diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Utilities/Logger.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Utilities/Logger.cs
index ebf9dc633c..7d98018af7 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Utilities/Logger.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library/Utilities/Logger.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities
             Log(message, "INFO");
         }
 
+        public static void LogError(string message)
+        {
+            Log(message, "ERROR");
+#if DEBUG
+            Debugger.Break();
+#endif
+        }
+
         public static void LogError(string message, Exception e)
         {
             Log(
@@ -42,6 +50,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities
                 "Stack trace: " + Environment.NewLine +
                 e?.StackTrace,
                 "ERROR");
+#if DEBUG
+            Debugger.Break();
+#endif
         }
 
         private static void Log(string message, string type)
diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 38c02e694a..04ac56367d 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Windows;
 using Microsoft.PowerLauncher.Telemetry;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Telemetry;
 using Microsoft.Toolkit.Wpf.UI.XamlHost;
@@ -67,16 +68,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner
                 {
                     if (ShellPage.ShellHandler.IPCResponseHandleList != null)
                     {
-                        try
+                        var success = JsonObject.TryParse(msg, out JsonObject json);
+                        if (success)
                         {
-                            JsonObject json = JsonObject.Parse(msg);
                             foreach (Action<JsonObject> handle in ShellPage.ShellHandler.IPCResponseHandleList)
                             {
                                 handle(json);
                             }
                         }
-                        catch (Exception)
+                        else
                         {
+                            Logger.LogError("Failed to parse JSON from IPC message.");
                         }
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner.csproj b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner.csproj
index f102c653e4..5071d015f8 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner.csproj
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner.csproj
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VCRTForwarders.140" Version="1.0.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers">
+      <Version>3.3.0</Version>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Program.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Program.cs
index b4f38bf3ef..8220056412 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Program.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner/Program.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Windows.UI.Popups;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner
 {
-    public class Program
+    public static class Program
     {
         // Quantity of arguments
         private const int ArgumentsQty = 5;
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Runner
                 App app = new App();
                 app.InitializeComponent();
 
-                if (args.Length >= ArgumentsQty)
+                if (args != null && args.Length >= ArgumentsQty)
                 {
-                    int.TryParse(args[2], out int powerToysPID);
+                    _ = int.TryParse(args[2], out int powerToysPID);
                     PowerToysPID = powerToysPID;
 
                     if (args[4] == "true")