diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
index 1e164841ce..c6692b02b9 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,55 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
 {
+    [ComImport]
+    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+    [Guid("45D64A29-A63E-4CB6-B498-5781D298CB4F")]
+    internal interface ICoreWindowInterop
+    {
+        System.IntPtr WindowHandle { get; }
+
+        void MessageHandled(bool value);
+    }
+
+    internal static class Interop
+    {
+        public static ICoreWindowInterop GetInterop(this Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow @this)
+        {
+            var unkIntPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(@this);
+            try
+            {
+                var interopObj = Marshal.GetTypedObjectForIUnknown(unkIntPtr, typeof(ICoreWindowInterop)) as ICoreWindowInterop;
+                return interopObj;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                Marshal.Release(unkIntPtr);
+                unkIntPtr = System.IntPtr.Zero;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        public static extern bool ShowWindow(System.IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
+
+        public const int SW_HIDE = 0;
+    }
+
     public sealed partial class App : XamlApplication
     {
         public App()
         {
             Initialize();
+
+            // Hide the Xaml Island window
+            var coreWindow = Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow.GetForCurrentThread();
+            var coreWindowInterop = Interop.GetInterop(coreWindow);
+            Interop.ShowWindow(coreWindowInterop.WindowHandle, Interop.SW_HIDE);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.UI/App.xaml.cs b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.UI/App.xaml.cs
index 3e96413d1d..ab255f19f1 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.UI/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.UI/App.xaml.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,51 @@
-namespace PowerLauncher.UI
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace PowerLauncher.UI
 {
+    [ComImport]
+    [InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+    [Guid("45D64A29-A63E-4CB6-B498-5781D298CB4F")]
+    internal interface ICoreWindowInterop
+    {
+        System.IntPtr WindowHandle { get; }
+
+        void MessageHandled(bool value);
+    }
+
+    internal static class Interop
+    {
+        public static ICoreWindowInterop GetInterop(this Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow @this)
+        {
+            var unkIntPtr = Marshal.GetIUnknownForObject(@this);
+            try
+            {
+                var interopObj = Marshal.GetTypedObjectForIUnknown(unkIntPtr, typeof(ICoreWindowInterop)) as ICoreWindowInterop;
+                return interopObj;
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                Marshal.Release(unkIntPtr);
+                unkIntPtr = System.IntPtr.Zero;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        public static extern bool ShowWindow(System.IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
+
+        public const int SW_HIDE = 0;
+    }
+
     public sealed partial class App : Microsoft.Toolkit.Win32.UI.XamlHost.XamlApplication
     {
         public App()
         {
             this.Initialize();
+
+            // Hide the Xaml Island window
+            var coreWindow = Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow.GetForCurrentThread();
+            var coreWindowInterop = Interop.GetInterop(coreWindow);
+            Interop.ShowWindow(coreWindowInterop.WindowHandle, Interop.SW_HIDE);
         }
     }
 }
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