diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.csproj
index 2aaba73b..3c55ea1f 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.csproj
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration.csproj
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@
     <Compile Include="MouseSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Settings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SystemInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\SafeExamBrowser.Contracts\SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.csproj">
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SystemInfo.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SystemInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3904f1d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Configuration/SystemInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration;
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Configuration
+{
+	public class SystemInfo : ISystemInfo
+	{
+		public bool HasBattery { get; private set; }
+		public OperatingSystem OperatingSystem { get; private set; }
+
+		public string OperatingSystemInfo
+		{
+			get { return $"{OperatingSystemName()}, {System.Environment.OSVersion.VersionString} ({Architecture()})"; }
+		}
+
+		public SystemInfo()
+		{
+			InitializeBattery();
+			InitializeOperatingSystem();
+		}
+
+		private void InitializeBattery()
+		{
+			var status = SystemInformation.PowerStatus.BatteryChargeStatus;
+
+			HasBattery = !status.HasFlag(BatteryChargeStatus.NoSystemBattery) && !status.HasFlag(BatteryChargeStatus.Unknown);
+		}
+
+		private void InitializeOperatingSystem()
+		{
+			// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions for mapping source...
+			var major = System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major;
+			var minor = System.Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor;
+
+			if (major == 6)
+			{
+				if (minor == 1)
+				{
+					OperatingSystem = OperatingSystem.Windows7;
+				}
+				else if (minor == 2)
+				{
+					OperatingSystem = OperatingSystem.Windows8;
+				}
+				else if (minor == 3)
+				{
+					OperatingSystem = OperatingSystem.Windows8_1;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (major == 10)
+			{
+				OperatingSystem = OperatingSystem.Windows10;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private string OperatingSystemName()
+		{
+			switch (OperatingSystem)
+			{
+				case OperatingSystem.Windows7:
+					return "Windows 7";
+				case OperatingSystem.Windows8:
+					return "Windows 8";
+				case OperatingSystem.Windows8_1:
+					return "Windows 8.1";
+				case OperatingSystem.Windows10:
+					return "Windows 10";
+				default:
+					return "Unknown Windows Version";
+			}
+		}
+
+		private string Architecture()
+		{
+			return System.Environment.Is64BitOperatingSystem ? "x64" : "x86";
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/ISystemInfo.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/ISystemInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a807429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/ISystemInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration
+{
+	public interface ISystemInfo
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reveals whether the computer system contains a battery.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool HasBattery { get; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reveals the version of the currently running operating system.
+		/// </summary>
+		OperatingSystem OperatingSystem { get; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Provides detailed version information about the currently running operating system.
+		/// </summary>
+		string OperatingSystemInfo { get; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/OperatingSystem.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/OperatingSystem.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d1c3795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/Configuration/OperatingSystem.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ * 
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration
+{
+	public enum OperatingSystem
+	{
+		Unknown = 0,
+		Windows7,
+		Windows8,
+		Windows8_1,
+		Windows10
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.csproj
index 29432ff7..144b83d4 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.csproj
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.csproj
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Configuration\IApplicationInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\IApplicationInstance.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\INotificationInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\ISystemInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\OperatingSystem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Settings\IBrowserSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Settings\IKeyboardSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\Settings\IMouseSettings.cs" />
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests/Behaviour/StartupControllerTests.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests/Behaviour/StartupControllerTests.cs
index 24aa21e4..2454f00d 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests/Behaviour/StartupControllerTests.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests/Behaviour/StartupControllerTests.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Moq;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Behaviour;
+using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration.Settings;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.I18n;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Logging;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests.Behaviour
 	{
 		private Mock<ILogger> loggerMock;
 		private Mock<ISettings> settingsMock;
+		private Mock<ISystemInfo> systemInfoMock;
 		private Mock<IText> textMock;
 		private Mock<IUserInterfaceFactory> uiFactoryMock;
 
@@ -34,12 +36,13 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.UnitTests.Behaviour
 		{
 			loggerMock = new Mock<ILogger>();
 			settingsMock = new Mock<ISettings>();
+			systemInfoMock = new Mock<ISystemInfo>();
 			textMock = new Mock<IText>();
 			uiFactoryMock = new Mock<IUserInterfaceFactory>();
 
 			uiFactoryMock.Setup(f => f.CreateSplashScreen(settingsMock.Object, textMock.Object)).Returns(new Mock<ISplashScreen>().Object);
 
-			sut = new StartupController(loggerMock.Object, settingsMock.Object, textMock.Object, uiFactoryMock.Object);
+			sut = new StartupController(loggerMock.Object, settingsMock.Object, systemInfoMock.Object, textMock.Object, uiFactoryMock.Object);
 		}
 
 		[TestMethod]
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/Operations/TaskbarOperation.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/Operations/TaskbarOperation.cs
index f751e39e..1470ea37 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/Operations/TaskbarOperation.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/Operations/TaskbarOperation.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Behaviour;
+using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration.Settings;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.I18n;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Logging;
@@ -19,22 +20,25 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.Behaviour.Operations
 	{
 		private ILogger logger;
 		private INotificationController aboutController, logController;
+		private ISettings settings;
+		private ISystemInfo systemInfo;
 		private ITaskbar taskbar;
 		private IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory;
 		private IText text;
-		private ISettings settings;
 
 		public ISplashScreen SplashScreen { private get; set; }
 
 		public TaskbarOperation(
 			ILogger logger,
 			ISettings settings,
+			ISystemInfo systemInfo,
 			ITaskbar taskbar,
 			IText text,
 			IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory)
 		{
 			this.logger = logger;
 			this.settings = settings;
+			this.systemInfo = systemInfo;
 			this.taskbar = taskbar;
 			this.text = text;
 			this.uiFactory = uiFactory;
@@ -51,12 +55,32 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.Behaviour.Operations
 			}
 
 			CreateAboutNotification();
+
+			if (systemInfo.HasBattery)
+			{
+				CreateBatteryNotification();
+			}
+
+			CreateNetworkNotification();
+			CreateAudioNotification();
+			CreateKeyboardNotification();
 		}
 
 		public void Revert()
 		{
 			logController?.Terminate();
-			aboutController.Terminate();
+			aboutController?.Terminate();
+		}
+
+		private void CreateLogNotification()
+		{
+			var logInfo = new LogNotificationInfo(text);
+			var logNotification = uiFactory.CreateNotification(logInfo);
+
+			logController = new LogNotificationController(logger, text, uiFactory);
+			logController.RegisterNotification(logNotification);
+
+			taskbar.AddNotification(logNotification);
 		}
 
 		private void CreateAboutNotification()
@@ -70,15 +94,25 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.Behaviour.Operations
 			taskbar.AddNotification(aboutNotification);
 		}
 
-		private void CreateLogNotification()
+		private void CreateBatteryNotification()
 		{
-			var logInfo = new LogNotificationInfo(text);
-			var logNotification = uiFactory.CreateNotification(logInfo);
+			// TODO: Are these specializations of INotification -> ISystemNotification? If yes, is this the right place, or do they
+			// need to go to a separate assembly?
+		}
 
-			logController = new LogNotificationController(logger, text, uiFactory);
-			logController.RegisterNotification(logNotification);
+		private void CreateNetworkNotification()
+		{
+			// TODO
+		}
 
-			taskbar.AddNotification(logNotification);
+		private void CreateAudioNotification()
+		{
+			// TODO
+		}
+
+		private void CreateKeyboardNotification()
+		{
+			// TODO
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/StartupController.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/StartupController.cs
index c4cd3729..80a3b75e 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/StartupController.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Core/Behaviour/StartupController.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Behaviour;
+using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Configuration.Settings;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.I18n;
 using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Logging;
@@ -22,15 +23,17 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.Behaviour
 		private ILogger logger;
 		private ISettings settings;
 		private ISplashScreen splashScreen;
+		private ISystemInfo systemInfo;
 		private IText text;
 		private IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory;
 
 		private Stack<IOperation> stack = new Stack<IOperation>();
 
-		public StartupController(ILogger logger, ISettings settings, IText text, IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory)
+		public StartupController(ILogger logger, ISettings settings, ISystemInfo systemInfo, IText text, IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory)
 		{
 			this.logger = logger;
 			this.settings = settings;
+			this.systemInfo = systemInfo;
 			this.text = text;
 			this.uiFactory = uiFactory;
 		}
@@ -87,7 +90,8 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Core.Behaviour
 			var githubLine = $"/* Please visit https://github.com/SafeExamBrowser for more information.";
 
 			logger.Log($"{titleLine}{copyrightLine}{emptyLine}{githubLine}");
-			logger.Log($"{Environment.NewLine}# Application started at {DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")}{Environment.NewLine}");
+			logger.Log($"{Environment.NewLine}# Application started at {DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.fff")}");
+			logger.Log($"# Operating system: {systemInfo.OperatingSystemInfo}{Environment.NewLine}");
 			logger.Info("--- Initiating startup procedure ---");
 
 			splashScreen = uiFactory.CreateSplashScreen(settings, text);
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface/Controls/NotificationIcon.xaml b/SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface/Controls/NotificationIcon.xaml
index 81c32bde..2f00d863 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface/Controls/NotificationIcon.xaml
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface/Controls/NotificationIcon.xaml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
              xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
              xmlns:local="clr-namespace:SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface.Controls"
-             mc:Ignorable="d" 
-             d:DesignHeight="16" d:DesignWidth="16" Margin="5,0">
+             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignHeight="16" d:DesignWidth="16" Margin="5,0">
     <Grid>
         <Button x:Name="IconButton" Click="Icon_Click" Background="#00000000" BorderThickness="0">
             <Button.Template>
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser/CompositionRoot.cs b/SafeExamBrowser/CompositionRoot.cs
index 16ebf159..739641d0 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser/CompositionRoot.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser/CompositionRoot.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser
 		private IProcessMonitor processMonitor;
 		private IRuntimeController runtimeController;
 		private ISettings settings;
+		private ISystemInfo systemInfo;
 		private IText text;
 		private ITextResource textResource;
 		private IUserInterfaceFactory uiFactory;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser
 			logFormatter = new DefaultLogFormatter();
 			nativeMethods = new NativeMethods();
 			settings = new Settings();
+			systemInfo = new SystemInfo();
 			textResource = new XmlTextResource();
 			uiFactory = new UserInterfaceFactory();
 
@@ -77,14 +79,14 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser
 
 			runtimeController = new RuntimeController(displayMonitor, new ModuleLogger(logger, typeof(RuntimeController)), processMonitor, Taskbar, windowMonitor);
 			ShutdownController = new ShutdownController(logger, settings, text, uiFactory);
-			StartupController = new StartupController(logger, settings, text, uiFactory);
+			StartupController = new StartupController(logger, settings, systemInfo, text, uiFactory);
 
 			StartupOperations = new Queue<IOperation>();
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new KeyboardInterceptorOperation(keyboardInterceptor, logger, nativeMethods));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new WindowMonitorOperation(logger, windowMonitor));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new ProcessMonitorOperation(logger, processMonitor));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new DisplayMonitorOperation(displayMonitor, logger, Taskbar));
-			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new TaskbarOperation(logger, settings, Taskbar, text, uiFactory));
+			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new TaskbarOperation(logger, settings, systemInfo, Taskbar, text, uiFactory));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new BrowserOperation(browserController, browserInfo, logger, Taskbar, uiFactory));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new RuntimeControllerOperation(runtimeController, logger));
 			StartupOperations.Enqueue(new ClipboardOperation(logger, nativeMethods));
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser/SafeExamBrowser.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser/SafeExamBrowser.csproj
index 3ba34103..d89cdf77 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser/SafeExamBrowser.csproj
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser/SafeExamBrowser.csproj
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
@@ -110,6 +113,7 @@
       <Generator>ResXFileCodeGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Resources.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
     </EmbeddedResource>
+    <None Include="app.manifest" />
     <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser/app.manifest b/SafeExamBrowser/app.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff42268f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser/app.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="MyApplication.app"/>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <!-- UAC Manifest Options
+             If you want to change the Windows User Account Control level replace the 
+             requestedExecutionLevel node with one of the following.
+
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="highestAvailable" uiAccess="false" />
+
+            Specifying requestedExecutionLevel element will disable file and registry virtualization. 
+            Remove this element if your application requires this virtualization for backwards
+            compatibility.
+        -->
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!-- A list of the Windows versions that this application has been tested on and is
+           is designed to work with. Uncomment the appropriate elements and Windows will 
+           automatically selected the most compatible environment. -->
+
+      <!-- Windows Vista -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}" />-->
+
+      <!-- Windows 7 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}" />
+
+      <!-- Windows 8 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}" />
+
+      <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}" />
+
+      <!-- Windows 10 -->
+      <supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />
+
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+
+  <!-- Indicates that the application is DPI-aware and will not be automatically scaled by Windows at higher
+       DPIs. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications are automatically DPI-aware and do not need 
+       to opt in. Windows Forms applications targeting .NET Framework 4.6 that opt into this setting, should 
+       also set the 'EnableWindowsFormsHighDpiAutoResizing' setting to 'true' in their app.config. -->
+  <!--
+  <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+  -->
+
+  <!-- Enable themes for Windows common controls and dialogs (Windows XP and later) -->
+  <!--
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity
+          type="win32"
+          name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+          version="6.0.0.0"
+          processorArchitecture="*"
+          publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+          language="*"
+        />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+  -->
+
+</assembly>