diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Controls/BrowseItemViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Controls/BrowseItemViewModel.cs
index 6d1acef5..beb0bad1 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Controls/BrowseItemViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Controls/BrowseItemViewModel.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Reactive;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ using Wabbajack.App.ViewModels;
 using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
+using Wabbajack.DTOs.JsonConverters;
 using Wabbajack.Installer;
 using Wabbajack.Paths;
 using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Controls
         private readonly DownloadDispatcher _dispatcher;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
         private readonly IResource<DownloadDispatcher> _downloadLimiter;
+        private readonly DTOSerializer _dtos;
 
         public string Title => _metadata.ImageContainsTitle ? "" : _metadata.Title;
         public string MachineURL => _metadata.Links.MachineURL;
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Controls
 
         public BrowseItemViewModel(ModlistMetadata metadata, ModListSummary summary, HttpClient client, IResource<HttpClient> limiter, 
             FileHashCache hashCache, Configuration configuration, DownloadDispatcher dispatcher, IResource<DownloadDispatcher> downloadLimiter, GameLocator gameLocator,
-            ILogger logger)
+            DTOSerializer dtos, ILogger logger)
         {
             Activator = new ViewModelActivator();
             _metadata = metadata;
@@ -86,6 +89,8 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Controls
             _dispatcher = dispatcher;
             _downloadLimiter = downloadLimiter;
             _logger = logger;
+            _dtos = dtos;
+            
             var haveGame = gameLocator.IsInstalled(_metadata.Game);
             Tags = metadata.tags
                 .Select(t => new TagViewModel(t, "ModList"))
@@ -150,6 +155,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Controls
             
             _hashCache.FileHashWriteCache(ModListLocation, hash);
 
+            var metadataPath = ModListLocation.WithExtension(Ext.MetaData);
+            await metadataPath.WriteAllTextAsync(_dtos.Serialize(_metadata));
+
             await UpdateState();
         }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Messages/ConfigureLauncher.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Messages/ConfigureLauncher.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cbc0278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Messages/ConfigureLauncher.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Wabbajack.Paths;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.App.Messages
+{
+    public record ConfigureLauncher(AbsolutePath InstallFolder)
+    {
+        
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Messages/StartInstallation.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Messages/StartInstallation.cs
index 5b72893e..15b5f3ef 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Messages/StartInstallation.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Messages/StartInstallation.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using Wabbajack.Paths;
 
 namespace Wabbajack.App.Messages
 {
-    public record StartInstallation(AbsolutePath ModListPath, AbsolutePath Install, AbsolutePath Download)
+    public record StartInstallation(AbsolutePath ModListPath, AbsolutePath Install, AbsolutePath Download, ModlistMetadata? Metadata)
     {
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Models/InstallationStateManager.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Models/InstallationStateManager.cs
index b95ac7b4..414a149e 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Models/InstallationStateManager.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Models/InstallationStateManager.cs
@@ -73,5 +73,10 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Models
         {
             return (await GetAll()).Settings.FirstOrDefault(f => f.ModList == modListPath);
         }
+
+        public async Task<InstallationConfigurationSetting?> GetByInstallFolder(AbsolutePath folder)
+        {
+            return (await GetAll()).Settings.FirstOrDefault(f => f.Install == folder);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Screens/BrowseViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/BrowseViewModel.cs
index b536c7aa..f324318e 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Screens/BrowseViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/BrowseViewModel.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using Wabbajack.Networking.WabbajackClientApi;
 using DynamicData.Binding;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Wabbajack.Downloaders;
+using Wabbajack.DTOs.JsonConverters;
 using Wabbajack.Installer;
 using Wabbajack.Paths;
 using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
         private SourceCache<GameSelectorItemViewModel, string> _gamesList = new(x => x.Name);
         public readonly ReadOnlyObservableCollection<GameSelectorItemViewModel> _filteredGamesList;
         private readonly GameLocator _gameLocator;
+        private readonly DTOSerializer _dtos;
         public ReadOnlyObservableCollection<GameSelectorItemViewModel> GamesList => _filteredGamesList;
         
         [Reactive]
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
         [Reactive] public bool ShowNSFW { get; set; } = false;
 
         public BrowseViewModel(ILogger<BrowseViewModel> logger, Client wjClient, HttpClient httpClient, IResource<HttpClient> limiter, FileHashCache hashCache,
-            IResource<DownloadDispatcher> dispatcherLimiter, DownloadDispatcher dispatcher, GameLocator gameLocator, Configuration configuration)
+            IResource<DownloadDispatcher> dispatcherLimiter, DownloadDispatcher dispatcher, GameLocator gameLocator, DTOSerializer dtos, Configuration configuration)
         {
             Activator = new ViewModelActivator();
             _wjClient = wjClient;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
             _dispatcher = dispatcher;
             _dispatcherLimiter = dispatcherLimiter;
             _gameLocator = gameLocator;
+            _dtos = dtos;
             
             
             IObservable<Func<BrowseItemViewModel, bool>> searchTextPredicates = this.ObservableForProperty(vm => vm.SearchText)
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
                     summary = new ModListSummary();
                 }
 
-                return new BrowseItemViewModel(m, summary, _httpClient, _limiter, _hashCache, _configuration, _dispatcher, _dispatcherLimiter, _gameLocator, _logger);
+                return new BrowseItemViewModel(m, summary, _httpClient, _limiter, _hashCache, _configuration, _dispatcher, _dispatcherLimiter, _gameLocator, _dtos, _logger);
             });
             
             _modLists.Edit(lsts =>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..274f83a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+             xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Wabbajack.App.Controls"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignWidth="800" d:DesignHeight="450"
+             x:Class="Wabbajack.App.Screens.LauncherView">
+    <Grid RowDefinitions="*, Auto">
+        <Viewbox Grid.Row="0"
+                 Name="Banner"
+                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
+                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                 Stretch="UniformToFill">
+            <Image x:Name="ModListImage" Margin="0,0,0,0" Source="../Assets/Wabba_Mouth.png" />
+        </Viewbox>
+        <Grid Grid.Row="0" RowDefinitions="40, 40" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
+            <TextBlock x:Name="ModListName"></TextBlock>
+        </Grid>
+        <Grid Margin="40" RowDefinitions="40, 40, 40, *" ColumnDefinitions="100, *, 200" Grid.Row="1">
+            <Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center">ModList:</Label>
+            <TextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0" IsEnabled="False" Height="20" x:Name="ModList"></TextBox>
+            
+            <Label Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center">Location:</Label>
+            <TextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1" IsEnabled="False" Height="20" x:Name="InstallPath"></TextBox>
+
+            <Grid Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="3" Grid.ColumnDefinitions="*, *, *" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                <Button Grid.Column="0" x:Name="WebsiteButton">Website</Button>
+                <Button Grid.Column="1" x:Name="ReadmeButton">Readme</Button>
+                <Button Grid.Column="2" x:Name="LocalFilesButton">Local Files</Button>
+            </Grid>
+
+            <controls:LargeIconButton x:Name="PlayGame" Margin="40, 0, 0, 0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="2" Grid.RowSpan="4" Icon="PlayCircle" Text="Play">
+                
+            </controls:LargeIconButton>
+        </Grid>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96f4477c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherView.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Reactive.Disposables;
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+using ReactiveUI;
+using Wabbajack.App.Views;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
+{
+    public partial class LauncherView : ScreenBase<LauncherViewModel>
+    {
+        public LauncherView()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+            this.WhenActivated(disposables =>
+            {
+                this.OneWayBind(ViewModel, vm => vm.Image, view => view.ModListImage.Source)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+                this.OneWayBind(ViewModel, vm => vm.Title, view => view.ModList.Text)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+                this.OneWayBind(ViewModel, vm => vm.InstallFolder, view => view.InstallPath.Text,
+                        v => v.ToString())
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+                this.BindCommand(ViewModel, vm => vm.PlayButton, view => view.PlayGame.Button)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+            });
+        }
+
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cde96f2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/LauncherViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reactive;
+using System.Reactive.Disposables;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
+using GameFinder.StoreHandlers.Origin.DTO;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using ReactiveUI;
+using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
+using Wabbajack.App.Extensions;
+using Wabbajack.App.Messages;
+using Wabbajack.App.Models;
+using Wabbajack.App.ViewModels;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
+using Wabbajack.DTOs;
+using Wabbajack.DTOs.SavedSettings;
+using Wabbajack.Paths;
+using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.App.Screens
+{
+    public class LauncherViewModel : ViewModelBase, IActivatableViewModel, IReceiver<ConfigureLauncher>
+    {
+
+        [Reactive]
+        public AbsolutePath InstallFolder { get; set; }
+        
+        [Reactive]
+        public IBitmap Image { get; set; }
+        
+        [Reactive]
+        public InstallationConfigurationSetting? Setting { get; set; }
+        
+        [Reactive]
+        public string Title { get; set; }
+
+        public ReactiveCommand<Unit, Unit> PlayButton;
+        private readonly ILogger<LauncherViewModel> _logger;
+
+        public LauncherViewModel(ILogger<LauncherViewModel> logger, InstallationStateManager manager)
+        {
+            Activator = new ViewModelActivator();
+            PlayButton = ReactiveCommand.Create(() =>
+            {
+                StartGame().FireAndForget();
+            });
+            _logger = logger;
+            
+            this.WhenActivated(disposables =>
+            {
+                this.WhenAnyValue(v => v.InstallFolder)
+                    .SelectAsync(disposables, async folder => await manager.GetByInstallFolder(folder))
+                    .ObserveOn(RxApp.MainThreadScheduler)
+                    .Where(v => v != null)
+                    .BindTo(this, vm => vm.Setting)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+                this.WhenAnyValue(v => v.Setting)
+                    .Where(v => v != default)
+                    .Select(v => new Bitmap((v!.Image).ToString()))
+                    .BindTo(this, vm => vm.Image)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+                this.WhenAnyValue(v => v.Setting)
+                    .Where(v => v is { Metadata: { } })
+                    .Select(v => $"{v!.Metadata!.Title} v{v!.Metadata.Version}")
+                    .BindTo(this, vm => vm.Title)
+                    .DisposeWith(disposables);
+
+            });
+        }
+
+        private async Task StartGame()
+        {
+            var mo2Path = InstallFolder.Combine("ModOrganizer.exe");
+            var gamePath = GameRegistry.Games.Values.Select(g => g.MainExecutable)
+                .Where(ge => ge != null)
+                .Select(ge => InstallFolder.Combine(ge!))
+                .FirstOrDefault(ge => ge.FileExists());
+            if (mo2Path.FileExists())
+            {
+                Process.Start(mo2Path.ToString());
+            }
+            else if (gamePath.FileExists())
+            {
+                Process.Start(gamePath.ToString());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("No way to launch game, no acceptable executable found");
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Receive(ConfigureLauncher val)
+        {
+            InstallFolder = val.InstallFolder;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Views/StandardInstallationView.axaml b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationView.axaml
similarity index 95%
rename from Wabbajack.App/Views/StandardInstallationView.axaml
rename to Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationView.axaml
index b0908d0e..3dcad5bc 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Views/StandardInstallationView.axaml
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationView.axaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <Viewbox Grid.Row="3" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                  VerticalAlignment="Center"
                  Stretch="Uniform">
-          <Image x:Name="SlideImage" Source="C:\tmp\modlist-image.png"></Image>
+          <Image x:Name="SlideImage"></Image>
         </Viewbox>
         <Grid Grid.Row="4" HorizontalAlignment="Center" ColumnDefinitions="40, 40, 40, 40">
             <Button Grid.Column="0" x:Name="PrevSlide"><i:MaterialIcon Kind="ArrowLeft"></i:MaterialIcon></Button>
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Views/StandardInstallationView.axaml.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationView.axaml.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from Wabbajack.App/Views/StandardInstallationView.axaml.cs
rename to Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationView.axaml.cs
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs
similarity index 81%
rename from Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs
rename to Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs
index dc41e515..ead47d73 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Screens/StandardInstallationViewModel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Reactive;
@@ -13,12 +14,17 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using ReactiveUI;
 using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
 using Wabbajack.App.Messages;
+using Wabbajack.App.Models;
+using Wabbajack.App.Screens;
+using Wabbajack.App.Utilities;
 using Wabbajack.App.ViewModels.SubViewModels;
 using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.DownloadStates;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.JsonConverters;
+using Wabbajack.DTOs.SavedSettings;
 using Wabbajack.Installer;
+using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
 using Wabbajack.RateLimiter;
 
 namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
         private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;
         private Timer _slideTimer;
         private int _currentSlideIndex;
+        private readonly InstallationStateManager _installStateManager;
 
         [Reactive]
         public SlideViewModel Slide { get; set; }
@@ -58,13 +65,15 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
         [Reactive] public Percent StepsProgress { get; set; } = Percent.Zero;
         [Reactive] public Percent StepProgress { get; set; } = Percent.Zero;
 
-        public StandardInstallationViewModel(ILogger<StandardInstallationViewModel> logger, IServiceProvider provider, GameLocator locator, DTOSerializer dtos, HttpClient httpClient)
+        public StandardInstallationViewModel(ILogger<StandardInstallationViewModel> logger, IServiceProvider provider, GameLocator locator, DTOSerializer dtos, 
+            HttpClient httpClient, InstallationStateManager manager)
         {
             _provider = provider;
             _locator = locator;
             _logger = logger;
             _dtos = dtos;
             _httpClient = httpClient;
+            _installStateManager = manager;
             Activator = new ViewModelActivator();
 
             this.WhenActivated(disposables => {
@@ -142,6 +151,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
             _config.Downloads = msg.Download;
             _config.Install = msg.Install;
             _config.ModlistArchive = msg.ModListPath;
+            _config.Metadata = msg.Metadata;
 
             _logger.LogInformation("Loading ModList Data");
             _config.ModList = await StandardInstaller.LoadFromFile(_dtos, msg.ModListPath);
@@ -180,7 +190,34 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
             };
             
             _logger.LogInformation("Installer created, starting the installation process");
-            await _installer.Begin(CancellationToken.None);
+            var result = await _installer.Begin(CancellationToken.None);
+
+            if (result)
+            {
+                await SaveConfigAndContinue(_config);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task SaveConfigAndContinue(InstallerConfiguration config)
+        {
+            var path = config.Install.Combine("modlist-image.png");
+            {
+                var image = await ModListUtilities.GetModListImageStream(config.ModlistArchive);
+                await using var os = path.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
+                await image.CopyToAsync(os);
+            }
+
+            await _installStateManager.SetLastState(new InstallationConfigurationSetting
+            {
+                Downloads = config.Downloads,
+                Install = config.Install,
+                Metadata = config.Metadata,
+                ModList = config.ModlistArchive,
+                Image = path
+            });
+            
+            MessageBus.Instance.Send(new ConfigureLauncher(config.Install));
+            MessageBus.Instance.Send(new NavigateTo(typeof(LauncherViewModel)));
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/ServiceExtensions.cs b/Wabbajack.App/ServiceExtensions.cs
index 97f6247b..16a69d59 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/ServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/ServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App
             services.AddSingleton<IScreenView, StandardInstallationView>();
             services.AddSingleton<IScreenView, SettingsView>();
             services.AddSingleton<IScreenView, BrowseView>();
+            services.AddSingleton<IScreenView, LauncherView>();
+            
             services.AddSingleton<InstallationStateManager>();
             services.AddSingleton<HttpClient>();
             
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App
             services.AddAllSingleton<IReceiverMarker, NexusLoginViewModel>();
             services.AddAllSingleton<IReceiverMarker, LoversLabOAuthLoginViewModel>();
             services.AddAllSingleton<IReceiverMarker, VectorPlexusOAuthLoginViewModel>();
+            services.AddAllSingleton<IReceiverMarker, LauncherViewModel>();
             
             // Services
             services.AddAllSingleton<IDownloader, IDownloader<Manual>, ManualDownloader>();
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Utilities/ModListUtilities.cs b/Wabbajack.App/Utilities/ModListUtilities.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7072115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Utilities/ModListUtilities.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Wabbajack.Common;
+using Wabbajack.Paths;
+using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
+
+namespace Wabbajack.App.Utilities
+{
+    public class ModListUtilities
+    {
+        public static async Task<MemoryStream> GetModListImageStream(AbsolutePath modList)
+        {
+            await using var fs = modList.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+            using var ar = new ZipArchive(fs, ZipArchiveMode.Read);
+            var entry = ar.GetEntry("modlist-image.png");
+            await using var stream = entry!.Open();
+            return new MemoryStream(await stream.ReadAllAsync());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/InstallConfigurationViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/InstallConfigurationViewModel.cs
index 01e8a5a0..85c55627 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/InstallConfigurationViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/InstallConfigurationViewModel.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using ReactiveUI.Validation.Extensions;
 using Wabbajack.App.Extensions;
 using Wabbajack.App.Messages;
 using Wabbajack.App.Models;
+using Wabbajack.App.Utilities;
 using Wabbajack.Common;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs;
 using Wabbajack.DTOs.JsonConverters;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
                 this.ValidationRule(x => x.Install, p => p.DirectoryExists(), "Install folder file must exist");
                 this.ValidationRule(x => x.Download, p => p != default, "Download folder must be set");
                 
-                BeginCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(StartInstall, this.IsValid());
+                BeginCommand = ReactiveCommand.Create(() => {StartInstall().FireAndForget();}, this.IsValid());
                 
 
                 this.WhenAnyValue(t => t.ModListPath)
@@ -97,26 +98,30 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
 
         }
 
-        private void StartInstall()
+        private async Task StartInstall()
         {
+            ModlistMetadata? metadata = null;
+            var metadataPath = ModListPath.WithExtension(Ext.MetaData);
+            if (metadataPath.FileExists())
+            {
+                metadata = _dtos.Deserialize<ModlistMetadata>(await metadataPath.ReadAllTextAsync());
+            }
+
             _stateManager.SetLastState(new InstallationConfigurationSetting
             {
                 ModList = ModListPath,
                 Downloads = Download,
-                Install = Install
+                Install = Install,
+                Metadata = metadata
             }).FireAndForget();
             
             MessageBus.Instance.Send(new NavigateTo(typeof(StandardInstallationViewModel)));
-            MessageBus.Instance.Send(new StartInstallation(ModListPath, Install, Download));
+            MessageBus.Instance.Send(new StartInstallation(ModListPath, Install, Download, metadata));
         }
 
         private async Task<IBitmap> LoadModListImage(AbsolutePath path)
         {
-            await using var fs = path.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
-            using var ar = new ZipArchive(fs, ZipArchiveMode.Read);
-            var entry = ar.GetEntry("modlist-image.png");
-            await using var stream = entry!.Open();
-            return new Bitmap(new MemoryStream(await stream.ReadAllAsync()));
+            return new Bitmap(await ModListUtilities.GetModListImageStream(path));
         }
 
         private async Task<ModList> LoadModList(AbsolutePath modlist)
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 1780b33e..10ae2598 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ using ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers;
 using ReactiveUI.Validation.Helpers;
 using Wabbajack.App.Interfaces;
 using Wabbajack.App.Messages;
+using Wabbajack.App.Models;
 using Wabbajack.App.Screens;
 using Wabbajack.App.Views;
 using Wabbajack.Common;
+using Wabbajack.Paths.IO;
 using Wabbajack.RateLimiter;
 
 namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
         private readonly IResource[] _resources;
         private StatusReport[] _prevReport;
         private readonly Task _resourcePoller;
+        private readonly InstallationStateManager _manager;
 
         [Reactive]
         public Control CurrentScreen { get; set; }
@@ -44,11 +47,13 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
         [Reactive]
         public string ResourceStatus { get; set; }
         
-        public MainWindowViewModel(IEnumerable<IScreenView> screens, IEnumerable<IResource> resources, IServiceProvider provider)
+        public MainWindowViewModel(IEnumerable<IScreenView> screens, IEnumerable<IResource> resources, IServiceProvider provider,
+            InstallationStateManager manager)
         {
             _provider = provider;
             _screens = screens;
             _resources = resources.ToArray();
+            _manager = manager;
 
             _prevReport = NextReport();
             
@@ -73,9 +78,26 @@ namespace Wabbajack.App.ViewModels
                     .DisposeWith(disposables);
                 
             });
-            
-            Receive(new NavigateTo(typeof(ModeSelectionViewModel)));
 
+            LoadFirstScreen().FireAndForget();
+
+        }
+
+        private async Task LoadFirstScreen()
+        {
+            var setting = await _manager.GetLastState();
+            if (setting.Install != default && setting.Install.DirectoryExists())
+            {
+                BreadCrumbs =
+                    BreadCrumbs.Push((Control)_screens.First(s => s.ViewModelType == typeof(ModeSelectionViewModel)));
+                
+                MessageBus.Instance.Send(new ConfigureLauncher(setting.Install));
+                Receive(new NavigateTo(typeof(LauncherViewModel)));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Receive(new NavigateTo(typeof(ModeSelectionViewModel)));
+            }
         }
 
         private StatusReport[] NextReport()
diff --git a/Wabbajack.App/Wabbajack.App.csproj b/Wabbajack.App/Wabbajack.App.csproj
index feada28e..463439b3 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.App/Wabbajack.App.csproj
+++ b/Wabbajack.App/Wabbajack.App.csproj
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
       <DependentUpon>SettingsView.axaml</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Update="Screens\StandardInstallationView.axaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>StandardInstallationView.axaml</DependentUpon>
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="AferBuild" AfterTargets="Build">
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Common/Ext.cs b/Wabbajack.Common/Ext.cs
index 6e9905e8..a1cda415 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Common/Ext.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Common/Ext.cs
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Common
         public static Extension Dds = new(".dds");
         public static Extension Json = new(".json");
         public static Extension Md = new(".md");
+        public static Extension MetaData = new(".metadata");
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Wabbajack.DTOs/SavedSettings/InstallationSettings.cs b/Wabbajack.DTOs/SavedSettings/InstallationSettings.cs
index 7694b78e..525aed52 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.DTOs/SavedSettings/InstallationSettings.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.DTOs/SavedSettings/InstallationSettings.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack.DTOs.SavedSettings
         public AbsolutePath ModList { get; set; }
         public AbsolutePath Install { get; set; }
         public AbsolutePath Downloads { get; set; }
+        
+        public ModlistMetadata? Metadata { get; set; }
+        
+        public AbsolutePath Image { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Wabbajack.Installer/InstallerConfiguration.cs b/Wabbajack.Installer/InstallerConfiguration.cs
index c3965d5b..2e51e227 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Installer/InstallerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Installer/InstallerConfiguration.cs
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Installer
         public SystemParameters? SystemParameters { get; set; }
         public Game Game { get; set; }
         public AbsolutePath GameFolder { get; set; }
+        
+        public ModlistMetadata? Metadata { get; set; }
     }
 }
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