diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index daa539f8..969cf7f8 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -443,6 +443,15 @@ version = "0.22.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bincode"
+version = "1.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b1f45e9417d87227c7a56d22e471c6206462cba514c7590c09aff4cf6d1ddcad"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "2.0.0-rc.3"
@@ -1368,7 +1377,7 @@ name = "en-croissant"
 version = "0.11.0"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
- "bincode",
+ "bincode 2.0.0-rc.3",
  "btoi",
  "bzip2",
  "chrono",
@@ -1399,6 +1408,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-log",
+ "tauri-plugin-window-state",
  "tauri-specta",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror",
@@ -5204,7 +5214,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-log"
 version = "0.0.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace?branch=v1#d95a1b382f512a0be748e7a89e0f8fc4278010e2"
+source = "git+https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace?branch=v1#677bade9089f2963e5858cc5062e5504787eaf7f"
 dependencies = [
  "byte-unit",
  "fern",
@@ -5216,6 +5226,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "time",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-window-state"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace?branch=v1#677bade9089f2963e5858cc5062e5504787eaf7f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bincode 1.3.3",
+ "bitflags 2.4.2",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
 version = "0.14.2"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index d8c28167..5961869e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ sysinfo = "0.29.10"
 window-shadows = "0.2.2"
 governor = "0.6.3"
 nonzero_ext = "0.3.0"
+tauri-plugin-window-state = { git = "https://github.com/tauri-apps/plugins-workspace", branch = "v1" }
 
 [features]
 # by default Tauri runs in production mode
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 1fccb656..08668df1 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ const REQUIRED_FILES: &[(BaseDirectory, &str, &str)] =
 #[tauri::command]
 #[specta::specta]
 async fn close_splashscreen(window: Window) -> Result<(), String> {
-    window
-        .get_window("main")
-        .expect("no window labeled 'main' found")
-        .maximize()
-        .unwrap();
     window
         .get_window("main")
         .expect("no window labeled 'main' found")
@@ -289,6 +284,7 @@ fn main() {
             delete_empty_games,
             export_to_pgn
         ])
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::default().build())
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 6de7f915..0add1c48 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
         "minimize": true,
         "unmaximize": true,
         "unminimize": true,
-        "startDragging": true,
-        "setFullscreen": true
+        "startDragging": true
       }
     },
     "bundle": {
@@ -101,9 +100,10 @@
     "windows": [
       {
         "title": "En Croissant",
-        "maximized": true,
         "visible": false,
-        "decorations": false
+        "decorations": false,
+        "minWidth": 820,
+        "minHeight": 620
       }
     ],
     "cli": {
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}