diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/Icons/Icon.ico b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/Icons/Icon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa612891b
Binary files /dev/null and b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/Icons/Icon.ico differ
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index 71b28937e..9b851fae3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 <Window x:Class="MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.MainWindow"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
+        xmlns:tb="http://www.hardcodet.net/taskbar"
+        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" AllowsTransparency="True" Background="Transparent" WindowStyle="None" ShowInTaskbar="False" Closing="MainWindow_Closing" Loaded="MainWindow_Loaded">
     <Grid>
-        
+        <tb:TaskbarIcon Name="MbTaskbarIcon" IconSource="/Icons/Icon.ico" ToolTipText="MediaBrowser Server" Visibility="Hidden">
+
+            <tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>
+                <ContextMenu Background="White">
+                    <MenuItem Name="cmOpenDashboard" Header="Open Dashboard" Click="cmOpenDashboard_click"/>
+                    <MenuItem Name="cmVisitCT" Header="Visit Community Tracker" Click="cmVisitCT_click"/>
+                    <Separator/>
+                    <MenuItem Name="cmExit" Header="Exit" Click="cmExit_click"/>
+                </ContextMenu>
+            </tb:TaskbarIcon.ContextMenu>           
+
+        </tb:TaskbarIcon>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 09f98ff63..688ce19d5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
 using System.Windows.Navigation;
 using System.Windows.Shapes;
 
+using MediaBrowser.Controller;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Progress;
+
 namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -20,9 +23,72 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
     /// </summary>
     public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
+        protected static Kernel kernel;
+
         public MainWindow()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
+            LoadKernel();
         }
+
+        private static void LoadKernel()
+        {
+            Progress<TaskProgress> progress = new Progress<TaskProgress>();
+            SplashScreen splash = new SplashScreen(progress);
+
+            try
+            {
+                DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
+
+                splash.Show();
+
+                kernel = new Kernel();
+
+                kernel.Init(progress);
+
+                var time = DateTime.Now - now;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                splash.Close();
+            }
+        }
+
+        #region Main Window Events
+
+        private void MainWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // Don't show the system tray icon until the app has loaded.
+            this.MbTaskbarIcon.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
+        }
+        
+        private void MainWindow_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
+        {
+            kernel.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Context Menu events
+
+        private void cmOpenDashboard_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        private void cmVisitCT_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        private void cmExit_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            this.Close();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
index 4b12db892..18deebfa7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.csproj
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </ApplicationDefinition>
+    <Compile Include="SplashScreen.xaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>SplashScreen.xaml</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Page Include="MainWindow.xaml">
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
@@ -68,6 +71,10 @@
       <DependentUpon>MainWindow.xaml</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Page Include="SplashScreen.xaml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs">
@@ -97,6 +104,24 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Common\MediaBrowser.Common.csproj">
+      <Project>{9142eefa-7570-41e1-bfcc-468bb571af2f}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Common</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Controller\MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj">
+      <Project>{17e1f4e6-8abd-4fe5-9ecf-43d4b6087ba2}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Controller</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\MediaBrowser.Model\MediaBrowser.Model.csproj">
+      <Project>{7eeeb4bb-f3e8-48fc-b4c5-70f0fff8329b}</Project>
+      <Name>MediaBrowser.Model</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Resource Include="Icons\Icon.ico" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5dcbab61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Window x:Class="MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.SplashScreen"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        Title="SplashScreen" Height="300" Width="600">
+    <Grid>
+        
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03bfb8eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/SplashScreen.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Progress;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for SplashScreen.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SplashScreen : Window
+    {
+        public SplashScreen(IProgress<TaskProgress> progress)
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}