diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index 0d04a355..d8f51546 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,18 @@ app.whenReady().then(() => {
       where: { id: 1 },
     });
 
-    WindowManager.createMainWindow();
+    WindowManager.createSplashScreen();
+
     WindowManager.createSystemTray(userPreferences?.language || "en");
 
-    WindowManager.mainWindow?.on("ready-to-show", () => {
-      autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify();
+    WindowManager.splashWindow?.on("ready-to-show", () => {
+      console.log("ready to show");
+      autoUpdater.checkForUpdates().then((r) => {
+        console.log(r);
+
+        WindowManager.splashWindow?.close();
+        WindowManager.createMainWindow();
+      });
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/main/services/window-manager.ts b/src/main/services/window-manager.ts
index 973a0c64..6d808e46 100644
--- a/src/main/services/window-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/window-manager.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { IsNull, Not } from "typeorm";
 
 export class WindowManager {
   public static mainWindow: Electron.BrowserWindow | null = null;
+  public static splashWindow: Electron.BrowserWindow | null = null;
 
   private static loadURL(hash = "") {
     // HMR for renderer base on electron-vite cli.
@@ -35,6 +36,49 @@ export class WindowManager {
     }
   }
 
+  private static loadSplashURL() {
+    // HMR for renderer base on electron-vite cli.
+    // Load the remote URL for development or the local html file for production.
+    if (is.dev && process.env["ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL"]) {
+      this.splashWindow?.loadURL(
+        `${process.env["ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL"]}#/splash`
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.splashWindow?.loadFile(
+        path.join(__dirname, "../renderer/index.html"),
+        {
+          hash: "splash",
+        }
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static createSplashScreen() {
+    this.splashWindow = new BrowserWindow({
+      width: 810,
+      height: 610,
+      minWidth: 810,
+      minHeight: 610,
+      titleBarStyle: "hidden",
+      ...(process.platform === "linux" ? { icon } : {}),
+      transparent: true,
+      frame: false,
+      alwaysOnTop: true,
+      trafficLightPosition: { x: 16, y: 16 },
+      titleBarOverlay: {
+        symbolColor: "#DADBE1",
+        color: "#151515",
+        height: 34,
+      },
+      webPreferences: {
+        preload: path.join(__dirname, "../preload/index.mjs"),
+        sandbox: false,
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.loadSplashURL();
+  }
+
   public static createMainWindow() {
     // Create the browser window.
     this.mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/main.tsx b/src/renderer/src/main.tsx
index f44653cb..2098feb3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/main.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
             <Route path="/game/:shop/:objectID" Component={GameDetails} />
             <Route path="/search" Component={SearchResults} />
             <Route path="/settings" Component={Settings} />
+            <Route path="/splash" Component={Settings} />
           </Routes>
         </App>
       </HashRouter>