diff --git a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Aerocord, a vesktop fork for older microsoft NT releases such as NT 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. 
+ * Credits to vendicated and the rest of the vesktop contribuitors for making Vesktop!
+ */
+
+export const enum IpcEvents {
+    GET_VENCORD_PRELOAD_FILE = "VCD_GET_VC_PRELOAD_FILE",
+    GET_VENCORD_RENDERER_SCRIPT = "VCD_GET_VC_RENDERER_SCRIPT",
+    GET_RENDERER_SCRIPT = "VCD_GET_RENDERER_SCRIPT",
+    GET_RENDERER_CSS_FILE = "VCD_GET_RENDERER_CSS_FILE",
+
+    GET_VERSION = "VCD_GET_VERSION",
+    SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY = "VCD_SUPPORTS_WINDOWS_TRANSPARENCY",
+
+    RELAUNCH = "VCD_RELAUNCH",
+    CLOSE = "VCD_CLOSE",
+    FOCUS = "VCD_FOCUS",
+    MINIMIZE = "VCD_MINIMIZE",
+    MAXIMIZE = "VCD_MAXIMIZE",
+
+    SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER = "VCD_SHOW_ITEM_IN_FOLDER",
+    GET_SETTINGS = "VCD_GET_SETTINGS",
+    SET_SETTINGS = "VCD_SET_SETTINGS",
+
+    SELECT_VENCORD_DIR = "VCD_SELECT_VENCORD_DIR",
+
+    UPDATER_GET_DATA = "VCD_UPDATER_GET_DATA",
+    UPDATER_DOWNLOAD = "VCD_UPDATER_DOWNLOAD",
+    UPDATE_IGNORE = "VCD_UPDATE_IGNORE",
+
+    SPELLCHECK_SET_LANGUAGES = "VCD_SPELLCHECK_SET_LANGUAGES",
+    SPELLCHECK_RESULT = "VCD_SPELLCHECK_RESULT",
+    SPELLCHECK_REPLACE_MISSPELLING = "VCD_SPELLCHECK_REPLACE_MISSPELLING",
+    SPELLCHECK_ADD_TO_DICTIONARY = "VCD_SPELLCHECK_ADD_TO_DICTIONARY",
+
+    SET_BADGE_COUNT = "VCD_SET_BADGE_COUNT",
+
+    CAPTURER_GET_LARGE_THUMBNAIL = "VCD_CAPTURER_GET_LARGE_THUMBNAIL",
+
+    AUTOSTART_ENABLED = "VCD_AUTOSTART_ENABLED",
+    ENABLE_AUTOSTART = "VCD_ENABLE_AUTOSTART",
+    DISABLE_AUTOSTART = "VCD_DISABLE_AUTOSTART",
+
+    VIRT_MIC_LIST = "VCD_VIRT_MIC_LIST",
+    VIRT_MIC_START = "VCD_VIRT_MIC_START",
+    VIRT_MIC_START_SYSTEM = "VCD_VIRT_MIC_START_ALL",
+    VIRT_MIC_STOP = "VCD_VIRT_MIC_STOP",
+
+    ARRPC_ACTIVITY = "VCD_ARRPC_ACTIVITY",
+
+    CLIPBOARD_COPY_IMAGE = "VCD_CLIPBOARD_COPY_IMAGE"
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/browserWinProperties.ts b/src/shared/browserWinProperties.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Aerocord, a vesktop fork for older microsoft NT releases such as NT 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. 
+ * Credits to vendicated and the rest of the vesktop contribuitors for making Vesktop!
+ */
+
+import type { BrowserWindowConstructorOptions } from "electron";
+
+export const SplashProps: BrowserWindowConstructorOptions = {
+    transparent: true,
+    frame: false,
+    height: 350,
+    width: 300,
+    center: true,
+    resizable: false,
+    maximizable: false,
+    alwaysOnTop: true
+};
diff --git a/src/shared/paths.ts b/src/shared/paths.ts
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+++ b/src/shared/paths.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Aerocord, a vesktop fork for older microsoft NT releases such as NT 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. 
+ * Credits to vendicated and the rest of the vesktop contribuitors for making Vesktop!
+ */
+
+import { join } from "path";
+
+export const STATIC_DIR = /* @__PURE__ */ join(__dirname, "..", "..", "static");
+export const VIEW_DIR = /* @__PURE__ */ join(STATIC_DIR, "views");
+export const BADGE_DIR = /* @__PURE__ */ join(STATIC_DIR, "badges");
+export const ICON_PATH = /* @__PURE__ */ join(STATIC_DIR, "icon.png");
diff --git a/src/shared/settings.d.ts b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
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+++ b/src/shared/settings.d.ts
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Aerocord, a vesktop fork for older microsoft NT releases such as NT 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. 
+ * Credits to vendicated and the rest of the vesktop contribuitors for making Vesktop!
+ */
+
+import type { Rectangle } from "electron";
+
+export interface Settings {
+    discordBranch?: "stable" | "canary" | "ptb";
+    vencordDir?: string;
+    transparencyOption?: "none" | "mica" | "tabbed" | "acrylic";
+    tray?: boolean;
+    minimizeToTray?: boolean;
+    openLinksWithElectron?: boolean;
+    staticTitle?: boolean;
+    enableMenu?: boolean;
+    disableSmoothScroll?: boolean;
+    hardwareAcceleration?: boolean;
+    arRPC?: boolean;
+    appBadge?: boolean;
+    disableMinSize?: boolean;
+    clickTrayToShowHide?: boolean;
+    /** @deprecated use customTitleBar */
+    discordWindowsTitleBar?: boolean;
+    customTitleBar?: boolean;
+
+    checkUpdates?: boolean;
+
+    splashTheming?: boolean;
+    splashColor?: string;
+    splashBackground?: string;
+}
+
+export interface State {
+    maximized?: boolean;
+    minimized?: boolean;
+    windowBounds?: Rectangle;
+
+    skippedUpdate?: string;
+    firstLaunch?: boolean;
+
+    steamOSLayoutVersion?: number;
+}