diff --git a/src/main/mainWindow.ts b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
index 6e9a05c..8fdb6ee 100644
--- a/src/main/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
@@ -442,8 +442,7 @@ function createMainWindow() {
 const runVencordMain = once(() => require(join(VENCORD_FILES_DIR, "vencordDesktopMain.js")));
 
 export async function createWindows() {
-    const { startMinimized } = Settings.store;
-    const splash = createSplashWindow(startMinimized);
+    const splash = createSplashWindow();
     // SteamOS letterboxes and scales it terribly, so just full screen it
     if (isDeckGameMode) splash.setFullScreen(true);
     await ensureVencordFiles();
@@ -453,8 +452,11 @@ export async function createWindows() {
 
     mainWin.webContents.on("did-finish-load", () => {
         splash.destroy();
+        mainWin!.show();
 
-        if (!startMinimized || isDeckGameMode) mainWin!.show();
+        if (Settings.store.maximized && !isDeckGameMode) {
+            mainWin!.maximize();
+        }
 
         if (isDeckGameMode) {
             // always use entire display
@@ -464,11 +466,5 @@ export async function createWindows() {
         }
     });
 
-    mainWin.once("show", () => {
-        if (Settings.store.maximized && !mainWin!.isMaximized() && !isDeckGameMode) {
-            mainWin!.maximize();
-        }
-    });
-
     initArRPC();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/splash.ts b/src/main/splash.ts
index 7c05de9..f21799d 100644
--- a/src/main/splash.ts
+++ b/src/main/splash.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ import { ICON_PATH, VIEW_DIR } from "shared/paths";
 
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
 
-export function createSplashWindow(startMinimized = false) {
+export function createSplashWindow() {
     const splash = new BrowserWindow({
         ...SplashProps,
-        icon: ICON_PATH,
-        show: !startMinimized
+        icon: ICON_PATH
     });
 
     splash.loadFile(join(VIEW_DIR, "splash.html"));
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
index b90c746..f818c3c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ export default function SettingsUi() {
             "Open Links in app (experimental)",
             "Opens links in a new Vesktop window instead of your web browser"
         ],
-        ["checkUpdates", "Check for updates", "Automatically check for Vesktop updates", true],
-        ["startMinimized", "Start minimized", "Vesktop remains in minimized mode on start", false]
+        ["checkUpdates", "Check for updates", "Automatically check for Vesktop updates", true]
     ];
 
     const switches = allSwitches.filter(isTruthy);
diff --git a/src/shared/settings.d.ts b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
index 236cdfc..5cb6ca0 100644
--- a/src/shared/settings.d.ts
+++ b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export interface Settings {
     arRPC?: boolean;
     appBadge?: boolean;
     discordWindowsTitleBar?: boolean;
-    startMinimized?: boolean;
 
     maximized?: boolean;
     minimized?: boolean;