diff --git a/Source/GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs b/Source/GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs
index db5eadba3e..125413846d 100644
--- a/Source/GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2024.8.1.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2024.8.1.0")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2024.11.18.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2024.11.18.0")]
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml
index 76c5e17fb9..1dea5a0110 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
             </MenuItem>
         </ContextMenu>
     </mah:MetroWindow.Resources>
-
     <mah:MetroWindow.InputBindings>
         <KeyBinding Command="{Binding OpenRunCommand}" Modifiers="Control+Shift" Key="P" />
     </mah:MetroWindow.InputBindings>
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
         </mah:WindowCommands>
     </mah:MetroWindow.LeftWindowCommands>
     <mah:MetroWindow.RightWindowCommands>
-        <mah:WindowCommands ShowSeparators="False">
+        <mah:WindowCommands ShowSeparators="False" Visibility="{Binding IsWelcomeWindowOpen, Converter={StaticResource BooleanReverseToVisibilityCollapsedConverter}}">
             <Button Command="{Binding OpenRunCommand}"
                     Visibility="{Binding Path=FlyoutRunCommandIsOpen, Converter={StaticResource ResourceKey=BooleanReverseToVisibilityCollapsedConverter}}"
                     ToolTip="{x:Static localization:Strings.ToolTip_RunCommandWithHotKey}"
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 68db8f153d..fb2f2dcb6a 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using log4net;
 using MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs;
+using MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow;
 using NETworkManager.Controls;
 using NETworkManager.Documentation;
 using NETworkManager.Localization;
@@ -127,6 +128,21 @@ private void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = null)
     private bool _isInTray;
     private bool _isClosing;
 
+    private bool _isWelcomeWindowOpen;
+
+    public bool IsWelcomeWindowOpen
+    {
+        get => _isWelcomeWindowOpen;
+        set
+        {
+            if (value == _isWelcomeWindowOpen)
+                return;
+
+            _isWelcomeWindowOpen = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private bool _applicationViewIsExpanded;
 
     public bool ApplicationViewIsExpanded
@@ -487,14 +503,14 @@ await this.ShowMessageAsync(Strings.SettingsHaveBeenReset,
         // Show welcome dialog
         if (SettingsManager.Current.WelcomeDialog_Show)
         {
-            var customDialog = new CustomDialog
-            {
-                Title = Strings.Welcome
-            };
+
+            var x = new WelcomeChildWindow();
 
             var welcomeViewModel = new WelcomeViewModel(async instance =>
             {
-                await this.HideMetroDialogAsync(customDialog);
+                IsWelcomeWindowOpen = false;
+
+                x.IsOpen = false;
 
                 // Set settings based on user choice
                 SettingsManager.Current.Update_CheckForUpdatesAtStartup = instance.CheckForUpdatesAtStartup;
@@ -546,12 +562,11 @@ await this.ShowMessageAsync(Strings.SettingsHaveBeenReset,
                 Load();
             });
 
-            customDialog.Content = new WelcomeDialog
-            {
-                DataContext = welcomeViewModel
-            };
+            x.DataContext = welcomeViewModel;
 
-            await this.ShowMetroDialogAsync(customDialog).ConfigureAwait(true);
+            IsWelcomeWindowOpen = true;
+
+            await this.ShowChildWindowAsync(x);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1315,7 +1330,7 @@ private void RunCommandFlyoutClose(bool clearSearch = false)
     {
         if (!FlyoutRunCommandIsOpen)
             return;
-        
+
         FlyoutRunCommandIsOpen = false;
 
         ConfigurationManager.OnDialogClose();
@@ -1522,9 +1537,9 @@ private void ProfileManager_OnLoadedProfileFileChangedEvent(object sender, Profi
     private void CheckForUpdates()
     {
         var updater = new Updater();
-        
+
         updater.UpdateAvailable += Updater_UpdateAvailable;
-        
+
         updater.CheckOnGitHub(Properties.Resources.NETworkManager_GitHub_User,
             Properties.Resources.NETworkManager_GitHub_Repo, AssemblyManager.Current.Version,
             SettingsManager.Current.Update_CheckForPreReleases);
@@ -1945,7 +1960,7 @@ private async void OnNetworkHasChanged()
                 OpenStatusWindow(true);
             }));
         }
-    
+
         _isNetworkChanging = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/NETworkManager.csproj b/Source/NETworkManager/NETworkManager.csproj
index b0ef9b0972..ea5a3ddfa5 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/NETworkManager.csproj
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/NETworkManager.csproj
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
         <BeautyLogLevel>Info</BeautyLogLevel>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <None Remove="log4net.config"/>
-        <None Remove="NETworkManager.ico"/>
-        <None Remove="SplashScreen.png"/>
-        <None Include="..\.editorconfig" Link=".editorconfig"/>
+        <None Remove="log4net.config" />
+        <None Remove="NETworkManager.ico" />
+        <None Remove="SplashScreen.png" />
+        <None Include="..\.editorconfig" Link=".editorconfig" />
         <None Include="NETworkManager.ico">
             <Pack>True</Pack>
         </None>
@@ -57,53 +57,54 @@
         </Content>
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="AirspaceFixer" Version="1.0.6"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.EC2" Version="3.7.414.4"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="DnsClient" Version="1.8.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="gong-wpf-dragdrop" Version="3.2.1"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="IPNetwork2" Version="3.0.667"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Lextm.SharpSnmpLib" Version="12.5.5"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="LiveCharts.Wpf" Version="0.9.7"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="LoadingIndicators.WPF" Version="0.0.1"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="3.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro" Version="2.4.10"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.FontAwesome" Version="5.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Material" Version="5.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.MaterialLight" Version="5.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Modern" Version="5.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Octicons" Version="5.1.0"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2849.39"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.1.6"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.135"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK" Version="7.4.6"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="nulastudio.NetBeauty" Version="2.1.4.3"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="AirspaceFixer" Version="1.0.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="AWSSDK.EC2" Version="3.7.414.4" />
+        <PackageReference Include="DnsClient" Version="1.8.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="gong-wpf-dragdrop" Version="3.2.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="IPNetwork2" Version="3.0.667" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Lextm.SharpSnmpLib" Version="12.5.5" />
+        <PackageReference Include="LiveCharts.Wpf" Version="0.9.7" />
+        <PackageReference Include="LoadingIndicators.WPF" Version="0.0.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="log4net" Version="3.0.3" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro" Version="2.4.10" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.FontAwesome" Version="5.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Material" Version="5.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.MaterialLight" Version="5.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Modern" Version="5.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.IconPacks.Octicons" Version="5.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow" Version="2.2.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Web.WebView2" Version="1.0.2849.39" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT" Version="2.1.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Wpf" Version="1.1.135" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK" Version="7.4.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="nulastudio.NetBeauty" Version="2.1.4.3" />
         <Reference Include="AxMSTSCLib">
             <HintPath>$(TargetDir)\lib\AxMSTSCLib.dll</HintPath>
         </Reference>
         <Reference Include="MSTSCLib">
             <HintPath>$(TargetDir)\lib\MSTSCLib.dll</HintPath>
         </Reference>
-        <Compile Include="..\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs" Link="Properties\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs"/>
+        <Compile Include="..\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs" Link="Properties\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\3rdparty\Dragablz\Dragablz\Dragablz.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Controls\NETworkManager.Controls.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Converters\NETworkManager.Converters.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Documentation\NETworkManager.Documentation.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Localization\NETworkManager.Localization.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Models\NETworkManager.Models.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Profiles\NETworkManager.Profiles.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Settings\NETworkManager.Settings.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Update\NETworkManager.Update.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF\NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Utilities\NETworkManager.Utilities.csproj"/>
-        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Validators\NETworkManager.Validators.csproj"/>
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\3rdparty\Dragablz\Dragablz\Dragablz.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Controls\NETworkManager.Controls.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Converters\NETworkManager.Converters.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Documentation\NETworkManager.Documentation.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Localization\NETworkManager.Localization.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Models\NETworkManager.Models.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Profiles\NETworkManager.Profiles.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Settings\NETworkManager.Settings.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Update\NETworkManager.Update.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF\NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Utilities\NETworkManager.Utilities.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\NETworkManager.Validators\NETworkManager.Validators.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
-        <Resource Include="NETworkManager.ico"/>
-        <Resource Include="SplashScreen.png"/>
+        <Resource Include="NETworkManager.ico" />
+        <Resource Include="SplashScreen.png" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <Compile Update="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
@@ -136,6 +137,6 @@
         </Page>
     </ItemGroup>
     <Target Name="PreBuild" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent">
-        <Exec Command="PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -File &quot;$(ProjectDir)..\..\Scripts\PreBuildEventCommandLine.ps1&quot; &quot;$(TargetDir)&quot;"/>
+        <Exec Command="PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -File &quot;$(ProjectDir)..\..\Scripts\PreBuildEventCommandLine.ps1&quot; &quot;$(TargetDir)&quot;" />
     </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml
similarity index 90%
rename from Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml
rename to Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml
index b930024f36..feb3992e38 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<UserControl x:Class="NETworkManager.Views.WelcomeDialog"
+<simpleChildWindow:ChildWindow x:Class="NETworkManager.Views.WelcomeChildWindow"
              xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@
              xmlns:mah="http://metro.mahapps.com/winfx/xaml/controls"
              xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:NETworkManager.ViewModels"
              xmlns:localization="clr-namespace:NETworkManager.Localization.Resources;assembly=NETworkManager.Localization"
+             xmlns:simpleChildWindow="clr-namespace:MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow;assembly=MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow"
+                               ShowTitleBar="False" 
+                               ChildWindowMaxWidth="650"
+                               ChildWindowMaxHeight="800"
+                               CloseByEscape="False"               
+                               Padding="20"
+                               OverlayBrush="{DynamicResource MahApps.Brushes.Gray8}"
              mc:Ignorable="d" d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance viewModels:WelcomeViewModel}">
-    <Grid Margin="0,20">
+    <Grid Margin="10">
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
             <RowDefinition Height="*" />
             <RowDefinition Height="10" />
@@ -15,6 +22,7 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="0" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
             <StackPanel>
+                <TextBlock Text="{x:Static Member=localization:Strings.Welcome}" Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlock}" />
                 <TextBlock Text="{x:Static Member=localization:Strings.WelcomeMessage}"
                            Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=DefaultTextBlock}" Margin="0,0,0,20" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                 <TextBlock Text="{x:Static Member=localization:Strings.Privacy}"
@@ -96,4 +104,4 @@
                 Command="{Binding ContinueCommand}" IsDefault="True"
                 Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=HighlightedButton}" />
     </Grid>
-</UserControl>
\ No newline at end of file
+</simpleChildWindow:ChildWindow>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml.cs
similarity index 53%
rename from Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs
rename to Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml.cs
index deca21730e..4be1f0eb67 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/WelcomeChildWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 namespace NETworkManager.Views;
 
-public partial class WelcomeDialog
+public partial class WelcomeChildWindow
 {
-    public WelcomeDialog()
+    public WelcomeChildWindow()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
     }
diff --git a/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md b/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md
index e3d9fab888..05349cffce 100644
--- a/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md
+++ b/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Release date: **xx.xx.2024**
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
+- Changed the Welcome dialog from `MahApps.Metro.Controls.Dialogs` to `MahApps.Metro.SimpleChildWindow`, so the main window can be dragged and resized on the first start. [#2914](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/2914)
+
 ## Dependencies, Refactoring & Documentation
 
 - Code cleanup & refactoring