diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests/RuntimeControllerTests.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests/RuntimeControllerTests.cs
index 7c90d774..d62e723a 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests/RuntimeControllerTests.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests/RuntimeControllerTests.cs
@@ -43,14 +43,17 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests
 		private Mock<IMessageBox> messageBox;
 		private SessionConfiguration nextSession;
 		private AppSettings nextSettings;
-		private Mock<Action> shutdown;
-		private Mock<IText> text;
-		private Mock<IUserInterfaceFactory> uiFactory;
-		private RuntimeController sut;
 		private Mock<IRuntimeHost> runtimeHost;
+		private Mock<IRuntimeWindow> runtimeWindow;
 		private Mock<IServiceProxy> service;
 		private SessionContext sessionContext;
 		private Mock<IRepeatableOperationSequence> sessionSequence;
+		private Mock<Action> shutdown;
+		private Mock<ISplashScreen> splashScreen;
+		private Mock<IText> text;
+		private Mock<IUserInterfaceFactory> uiFactory;
+
+		private RuntimeController sut;
 
 		[TestInitialize]
 		public void Initialize()
@@ -66,10 +69,12 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests
 			nextSession = new SessionConfiguration();
 			nextSettings = new AppSettings();
 			runtimeHost = new Mock<IRuntimeHost>();
+			runtimeWindow = new Mock<IRuntimeWindow>();
 			service = new Mock<IServiceProxy>();
 			sessionContext = new SessionContext();
 			sessionSequence = new Mock<IRepeatableOperationSequence>();
 			shutdown = new Mock<Action>();
+			splashScreen = new Mock<ISplashScreen>();
 			text = new Mock<IText>();
 			uiFactory = new Mock<IUserInterfaceFactory>();
 
@@ -91,9 +96,11 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests
 				bootstrapSequence.Object,
 				sessionSequence.Object,
 				runtimeHost.Object,
+				runtimeWindow.Object,
 				service.Object,
 				sessionContext,
 				shutdown.Object,
+				splashScreen.Object,
 				text.Object,
 				uiFactory.Object);
 		}
@@ -373,9 +380,6 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests
 				Progress = true,
 				Regress = true
 			};
-			var runtimeWindow = new Mock<IRuntimeWindow>();
-
-			uiFactory.Setup(u => u.CreateRuntimeWindow(It.IsAny<AppConfig>())).Returns(runtimeWindow.Object);
 
 			sut.TryStart();
 			sessionSequence.Raise(o => o.ProgressChanged += null, args);
@@ -391,9 +395,6 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime.UnitTests
 		public void Operations_MustUpdateStatus()
 		{
 			var key = TextKey.OperationStatus_EmptyClipboard;
-			var runtimeWindow = new Mock<IRuntimeWindow>();
-
-			uiFactory.Setup(u => u.CreateRuntimeWindow(It.IsAny<AppConfig>())).Returns(runtimeWindow.Object);
 
 			sut.TryStart();
 			sessionSequence.Raise(o => o.StatusChanged += null, key);
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/CompositionRoot.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/CompositionRoot.cs
index 7a1be963..e439b2c6 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/CompositionRoot.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/CompositionRoot.cs
@@ -64,14 +64,16 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 			InitializeText();
 
 			var messageBox = new MessageBox(text);
+			var uiFactory = new UserInterfaceFactory(text);
 			var desktopFactory = new DesktopFactory(ModuleLogger(nameof(DesktopFactory)));
 			var explorerShell = new ExplorerShell(ModuleLogger(nameof(ExplorerShell)), nativeMethods);
 			var processFactory = new ProcessFactory(ModuleLogger(nameof(ProcessFactory)));
 			var proxyFactory = new ProxyFactory(new ProxyObjectFactory(), ModuleLogger(nameof(ProxyFactory)));
 			var runtimeHost = new RuntimeHost(appConfig.RuntimeAddress, new HostObjectFactory(), ModuleLogger(nameof(RuntimeHost)), FIVE_SECONDS);
+			var runtimeWindow = uiFactory.CreateRuntimeWindow(appConfig);
 			var serviceProxy = new ServiceProxy(appConfig.ServiceAddress, new ProxyObjectFactory(), ModuleLogger(nameof(ServiceProxy)), Interlocutor.Runtime);
 			var sessionContext = new SessionContext();
-			var uiFactory = new UserInterfaceFactory(text);
+			var splashScreen = uiFactory.CreateSplashScreen(appConfig);
 			var userInfo = new UserInfo(ModuleLogger(nameof(UserInfo)));
 			var vmDetector = new VirtualMachineDetector(ModuleLogger(nameof(VirtualMachineDetector)), systemInfo);
 
@@ -100,9 +102,11 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 				bootstrapSequence,
 				sessionSequence,
 				runtimeHost,
+				runtimeWindow,
 				serviceProxy,
 				sessionContext,
 				shutdown,
+				splashScreen,
 				text,
 				uiFactory);
 		}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/RuntimeController.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/RuntimeController.cs
index a7644ed7..3db25487 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/RuntimeController.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Runtime/RuntimeController.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 		private Action shutdown;
 		private IText text;
 		private IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory;
-		
+
 		private SessionConfiguration Session
 		{
 			get { return sessionContext.Current; }
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 			IOperationSequence bootstrapSequence,
 			IRepeatableOperationSequence sessionSequence,
 			IRuntimeHost runtimeHost,
+			IRuntimeWindow runtimeWindow,
 			IServiceProxy service,
 			SessionContext sessionContext,
 			Action shutdown,
+			ISplashScreen splashScreen,
 			IText text,
 			IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory)
 		{
@@ -72,10 +74,12 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 			this.logger = logger;
 			this.messageBox = messageBox;
 			this.runtimeHost = runtimeHost;
+			this.runtimeWindow = runtimeWindow;
 			this.sessionSequence = sessionSequence;
 			this.service = service;
 			this.sessionContext = sessionContext;
 			this.shutdown = shutdown;
+			this.splashScreen = splashScreen;
 			this.text = text;
 			this.uiFactory = uiFactory;
 		}
@@ -84,9 +88,6 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 		{
 			logger.Info("Initiating startup procedure...");
 
-			runtimeWindow = uiFactory.CreateRuntimeWindow(appConfig);
-			splashScreen = uiFactory.CreateSplashScreen(appConfig);
-
 			bootstrapSequence.ProgressChanged += BootstrapSequence_ProgressChanged;
 			bootstrapSequence.StatusChanged += BootstrapSequence_StatusChanged;
 			sessionSequence.ActionRequired += SessionSequence_ActionRequired;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 			sessionSequence.StatusChanged += SessionSequence_StatusChanged;
 
 			splashScreen.Show();
+			splashScreen.BringToForeground();
 
 			var initialized = bootstrapSequence.TryPerform() == OperationResult.Success;
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 				logger.Info("Application successfully initialized.");
 				logger.Log(string.Empty);
 				logger.Subscribe(runtimeWindow);
-				splashScreen.Close();
+				splashScreen.Hide();
 
 				StartSession();
 			}
@@ -129,10 +131,10 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 			}
 
 			logger.Unsubscribe(runtimeWindow);
-			runtimeWindow?.Close();
+			runtimeWindow.Close();
 
-			splashScreen = uiFactory.CreateSplashScreen(appConfig);
 			splashScreen.Show();
+			splashScreen.BringToForeground();
 
 			logger.Log(string.Empty);
 			logger.Info("Initiating shutdown procedure...");
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Runtime
 
 		private void BootstrapSequence_StatusChanged(TextKey status)
 		{
-			splashScreen?.UpdateStatus(status, true);
+			splashScreen.UpdateStatus(status, true);
 		}
 
 		private void ClientProcess_Terminated(int exitCode)