diff --git a/Aaru.Gui/App.xaml.cs b/Aaru.Gui/App.xaml.cs
index 8eaa8d4c9..cacf26e44 100644
--- a/Aaru.Gui/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Aaru.Gui/App.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-using Aaru.Gui.ViewModels;
+using System;
+using Aaru.Gui.ViewModels;
 using Aaru.Gui.Views;
 using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.ApplicationLifetimes;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
 
@@ -14,13 +16,39 @@ namespace Aaru.Gui
         {
             if(ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
             {
+                var swvm = new SplashWindowViewModel();
+                swvm.WorkFinished += OnSplashFinished;
+
                 desktop.MainWindow = new SplashWindow
                 {
-                    DataContext = new SplashWindowViewModel()
+                    DataContext = swvm
                 };
             }
 
             base.OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted();
         }
+
+        void OnSplashFinished(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if(!(ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop))
+                return;
+
+            // Ensure not exit
+            desktop.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnExplicitShutdown;
+
+            // Close splash window
+            desktop.MainWindow.Close();
+
+            // Create and show main window
+            desktop.MainWindow = new MainWindow
+            {
+                DataContext = new MainWindowViewModel()
+            };
+
+            desktop.MainWindow.Show();
+
+            // Now can close when all windows are closed
+            desktop.ShutdownMode = ShutdownMode.OnLastWindowClose;
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 60c82c2df..fc94ec010 100644
--- a/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 {
     public class MainWindowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     {
-        public string Greeting => "Welcome to Avalonia!";
+        public string Greeting => "Welcome to Aaru!";
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/SplashWindowViewModel.cs b/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/SplashWindowViewModel.cs
index b81de68e4..c79ac6fca 100644
--- a/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/SplashWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Aaru.Gui/ViewModels/SplashWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-using Avalonia.Threading;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Aaru.Console;
+using Aaru.Core;
+using Aaru.Database;
+using Aaru.Settings;
+using Avalonia.Threading;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using ReactiveUI;
 
 namespace Aaru.Gui.ViewModels
@@ -30,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Aaru.Gui.ViewModels
         internal void OnOpened()
         {
             Message         = "Welcome to Aaru!";
-            MaxProgress     = 2;
+            MaxProgress     = 9;
             CurrentProgress = 0;
 
             Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(InitializeConsole);
@@ -40,6 +50,147 @@ namespace Aaru.Gui.ViewModels
         {
             CurrentProgress++;
             Message = "Initializing console...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                ConsoleHandler.Init();
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(LoadSettings);
+            });
         }
+
+        void LoadSettings()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Loading settings...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                // TODO: Detect there are no settings yet
+                Settings.Settings.LoadSettings();
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(MigrateLocalDatabase);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void MigrateLocalDatabase()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Migrating local database...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                var ctx = AaruContext.Create(Settings.Settings.LocalDbPath);
+                ctx.Database.Migrate();
+                ctx.SaveChanges();
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(UpdateMasterDatabase);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void UpdateMasterDatabase()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Updating master database...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                bool masterDbUpdate = false;
+
+                if(!File.Exists(Settings.Settings.MasterDbPath))
+                {
+                    masterDbUpdate = true;
+
+                    // TODO: Update database
+                }
+
+                var masterContext = AaruContext.Create(Settings.Settings.MasterDbPath);
+
+                if(masterContext.Database.GetPendingMigrations().Any())
+                {
+                    AaruConsole.WriteLine("New database version, updating...");
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        File.Delete(Settings.Settings.MasterDbPath);
+                    }
+                    catch(Exception)
+                    {
+                        AaruConsole.
+                            ErrorWriteLine("Exception trying to remove old database version, cannot continue...");
+
+                        AaruConsole.ErrorWriteLine("Please manually remove file at {0}",
+                                                   Settings.Settings.MasterDbPath);
+                    }
+
+                    // TODO: Update database
+                }
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(CheckGdprCompliance);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void CheckGdprCompliance()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Checking GDPR compliance...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                // TODO: Settings window
+                if(Settings.Settings.Current.GdprCompliance < DicSettings.GdprLevel)
+                    AaruConsole.ErrorWriteLine("Settings window not yet implemented");
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(LoadStatistics);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void LoadStatistics()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Loading statistics...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                Statistics.LoadStats();
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(RegisterEncodings);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void RegisterEncodings()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Registering encodings...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(SaveStatistics);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void SaveStatistics()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Saving statistics...";
+
+            Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                Statistics.SaveStats();
+
+                Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(LoadMainWindow);
+            });
+        }
+
+        void LoadMainWindow()
+        {
+            CurrentProgress++;
+            Message = "Loading main window...";
+            WorkFinished?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+        }
+
+        internal event EventHandler WorkFinished;
     }
 }
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