diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
index e411cd3..eed744c 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             </DockPanel>
         </StackPanel>
         <TabControl x:Name="mainTabCon" DockPanel.Dock="Top" SelectionChanged="MainTabCon_SelectionChanged">
-            <TabItem Header="{lex:Loc Controllers}">
+            <TabItem Header="{lex:Loc Controllers}" IsEnabled="{Binding FullTabsEnabled,Mode=OneWay}">
                 <Grid>
                     <Label x:Name="noContLb" Visibility="Hidden" Content="No Controllers Connected (Max 4)" HorizontalContentAlignment="Center" VerticalContentAlignment="Center" />
                     <ListView x:Name="controllerLV" ItemsSource="{Binding ControllerCol}" SelectionMode="Single" SelectedIndex="{Binding CurrentIndex, Mode=OneWayToSource}" Margin="0">
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@
                     </ListBox>
                 </DockPanel>
             </TabItem>
-            <TabItem Header="{lex:Loc AutoProfiles}">
+            <TabItem Header="{lex:Loc AutoProfiles}" IsEnabled="{Binding FullTabsEnabled,Mode=OneWay}">
                 <local:AutoProfiles x:Name="autoProfControl">
 
                 </local:AutoProfiles>
             </TabItem>
-            <TabItem x:Name="settingsTab" Header="{lex:Loc Settings}">
+            <TabItem x:Name="settingsTab" Header="{lex:Loc Settings}" IsEnabled="{Binding ViewEnabled,Mode=OneWay}">
                 <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
                     <WrapPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="8,16,8,8">
                         <WrapPanel.Resources>
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 802f88f..d7fb418 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms
     /// </summary>
     public partial class MainWindow : Window
     {
+        private MainWindowsViewModel mainWinVM;
         private StatusLogMsg lastLogMsg = new StatusLogMsg();
         private ProfileList profileListHolder = new ProfileList();
         private LogViewModel logvm;
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms
         {
             InitializeComponent();
 
+            mainWinVM = new MainWindowsViewModel();
+            DataContext = mainWinVM;
+
             App root = Application.Current as App;
             settingsWrapVM = new SettingsViewModel();
             settingsTab.DataContext = settingsWrapVM;
@@ -257,6 +261,7 @@ Properties.Resources.DS4Update, MessageBoxButton.YesNo, MessageBoxImage.Question
             autoprofileChecker.RequestServiceChange += AutoprofileChecker_RequestServiceChange;
             autoProfileHolder.AutoProfileColl.CollectionChanged += AutoProfileColl_CollectionChanged;
             //autoProfControl.AutoProfVM.AutoProfileSystemChange += AutoProfVM_AutoProfileSystemChange;
+            mainWinVM.FullTabsEnabledChanged += MainWinVM_FullTabsEnabledChanged;
 
             bool wmiConnected = false;
             WqlEventQuery q = new WqlEventQuery();
@@ -288,6 +293,11 @@ Suspend support not enabled.", true);
             }
         }
 
+        private void MainWinVM_FullTabsEnabledChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            settingsWrapVM.ViewEnabled = mainWinVM.FullTabsEnabled;
+        }
+
         private void TrayIconVM_RequestServiceChange(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             ChangeService();
@@ -1274,6 +1284,7 @@ Suspend support not enabled.", true);
 
             editor = null;
             mainTabCon.SelectedIndex = 0;
+            mainWinVM.FullTabsEnabled = true;
             //Task.Run(() => GC.Collect(0, GCCollectionMode.Forced, false));
         }
 
@@ -1288,6 +1299,7 @@ Suspend support not enabled.", true);
             {
                 profOptsToolbar.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
                 profilesListBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+                mainWinVM.FullTabsEnabled = false;
 
                 preserveSize = false;
                 oldSize.Width = Width;
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/MainWindowsViewModel.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/MainWindowsViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89a36be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/MainWindowsViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.ViewModels
+{
+    public class MainWindowsViewModel
+    {
+        private bool fullTabsEnabled = true;
+
+        public bool FullTabsEnabled
+        {
+            get => fullTabsEnabled;
+            set
+            {
+                fullTabsEnabled = value;
+                FullTabsEnabledChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+            }
+        }
+        public event EventHandler FullTabsEnabledChanged;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index 11489bb..7b35b60 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ namespace DS4WinWPF.DS4Forms.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        private bool viewEnabled = true;
+        public bool ViewEnabled
+        {
+            get => viewEnabled;
+            set
+            {
+                viewEnabled = value;
+                ViewEnabledChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+            }
+        }
+        public event EventHandler ViewEnabledChanged;
+
+
         public SettingsViewModel()
         {
             checkEveryUnitIdx = 1;
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4WinWPF.csproj b/DS4Windows/DS4WinWPF.csproj
index 00df91f..e4fe6ac 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4WinWPF.csproj
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4WinWPF.csproj
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\BindingWindowViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\ControllerListViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\LanguagePackViewModel.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\MainWindowsViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\MappingListViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\ProfileSettingsViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DS4Forms\ViewModels\RecordBoxViewModel.cs" />