diff --git a/DS4Windows/App.xaml.cs b/DS4Windows/App.xaml.cs
index 1a2f930..5611186 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/App.xaml.cs
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF
             }
             else if (parser.Driverinstall)
             {
+                CreateBaseThread();
                 DS4Forms.WelcomeDialog dialog = new DS4Forms.WelcomeDialog(true);
                 dialog.ShowDialog();
                 runShutdown = false;
@@ -309,6 +310,20 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF
                 Thread.SpinWait(500);
         }
 
+        private void CreateBaseThread()
+        {
+            controlThread = new Thread(() => {
+                DS4Windows.Program.rootHub = rootHub;
+                requestClient = new HttpClient();
+                collectTimer = new Timer(GarbageTask, null, 30000, 30000);
+            });
+            controlThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Normal;
+            controlThread.IsBackground = true;
+            controlThread.Start();
+            while (controlThread.IsAlive)
+                Thread.SpinWait(500);
+        }
+
         private void GarbageTask(object state)
         {
             GC.Collect(0, GCCollectionMode.Forced, false);
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs
index 7738c53..67c060e 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/WelcomeDialog.xaml.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms
                 // This is your progress event!
                 // It will fire on every buffer fill so don't do anything expensive.
                 // Writing to the console IS expensive, so don't do the following in practice...
-                vigemInstallBtn.Content = Properties.Resources.Downloading.Replace("*number*",
+                vigemInstallBtn.Content = Properties.Resources.Downloading.Replace("*number*%",
                     x.PercentComplete.ToString("P"));
                 //Console.WriteLine(x.PercentComplete.ToString("P"));
             });