diff --git a/external/ImGui/source/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp b/external/ImGui/source/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
index 0cbf15715..968889ff9 100644
--- a/external/ImGui/source/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
+++ b/external/ImGui/source/imgui_imhex_extensions.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace ImGui {
         const ImU32 col = hovered ? GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered) : GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive);
         PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text, ImU32(col));
         TextEx(label, NULL, ImGuiTextFlags_NoWidthForLargeClippedText); // Skip formatting
-        GetOverlayDrawList()->AddLine(ImVec2(pos.x, pos.y + size.y), pos + size, ImU32(col));
+        GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine(ImVec2(pos.x, pos.y + size.y), pos + size, ImU32(col));
         PopStyleColor();
 
         IMGUI_TEST_ENGINE_ITEM_INFO(id, label, window->DC.LastItemStatusFlags);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace ImGui {
         PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text, ImU32(col));
         RenderBullet(window->DrawList, bb.Min + ImVec2(style.FramePadding.x + g.FontSize * 0.5f, g.FontSize * 0.5f), col);
         RenderText(bb.Min + ImVec2(g.FontSize + style.FramePadding.x * 2, 0.0f), label, nullptr, false);
-        GetOverlayDrawList()->AddLine(bb.Min + ImVec2(style.FramePadding.x, size.y), pos + size + ImVec2(g.FontSize * 2, 0), ImU32(col));
+        GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine(bb.Min + ImVec2(style.FramePadding.x, size.y), pos + size + ImVec2(g.FontSize * 2, 0), ImU32(col));
         ImGui::NewLine();
         PopStyleColor();
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace ImGui {
 
         PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Text, ImU32(color));
         TextEx(label, NULL, ImGuiTextFlags_NoWidthForLargeClippedText); // Skip formatting
-        GetOverlayDrawList()->AddLine(ImVec2(pos.x, pos.y + size.y), pos + size, ImU32(color));
+        GetWindowDrawList()->AddLine(ImVec2(pos.x, pos.y + size.y), pos + size, ImU32(color));
         PopStyleColor();
     }
 
diff --git a/include/views/view_command_palette.hpp b/include/views/view_command_palette.hpp
index 2f568eacc..71fab0e79 100644
--- a/include/views/view_command_palette.hpp
+++ b/include/views/view_command_palette.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
         void drawContent() override;
         void drawMenu() override;
+        bool isAvailable() override { return true; }
 
         bool handleShortcut(int key, int mods) override;
 
diff --git a/include/views/view_help.hpp b/include/views/view_help.hpp
index 85a2db4a2..37f76c695 100644
--- a/include/views/view_help.hpp
+++ b/include/views/view_help.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
         void drawContent() override;
         void drawMenu() override;
+        bool isAvailable() override { return true; }
 
         bool hasViewMenuItemEntry() override { return false; }
 
diff --git a/include/views/view_settings.hpp b/include/views/view_settings.hpp
index ca5ae3634..00f2fc9e1 100644
--- a/include/views/view_settings.hpp
+++ b/include/views/view_settings.hpp
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ namespace hex {
 
         void drawContent() override;
         void drawMenu() override;
+        bool isAvailable() override { return true; }
 
         bool hasViewMenuItemEntry() override { return false; }
-    private:
-        bool m_settingsWindowOpen = false;
     };
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/window.hpp b/include/window.hpp
index 6d80f90e7..c8a3bfed7 100644
--- a/include/window.hpp
+++ b/include/window.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace hex {
         void deinitGLFW();
         void deinitImGui();
 
-        GLFWwindow* m_window;
+        GLFWwindow* m_window = nullptr;
 
         float m_globalScale = 1.0f, m_fontScale = 1.0f;
         bool m_fpsVisible = false;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/event.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/event.hpp
index 37991af00..98853b9be 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/event.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/event.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
         SettingsChanged,
 
+        OpenWindow,
 
         /* This is not a real event but a flag to show all events after this one are plugin ones */
         Events_BuiltinEnd
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
index 737477af1..3b4bd1e79 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <hex/api/content_registry.hpp>
 #include <hex/api/imhex_api.hpp>
 #include <hex/api/event.hpp>
-#include <hex/views/view.hpp>
 
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <ImGuiFileBrowser.h>
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::internal {
 namespace hex {
 
     namespace prv { class Provider; }
+    class View;
 
     class SharedData {
         SharedData() = default;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/views/view.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/views/view.hpp
index 619c3af74..a531c8cd8 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/views/view.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/views/view.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <ImGuiFileBrowser.h>
 
 #include <hex/api/event.hpp>
+#include <hex/helpers/shared_data.hpp>
+#include <hex/providers/provider.hpp>
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ namespace hex {
         virtual void drawContent() = 0;
         virtual void drawMenu();
         virtual bool handleShortcut(int key, int mods);
+        virtual bool isAvailable() { return SharedData::currentProvider != nullptr && SharedData::currentProvider->isAvailable(); }
 
         static void openFileBrowser(std::string title, imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode mode, std::string validExtensions, const std::function<void(std::string)> &callback);
         static void doLater(std::function<void()> &&function);
diff --git a/source/views/view_command_palette.cpp b/source/views/view_command_palette.cpp
index 1c546f051..4e2a1c9a3 100644
--- a/source/views/view_command_palette.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_command_palette.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 namespace hex {
 
     ViewCommandPalette::ViewCommandPalette() : View("Command Palette") {
-        this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
-
         this->m_commandBuffer.resize(1024, 0x00);
         this->m_lastResults = this->getCommandResults("");
     }
@@ -17,6 +15,8 @@ namespace hex {
 
     void ViewCommandPalette::drawContent() {
 
+        if (!this->getWindowOpenState()) return;
+
         auto windowPos = SharedData::windowPos;
         auto windowSize = SharedData::windowSize;
         auto paletteSize = this->getMinSize();
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ namespace hex {
             }
 
             ImGui::EndPopup();
+        } else {
+            this->getWindowOpenState() = false;
         }
+
     }
 
     void ViewCommandPalette::drawMenu() {
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ namespace hex {
             View::doLater([this] {
                 this->m_justOpened = true;
                 ImGui::OpenPopup("Command Palette");
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             });
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/source/views/view_help.cpp b/source/views/view_help.cpp
index 2a1f35480..5f4141a46 100644
--- a/source/views/view_help.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_help.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 namespace hex {
 
     ViewHelp::ViewHelp() : View("Help") {
-        this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
     }
 
     ViewHelp::~ViewHelp() {
@@ -303,6 +302,9 @@ namespace hex {
     }
 
     void ViewHelp::drawContent() {
+        if (!this->m_aboutWindowOpen && !this->m_mathHelpWindowOpen && !this->m_patternHelpWindowOpen)
+            this->getWindowOpenState() = false;
+
         this->drawAboutPopup();
         this->drawPatternHelpPopup();
         this->drawMathEvaluatorHelp();
@@ -313,13 +315,16 @@ namespace hex {
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("About", "")) {
                 View::doLater([] { ImGui::OpenPopup("About"); });
                 this->m_aboutWindowOpen = true;
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             }
             ImGui::Separator();
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Pattern Language Cheat Sheet", "")) {
                 this->m_patternHelpWindowOpen = true;
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             }
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Calculator Cheat Sheet", "")) {
                 this->m_mathHelpWindowOpen = true;
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             }
             ImGui::EndMenu();
         }
diff --git a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index 86af06aa2..7dde1e475 100644
--- a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -129,10 +129,19 @@ namespace hex {
         });
 
         View::subscribeEvent(Events::PatternChanged, [this](auto) {
-           this->m_highlightedBytes.clear();
+            this->m_highlightedBytes.clear();
 
-           for (const auto &pattern : this->m_patternData)
-               this->m_highlightedBytes.merge(pattern->getHighlightedAddresses());
+            for (const auto &pattern : this->m_patternData)
+                this->m_highlightedBytes.merge(pattern->getHighlightedAddresses());
+        });
+
+        View::subscribeEvent(Events::OpenWindow, [this](auto name) {
+            if (std::any_cast<const char*>(name) == std::string("Open File")) {
+                View::openFileBrowser("Open File", imgui_addons::ImGuiFileBrowser::DialogMode::OPEN, "*.*", [this](auto path) {
+                    this->openFile(path);
+                    this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
+                });
+            }
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/source/views/view_settings.cpp b/source/views/view_settings.cpp
index dcb4caa9a..91a1cd0a1 100644
--- a/source/views/view_settings.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_settings.cpp
@@ -5,18 +5,23 @@
 namespace hex {
 
     ViewSettings::ViewSettings() : View("Settings") {
-        this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
+        View::subscribeEvent(Events::OpenWindow, [this](auto name) {
+            if (std::any_cast<const char*>(name) == std::string("Preferences")) {
+                View::doLater([]{ ImGui::OpenPopup("Preferences"); });
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     ViewSettings::~ViewSettings() {
-
+        View::unsubscribeEvent(Events::OpenWindow);
     }
 
     void ViewSettings::drawContent() {
 
         ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(ImVec2(0, 0), ImVec2(FLT_MAX, FLT_MAX));
 
-        if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal("Preferences", &this->m_settingsWindowOpen, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize)) {
+        if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal("Preferences", &this->getWindowOpenState(), ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize)) {
             for (auto &[category, entries] : ContentRegistry::Settings::getEntries()) {
                 ImGui::TextUnformatted(category.c_str());
                 ImGui::Separator();
@@ -30,7 +35,8 @@ namespace hex {
                 ImGui::NewLine();
             }
             ImGui::EndPopup();
-        }
+        } else
+            this->getWindowOpenState() = false;
 
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ namespace hex {
         if (ImGui::BeginMenu("Help")) {
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Preferences")) {
                 View::doLater([]{ ImGui::OpenPopup("Preferences"); });
-                this->m_settingsWindowOpen = true;
+                this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
             }
             ImGui::EndMenu();
         }
diff --git a/source/window.cpp b/source/window.cpp
index d17984366..0b61a711f 100644
--- a/source/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window.cpp
@@ -93,18 +93,16 @@ namespace hex {
                 call();
             View::getDeferedCalls().clear();
 
-            if (SharedData::currentProvider != nullptr) {
-                for (auto &view : ContentRegistry::Views::getEntries()) {
-                    if (!view->getWindowOpenState())
-                        continue;
+            for (auto &view : ContentRegistry::Views::getEntries()) {
+                if (!view->isAvailable() || !view->getWindowOpenState())
+                    continue;
 
-                    auto minSize = view->getMinSize();
-                    minSize.x *= this->m_globalScale;
-                    minSize.y *= this->m_globalScale;
+                auto minSize = view->getMinSize();
+                minSize.x *= this->m_globalScale;
+                minSize.y *= this->m_globalScale;
 
-                    ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(minSize, view->getMaxSize());
-                    view->drawContent();
-                }
+                ImGui::SetNextWindowSizeConstraints(minSize, view->getMaxSize());
+                view->drawContent();
             }
 
             View::drawCommonInterfaces();
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
                 if (ImGui::BeginMenu("View")) {
                     for (auto &view : ContentRegistry::Views::getEntries()) {
-                        if (view->hasViewMenuItemEntry())
+                        if (view->isAvailable() && view->hasViewMenuItemEntry())
                             ImGui::MenuItem((std::string(view->getName()) + " View").c_str(), "", &view->getWindowOpenState());
                     }
                     ImGui::EndMenu();
@@ -219,12 +217,16 @@ namespace hex {
                 Window::s_currShortcut = { -1, -1 };
             }
 
-            if (SharedData::currentProvider == nullptr) {
+            bool anyViewOpen = false;
+            for (auto &view : ContentRegistry::Views::getEntries())
+                anyViewOpen = anyViewOpen || (view->getWindowOpenState() && view->isAvailable());
+
+            if (!anyViewOpen) {
                 char title[256];
                 ImFormatString(title, IM_ARRAYSIZE(title), "%s/DockSpace_%08X", ImGui::GetCurrentWindow()->Name, ImGui::GetID("MainDock"));
                 if (ImGui::Begin(title)) {
                     ImGui::PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar_WindowPadding, ImVec2(10 * this->m_globalScale, 10 * this->m_globalScale));
-                    if (ImGui::BeginChild("Welcome Screen", ImVec2(0, 0), ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysUseWindowPadding | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoDecoration)) {
+                    if (ImGui::BeginChild("Welcome Screen", ImVec2(0, 0), false, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysUseWindowPadding | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoDecoration)) {
                         this->drawWelcomeScreen();
                     }
                     ImGui::EndChild();
@@ -268,7 +270,8 @@ namespace hex {
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
             ImGui::Text("Start");
             {
-                ImGui::BulletHyperlink("Open file");
+                if (ImGui::BulletHyperlink("Open File"))
+                    EventManager::post(Events::OpenWindow, "Open File");
             }
             ImGui::TableNextRow(ImGuiTableRowFlags_None, 100);
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@ namespace hex {
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();
             ImGui::Text("Customize");
             {
-                ImGui::DescriptionButton("Settings", "Change preferences of ImHex", ImVec2(ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x * 0.8, 0));
+                if (ImGui::DescriptionButton("Settings", "Change preferences of ImHex", ImVec2(ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x * 0.8f, 0)))
+                    EventManager::post(Events::OpenWindow, "Preferences");
             }
             ImGui::TableNextRow(ImGuiTableRowFlags_None, 100);
             ImGui::TableNextColumn();