diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
index 42b3dc3a39..c428d39887 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/App.xaml.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI
     {
         public App()
         {
-            this.Initialize();
+            Initialize();
         }
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml
index 9e87ed3273..4928a2cc84 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             More on Segoe UI Symbol icons: https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/uwp/style/segoe-ui-symbol-font
             Or to use an IconElement instead of a Symbol see https://github.com/Microsoft/WindowsTemplateStudio/blob/master/docs/projectTypes/navigationpane.md
             Edit String/en-US/Resources.resw: Add a menu item title for each page
-            
-            TODO: Why isn't main page loading by default
             -->
             <winui:NavigationViewItem x:Uid="Shell_Main" Icon="Home" helpers:NavHelper.NavigateTo="views:MainPage" />
             <winui:NavigationViewItem x:Uid="Shell_Test1" Icon="Play" helpers:NavHelper.NavigateTo="views:Test1Page" />
diff --git a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
index 8f2b64746d..7bd91d2882 100644
--- a/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
-
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Activation;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Services;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -14,9 +16,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public ShellPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-
+            
             DataContext = ViewModel;
             ViewModel.Initialize(shellFrame, navigationView, KeyboardAccelerators);
+            NavigationService.Navigate(typeof(MainPage));
         }
     }
 }