diff --git a/ObservatoryCore/PluginManagement/PluginEventHandler.cs b/ObservatoryCore/PluginManagement/PluginEventHandler.cs
index b273bde..8542135 100644
--- a/ObservatoryCore/PluginManagement/PluginEventHandler.cs
+++ b/ObservatoryCore/PluginManagement/PluginEventHandler.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ using Observatory.Framework.Files;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Observatory.Framework.Files.Journal;
 
 namespace Observatory.PluginManagement
diff --git a/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.Designer.cs b/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.Designer.cs
index e45a7d1..2c23cae 100644
--- a/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.Designer.cs
+++ b/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.Designer.cs
@@ -238,5 +238,17 @@ namespace Observatory.Properties {
                 this["NativeNotifyTimeout"] = value;
             }
         }
+
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("False")]
+        public bool StartMonitor {
+            get {
+                return ((bool)(this["StartMonitor"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["StartMonitor"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.settings b/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.settings
index 52f6786..60f2d28 100644
--- a/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.settings
+++ b/ObservatoryCore/Properties/Core.settings
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@
     <Setting Name="NativeNotifyTimeout" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">8000</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="StartMonitor" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ObservatoryCore/UI/ViewModels/CoreViewModel.cs b/ObservatoryCore/UI/ViewModels/CoreViewModel.cs
index 9521e9a..66c54ec 100644
--- a/ObservatoryCore/UI/ViewModels/CoreViewModel.cs
+++ b/ObservatoryCore/UI/ViewModels/CoreViewModel.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ namespace Observatory.UI.ViewModels
             
             tabs.Add(new CoreModel() { Name = "Core", UI = new BasicUIViewModel(new ObservableCollection<object>()) { UIType = Framework.PluginUI.UIType.Core } });
 
+            if (Properties.Core.Default.StartMonitor)
+            {
+                ToggleMonitor();
+            }
+
         }
 
         public void ReadAll()
diff --git a/ObservatoryCore/UI/Views/BasicUIView.axaml.cs b/ObservatoryCore/UI/Views/BasicUIView.axaml.cs
index 8ea7c2f..7e5387f 100644
--- a/ObservatoryCore/UI/Views/BasicUIView.axaml.cs
+++ b/ObservatoryCore/UI/Views/BasicUIView.axaml.cs
@@ -655,7 +655,24 @@ namespace Observatory.UI.Views
                 Properties.Core.Default.Save();
             };
 
-            
+            #endregion
+
+            #region Monitor On Launch
+
+            TextBlock startMonitorLabel = new() { Text = "Start monitor on Observatory launch" };
+            CheckBox startMonitorCheckbox = new() { IsChecked = Properties.Core.Default.StartMonitor, Content = startMonitorLabel };
+
+            startMonitorCheckbox.Checked += (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) =>
+            {
+                Properties.Core.Default.StartMonitor = true;
+                Properties.Core.Default.Save();
+            };
+
+            startMonitorCheckbox.Unchecked += (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) =>
+            {
+                Properties.Core.Default.StartMonitor = false;
+                Properties.Core.Default.Save();
+            };
 
             #endregion
 
@@ -726,6 +743,7 @@ namespace Observatory.UI.Views
             #endregion
 
             gridManager.AddSetting(primeSystemContexCheckbox);
+            gridManager.AddSetting(startMonitorCheckbox);
             gridManager.AddSettingWithLabel(journalPathLabel, journalPath);
             gridManager.AddSetting(journalBrowse);