {knownSystems.Count} systems found.");
 
             Dictionary<KnownSystemCategory, List<KnownSystem?>> mapping = knownSystems
                 .GroupBy(s => s.Category())
@@ -496,7 +480,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             var drive = DriveLetterComboBox.SelectedItem as Drive;
             if (drive.Letter != default(char))
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Scanning for copy protection in {drive.Letter}");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Scanning for copy protection in {drive.Letter}");
 
                 var tempContent = StatusLabel.Content;
                 StatusLabel.Content = "Scanning for copy protection... this might take a while!";
@@ -512,13 +496,13 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                 if (Env.InternalProgram == InternalProgram.DiscImageCreator && protections.Contains("SmartE"))
                 {
                     ((DiscImageCreator.Parameters)Env.Parameters)[DiscImageCreator.Flag.ScanFileProtect] = false;
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"SmartE detected, removing {DiscImageCreator.FlagStrings.ScanFileProtect} from parameters");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"SmartE detected, removing {DiscImageCreator.FlagStrings.ScanFileProtect} from parameters");
                 }
 
-                if (!ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.WindowVisible)
+                if (!LogPanel.IsExpanded)
                     MessageBox.Show(protections, "Detected Protection", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
                 
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLog($"Detected the following protections in {drive.Letter}:\r\n\r\n{protections}");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLog($"Detected the following protections in {drive.Letter}:\r\n\r\n{protections}");
 
                 StatusLabel.Content = tempContent;
                 StartStopButton.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -552,11 +536,11 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             // Set the drive speed list that's appropriate
             var values = Interface.GetSpeedsForMediaType(CurrentMediaType);
             DriveSpeedComboBox.ItemsSource = values;
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Supported media speeds: {string.Join(", ", values)}");
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Supported media speeds: {string.Join(", ", values)}");
 
             // Set the selected speed
             int speed = UIOptions.GetPreferredDumpSpeedForMediaType(CurrentMediaType);
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Setting drive speed to: {speed}");
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Setting drive speed to: {speed}");
             DriveSpeedComboBox.SelectedValue = speed;
         }
 
@@ -608,7 +592,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                     MessageBoxResult mbresult = MessageBox.Show("The currently selected drive does not appear to contain a disc! Are you sure you want to continue?", "Missing Disc", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Exclamation);
                     if (mbresult == MessageBoxResult.No || mbresult == MessageBoxResult.Cancel || mbresult == MessageBoxResult.None)
                     {
-                        ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Dumping aborted!");
+                        LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Dumping aborted!");
                         return;
                     }
                 }
@@ -619,7 +603,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                     MessageBoxResult mbresult = MessageBox.Show("A complete dump already exists! Are you sure you want to overwrite?", "Overwrite?", MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Exclamation);
                     if (mbresult == MessageBoxResult.No || mbresult == MessageBoxResult.Cancel || mbresult == MessageBoxResult.None)
                     {
-                        ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Dumping aborted!");
+                        LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Dumping aborted!");
                         return;
                     }
                 }
@@ -627,7 +611,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                 StartStopButton.Content = Interface.StopDumping;
                 CopyProtectScanButton.IsEnabled = false;
                 StatusLabel.Content = "Beginning dumping process";
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Starting dumping process..");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Starting dumping process..");
 
                 // Get progress indicators
                 var resultProgress = new Progress<Result>();
@@ -641,7 +625,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                 // If we didn't execute a dumping command we cannot get submission output
                 if (!Env.Parameters.IsDumpingCommand())
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("No dumping command was run, submission information will not be gathered.");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("No dumping command was run, submission information will not be gathered.");
                     StatusLabel.Content = "Execution complete!";
                     StartStopButton.Content = Interface.StartDumping;
                     CopyProtectScanButton.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -660,13 +644,13 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn(result.Message);
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn(result.Message);
                     StatusLabel.Content = "Execution failed!";
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn(ex.Message);
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn(ex.Message);
                 StatusLabel.Content = "An exception occurred!";
             }
             finally
@@ -775,36 +759,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             InitializeUIValues(removeEventHandlers: true, rescanDrives: true);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handler for MainWindow Activated event
-        /// </summary>
-        private void MainWindowActivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (logWindow.IsVisible && !this.Topmost)
-            {
-                logWindow.Topmost = true;
-                logWindow.Topmost = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handler for MainWindow Closing event
-        /// </summary>
-        private void MainWindowClosing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (logWindow.IsVisible)
-                logWindow.Close();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handler for MainWindow PositionChanged event
-        /// </summary>
-        private void MainWindowLocationChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (logWindow.IsVisible)
-                logWindow.AdjustPositionToMainWindow();
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Handler for MainWindow OnContentRendered event
         /// </summary>
@@ -818,14 +772,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
 
             alreadyShown = true;
 
-            if (UIOptions.Options.OpenLogWindowAtStartup)
-            {
-                //TODO: this should be bound directly to WindowVisible property in two way fashion
-                // we need to study how to properly do it in XAML
-                ShowLogMenuItem.IsChecked = true;
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.WindowVisible = true;
-            }
-
             // Populate the list of systems
             StatusLabel.Content = "Creating system list, please wait!";
             PopulateSystems();
@@ -839,7 +785,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Handler for OptionsWindow OnUpdated event
+        /// Handler for DiscInformationWindow OnUpdated event
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>Identical to MediaScanButtonClick</remarks>
         public void OnOptionsUpdated()
@@ -892,7 +838,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         private void ProgressUpdated(object sender, Result value)
         {
             StatusLabel.Content = value.Message;
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn(value.Message);
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn(value.Message);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -902,7 +848,7 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         {
             string message = $"{value.Percentage * 100:N2}%: {value.Filename} - {value.Protection}";
             StatusLabel.Content = message;
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn(message);
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn(message);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -917,19 +863,19 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
             }
             else if ((string)StartStopButton.Content == Interface.StopDumping)
             {
-                ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn("Canceling dumping process...");
+                LogOutput.VerboseLogLn("Canceling dumping process...");
                 Env.CancelDumping();
                 CopyProtectScanButton.IsEnabled = true;
 
                 if (EjectWhenDoneCheckBox.IsChecked == true)
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Ejecting disc in drive {Env.Drive.Letter}");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Ejecting disc in drive {Env.Drive.Letter}");
                     Env.EjectDisc();
                 }
 
                 if (UIOptions.Options.ResetDriveAfterDump)
                 {
-                    ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Resetting drive {Env.Drive.Letter}");
+                    LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Resetting drive {Env.Drive.Letter}");
                     Env.ResetDrive();
                 }
             }
@@ -947,44 +893,12 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
                 return;
             }
 
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Changed system to: {(SystemTypeComboBox.SelectedItem as KnownSystemComboBoxItem).Name}");
+            LogOutput.VerboseLogLn($"Changed system to: {(SystemTypeComboBox.SelectedItem as KnownSystemComboBoxItem).Name}");
             PopulateMediaType();
             GetOutputNames(false);
             EnsureDiscInformation();
         }
 
         #endregion
-
-        #region UI Helpers
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Get pixel coordinates based on DPI scaling
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="bounds">Rectangle representing the bounds to transform</param>
-        /// <returns>Rectangle representing the scaled bounds</returns>
-        private Rectangle GetScaledCoordinates(Rectangle bounds)
-        {
-            using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromHwnd(IntPtr.Zero))
-            {
-                return new Rectangle(
-                TransformCoordinate(bounds.Left, g.DpiX),
-                TransformCoordinate(bounds.Top, g.DpiY),
-                TransformCoordinate(bounds.Width, g.DpiX),
-                TransformCoordinate(bounds.Height, g.DpiY));
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Transform an individual coordinate using DPI scaling
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="coord">Current integer coordinate</param>
-        /// <param name="dpi">DPI scaling factor</param>
-        /// <returns>Scaled integer coordinate</returns>
-        private int TransformCoordinate(int coord, float dpi)
-        {
-            return (int)(coord / ((double)dpi / 96));
-        }
-
-        #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml.cs b/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml.cs
index c1e0a14d..f5ac1936 100644
--- a/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MPF/Windows/OptionsWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ namespace MPF.Windows
         {
             // We only support certain programs for dumping
             var internalPrograms = new List<InternalProgram> { InternalProgram.DiscImageCreator, InternalProgram.Aaru, InternalProgram.DD };
-            ViewModels.LoggerViewModel.VerboseLogLn($"Populating internal programs, {internalPrograms.Count} internal programs found.");
-
             InternalPrograms = new List<InternalProgramComboBoxItem>();
             foreach (var internalProgram in internalPrograms)
             {