diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/package.json b/arduino-ide-extension/package.json
index 70adb642..40758905 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/package.json
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/package.json
@@ -160,16 +160,6 @@
     {
       "frontend": "lib/browser/theia/core/browser-menu-module",
       "frontendElectron": "lib/electron-browser/theia/core/electron-menu-module"
-    },
-    {
-      "frontend": "lib/browser/theia/core/browser-window-module",
-      "frontendElectron": "lib/electron-browser/theia/core/electron-window-module"
-    },
-    {
-      "frontendElectron": "lib/electron-browser/electron-arduino-module"
-    },
-    {
-      "electronMain": "lib/electron-main/arduino-electron-main-module"
     }
   ],
   "arduino": {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
index 9ca0a9c6..d0defff6 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { ColorContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/color-application-con
 import { ColorRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/color-registry';
 import { CommonMenus } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/common-frontend-contribution';
 import { FrontendApplicationContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application';
-import { FrontendApplicationStateService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-state';
 import {
   TabBarToolbarContribution,
   TabBarToolbarRegistry,
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import {
 import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
 import { isHighContrast } from '@theia/core/lib/common/theme';
-import { ElectronWindowPreferences } from '@theia/core/lib/electron-browser/window/electron-window-preferences';
 import {
   inject,
   injectable,
@@ -62,11 +60,11 @@ export class ArduinoFrontendContribution
   @inject(CommandRegistry)
   private readonly commandRegistry: CommandRegistry;
 
-  @inject(ElectronWindowPreferences)
-  private readonly electronWindowPreferences: ElectronWindowPreferences;
+  // @inject(ElectronWindowPreferences)
+  // private readonly electronWindowPreferences: ElectronWindowPreferences;
 
-  @inject(FrontendApplicationStateService)
-  private readonly appStateService: FrontendApplicationStateService;
+  // @inject(FrontendApplicationStateService)
+  // private readonly appStateService: FrontendApplicationStateService;
 
   @postConstruct()
   protected init(): void {
@@ -82,24 +80,24 @@ export class ArduinoFrontendContribution
   }
 
   onStart(): void {
-    this.electronWindowPreferences.onPreferenceChanged((event) => {
-      if (event.newValue !== event.oldValue) {
-        switch (event.preferenceName) {
-          case 'window.zoomLevel':
-            if (typeof event.newValue === 'number') {
-              window.electronTheiaCore.setZoomLevel(event.newValue || 0);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-      }
-    });
-    this.appStateService.reachedState('ready').then(() =>
-      this.electronWindowPreferences.ready.then(() => {
-        const zoomLevel =
-          this.electronWindowPreferences.get('window.zoomLevel');
-        window.electronTheiaCore.setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
-      })
-    );
+    // this.electronWindowPreferences.onPreferenceChanged((event) => {
+    //   if (event.newValue !== event.oldValue) {
+    //     switch (event.preferenceName) {
+    //       case 'window.zoomLevel':
+    //         if (typeof event.newValue === 'number') {
+    //           window.electronTheiaCore.setZoomLevel(event.newValue || 0);
+    //         }
+    //         break;
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // });
+    // this.appStateService.reachedState('ready').then(() =>
+    //   this.electronWindowPreferences.ready.then(() => {
+    //     const zoomLevel =
+    //       this.electronWindowPreferences.get('window.zoomLevel');
+    //     window.electronTheiaCore.setZoomLevel(zoomLevel);
+    //   })
+    // );
   }
 
   registerToolbarItems(registry: TabBarToolbarRegistry): void {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
index 342516c0..0647fc1f 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-ide-frontend-module.ts
@@ -265,17 +265,12 @@ import {
 } from './dialogs/user-fields/user-fields-dialog';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { IDEUpdaterCommands } from './ide-updater/ide-updater-commands';
-import {
-  IDEUpdater,
-  IDEUpdaterClient,
-  IDEUpdaterPath,
-} from '../common/protocol/ide-updater';
+import { IDEUpdater, IDEUpdaterClient } from '../common/protocol/ide-updater';
 import { IDEUpdaterClientImpl } from './ide-updater/ide-updater-client-impl';
 import {
   IDEUpdaterDialog,
   IDEUpdaterDialogProps,
 } from './dialogs/ide-updater/ide-updater-dialog';
-import { ElectronIpcConnectionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/electron-browser/messaging/electron-ipc-connection-provider';
 import { MonitorModel } from './monitor-model';
 import { MonitorManagerProxyClientImpl } from './monitor-manager-proxy-client-impl';
 import { EditorManager as TheiaEditorManager } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-manager';
@@ -295,10 +290,7 @@ import { PreferenceTreeGenerator } from './theia/preferences/preference-tree-gen
 import { PreferenceTreeGenerator as TheiaPreferenceTreeGenerator } from '@theia/preferences/lib/browser/util/preference-tree-generator';
 import { AboutDialog } from './theia/core/about-dialog';
 import { AboutDialog as TheiaAboutDialog } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/about-dialog';
-import {
-  SurveyNotificationService,
-  SurveyNotificationServicePath,
-} from '../common/protocol/survey-service';
+import { SurveyNotificationService } from '../common/protocol/survey-service';
 import { WindowContribution } from './theia/core/window-contribution';
 import { WindowContribution as TheiaWindowContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window-contribution';
 import { CoreErrorHandler } from './contributions/core-error-handler';
@@ -394,6 +386,8 @@ import {
   VersionWelcomeDialog,
   VersionWelcomeDialogProps,
 } from './dialogs/version-welcome-dialog';
+import { DialogService } from './dialog-service';
+import { AppInfo, AppService } from './app-service';
 
 // Hack to fix copy/cut/paste issue after electron version update in Theia.
 // https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/12487
@@ -574,14 +568,15 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
     WorkspaceVariableContribution
   );
 
-  bind(SurveyNotificationService)
-    .toDynamicValue((context) => {
-      return ElectronIpcConnectionProvider.createProxy(
-        context.container,
-        SurveyNotificationServicePath
-      );
-    })
-    .inSingletonScope();
+  bind(SurveyNotificationService).toConstantValue(
+    {} as SurveyNotificationService
+  );
+  //   return ElectronIpcConnectionProvider.createProxy(
+  //     context.container,
+  //     SurveyNotificationServicePath
+  //   );
+  // })
+  // .inSingletonScope();
 
   // Layout and shell customizations.
   rebind(TheiaOutlineViewContribution)
@@ -1039,16 +1034,16 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   // Frontend binding for the IDE Updater service
   bind(IDEUpdaterClientImpl).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
   bind(IDEUpdaterClient).toService(IDEUpdaterClientImpl);
-  bind(IDEUpdater)
-    .toDynamicValue((context) => {
-      const client = context.container.get(IDEUpdaterClientImpl);
-      return ElectronIpcConnectionProvider.createProxy(
-        context.container,
-        IDEUpdaterPath,
-        client
-      );
-    })
-    .inSingletonScope();
+  bind(IDEUpdater).toConstantValue({} as IDEUpdater);
+  // .toDynamicValue((context) => {
+  //   const client = context.container.get(IDEUpdaterClientImpl);
+  //   return ElectronIpcConnectionProvider.createProxy(
+  //     context.container,
+  //     IDEUpdaterPath,
+  //     client
+  //   );
+  // })
+  // .inSingletonScope();
 
   bind(HostedPluginSupportImpl).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
   bind(HostedPluginSupport).toService(HostedPluginSupportImpl);
@@ -1113,6 +1108,32 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   );
 
   bindViewsWelcome_TheiaGH14309({ bind, widget: TreeViewWidget });
+
+  bind(DialogService).toConstantValue(<DialogService>{});
+  bind(AppService).toConstantValue(<AppService>{
+    quit() {
+      console.log('Quitting application...');
+      // Implement quit logic here
+    },
+    async info() {
+      return {
+        name: 'MyApp',
+        version: '1.0.0',
+        description: 'An example application',
+        appVersion: '1.0.0',
+        cliVersion: '1.0.0',
+        buildDate: new Date().toISOString(),
+      } as AppInfo;
+    },
+    registerStartupTasksHandler(_) {
+      console.log('registerStartupTasksHandler', _);
+      return { dispose: () => {} };
+    },
+    scheduleDeletion(_) {
+      console.log(`Scheduled deletion for sketch}`, _);
+      // Implement deletion logic
+    },
+  });
 });
 
 // Align the viewsWelcome rendering with VS Code (https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/14309)
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/check-for-updates.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/check-for-updates.ts
index d305f9db..1b28d44d 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/check-for-updates.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/check-for-updates.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { Installable } from '../../common/protocol/installable';
 import { ExecuteWithProgress } from '../../common/protocol/progressible';
 import { BoardsListWidgetFrontendContribution } from '../boards/boards-widget-frontend-contribution';
 import { LibraryListWidgetFrontendContribution } from '../library/library-widget-frontend-contribution';
-import { WindowServiceExt } from '../theia/core/window-service-ext';
 import type { ListWidget } from '../widgets/component-list/list-widget';
 import { Command, CommandRegistry, Contribution } from './contribution';
 
@@ -53,8 +52,8 @@ const Updatable = { type: 'Updatable' } as const;
 
 @injectable()
 export class CheckForUpdates extends Contribution {
-  @inject(WindowServiceExt)
-  private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
+  // @inject(WindowServiceExt)
+  // private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
   @inject(ResponseServiceClient)
   private readonly responseService: ResponseServiceClient;
   @inject(BoardsService)
@@ -72,16 +71,16 @@ export class CheckForUpdates extends Contribution {
     });
   }
 
-  override async onReady(): Promise<void> {
-    const checkForUpdates = this.preferences['arduino.checkForUpdates'];
-    if (checkForUpdates) {
-      this.windowService.isFirstWindow().then((firstWindow) => {
-        if (firstWindow) {
-          this.checkForUpdates();
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }
+  // override async onReady(): Promise<void> {
+  //   const checkForUpdates = this.preferences['arduino.checkForUpdates'];
+  //   if (checkForUpdates) {
+  //     this.windowService.isFirstWindow().then((firstWindow) => {
+  //       if (firstWindow) {
+  //         this.checkForUpdates();
+  //       }
+  //     });
+  //   }
+  // }
 
   private async checkForUpdates(silent = true) {
     const [boardsPackages, libraryPackages] = await Promise.all([
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/close.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/close.ts
index c5bab561..619d8929 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/close.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/close.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ import { ApplicationShell } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/application-shel
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
 import type { MaybePromise } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
 import { toArray } from '@theia/core/shared/@phosphor/algorithm';
-import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { MonacoEditor } from '@theia/monaco/lib/browser/monaco-editor';
 import { ArduinoMenus } from '../menu/arduino-menus';
 import { CurrentSketch } from '../sketches-service-client-impl';
-import { WindowServiceExt } from '../theia/core/window-service-ext';
 import {
   Command,
   CommandRegistry,
@@ -28,8 +27,8 @@ import { SaveAsSketch } from './save-as-sketch';
  */
 @injectable()
 export class Close extends SketchContribution {
-  @inject(WindowServiceExt)
-  private readonly windowServiceExt: WindowServiceExt;
+  // @inject(WindowServiceExt)
+  // private readonly windowServiceExt: WindowServiceExt;
 
   private shell: ApplicationShell | undefined;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ export class Close extends SketchContribution {
             }
           }
         }
-        return this.windowServiceExt.close();
+        // return this.windowServiceExt.close();
       },
     });
   }
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/update-indexes.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/update-indexes.ts
index fc4e6d07..34577da1 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/update-indexes.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/update-indexes.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { CoreService, IndexType } from '../../common/protocol';
 import { NotificationCenter } from '../notification-center';
-import { WindowServiceExt } from '../theia/core/window-service-ext';
 import { Command, CommandRegistry, Contribution } from './contribution';
 
 @injectable()
 export class UpdateIndexes extends Contribution {
-  @inject(WindowServiceExt)
-  private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
+  // @inject(WindowServiceExt)
+  // private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
   @inject(LocalStorageService)
   private readonly localStorage: LocalStorageService;
   @inject(CoreService)
@@ -53,30 +52,28 @@ export class UpdateIndexes extends Contribution {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (await this.windowService.isFirstWindow()) {
-      const summary = await this.coreService.indexUpdateSummaryBeforeInit();
-      if (summary.message) {
-        this.messageService.error(summary.message);
-      }
-      const typesToCheck = IndexType.All.filter((type) => !(type in summary));
-      if (Object.keys(summary).length) {
-        console.debug(
-          `[update-indexes]: Detected an index update summary before the core gRPC client initialization. Updating local storage with ${JSON.stringify(
-            summary
-          )}`
-        );
-      } else {
-        console.debug(
-          '[update-indexes]: No index update summary was available before the core gRPC client initialization. Checking the status of the all the index types.'
-        );
-      }
-      await Promise.allSettled([
-        ...Object.entries(summary).map(([type, updatedAt]) =>
-          this.setLastUpdateDateTime(type as IndexType, updatedAt)
-        ),
-        this.updateIndexes(typesToCheck),
-      ]);
+    const summary = await this.coreService.indexUpdateSummaryBeforeInit();
+    if (summary.message) {
+      this.messageService.error(summary.message);
     }
+    const typesToCheck = IndexType.All.filter((type) => !(type in summary));
+    if (Object.keys(summary).length) {
+      console.debug(
+        `[update-indexes]: Detected an index update summary before the core gRPC client initialization. Updating local storage with ${JSON.stringify(
+          summary
+        )}`
+      );
+    } else {
+      console.debug(
+        '[update-indexes]: No index update summary was available before the core gRPC client initialization. Checking the status of the all the index types.'
+      );
+    }
+    await Promise.allSettled([
+      ...Object.entries(summary).map(([type, updatedAt]) =>
+        this.setLastUpdateDateTime(type as IndexType, updatedAt)
+      ),
+      this.updateIndexes(typesToCheck),
+    ]);
   }
 
   private async updateIndexes(
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-menu-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-menu-module.ts
index 755d71b1..fb887142 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-menu-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-menu-module.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ export default new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind) => {
   rebind(BrowserMenuBarContribution)
     .to(ArduinoMenuContribution)
     .inSingletonScope();
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-window-module.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-window-module.ts
index e69de29b..fe61baf3 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-window-module.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/core/browser-window-module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { DefaultWindowService as TheiaDefaultWindowService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/window/default-window-service';
+import { injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { WindowServiceExt } from './window-service-ext';
+
+@injectable()
+export class DefaultWindowService
+  extends TheiaDefaultWindowService
+  implements WindowServiceExt
+{
+  close(): void {
+    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  }
+  /**
+   * The default implementation always resolves to `true`.
+   * IDE2 does not use it. It's currently an electron-only app.
+   */
+  async isFirstWindow(): Promise<boolean> {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/monaco/monaco-theming-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/monaco/monaco-theming-service.ts
index 2604c3ca..3ed83aff 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/monaco/monaco-theming-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/monaco/monaco-theming-service.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { MonacoThemeRegistry as TheiaMonacoThemeRegistry } from '@theia/monaco/l
 import type { ThemeMix } from '@theia/monaco/lib/browser/textmate/monaco-theme-types';
 import { HostedPluginSupport } from '../../hosted/hosted-plugin-support';
 import { ArduinoThemes, compatibleBuiltInTheme } from '../core/theming';
-import { WindowServiceExt } from '../core/window-service-ext';
 
 type MonacoThemeRegistrationSource =
   /**
@@ -156,8 +155,8 @@ export class CleanupObsoleteThemes implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
   private readonly themeService: ThemeService;
   @inject(MessageService)
   private readonly messageService: MessageService;
-  @inject(WindowServiceExt)
-  private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
+  // @inject(WindowServiceExt)
+  // private readonly windowService: WindowServiceExt;
 
   onStart(): void {
     this.hostedPlugin.didStart.then(() => this.cleanupObsoleteThemes());
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ export class CleanupObsoleteThemes implements FrontendApplicationContribution {
     if (!obsoleteThemeIds.length) {
       return;
     }
-    const firstWindow = await this.windowService.isFirstWindow();
+    const firstWindow = true; // await this.windowService.isFirstWindow();
     if (firstWindow) {
       await this.removeObsoleteThemesFromIndexedDB(obsoleteThemeIds);
       this.unregisterObsoleteThemes(obsoleteThemeIds);
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/workspace/workspace-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/workspace/workspace-service.ts
index f039d581..186359eb 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/workspace/workspace-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/theia/workspace/workspace-service.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ import {
   hasStartupTasks,
   StartupTask,
 } from '../../../electron-common/startup-task';
-import { WindowServiceExt } from '../core/window-service-ext';
 
 @injectable()
 export class WorkspaceService extends TheiaWorkspaceService {
   @inject(SketchesService)
   private readonly sketchesService: SketchesService;
-  @inject(WindowServiceExt)
-  private readonly windowServiceExt: WindowServiceExt;
+  // @inject(WindowServiceExt)
+  // private readonly windowServiceExt: WindowServiceExt;
   @inject(ContributionProvider)
   @named(StartupTaskProvider)
   private readonly providers: ContributionProvider<StartupTaskProvider>;
@@ -104,7 +103,8 @@ export class WorkspaceService extends TheiaWorkspaceService {
   protected override reloadWindow(options?: WorkspaceInput): void {
     const tasks = this.tasks(options);
     this.setURLFragment(this._workspace?.resource.path.toString() || '');
-    this.windowServiceExt.reload({ tasks });
+    console.log(tasks);
+    // this.windowServiceExt.reload({ tasks });
   }
 
   protected override openNewWindow(
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/main-menu-manager.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/main-menu-manager.ts
index 37970c9b..be11ae6d 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/main-menu-manager.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/main-menu-manager.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-export const MainMenuManager = Symbol('MainMenuManager');
-export interface MainMenuManager {
+// export const MainMenuManager = Symbol('MainMenuManager');
+export class MainMenuManager {
   /**
    * Call this method if you have changed the content of the main menu (updated a toggle flag, removed/added new groups or menu items)
    * and you want to re-render it from scratch. Works for electron too.
    */
-  update(): void;
+  update() {
+    console.warn('MainMenuManager.update() is not implemented');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/browser-app/package.json b/browser-app/package.json
index 183f9d5a..eaf981e0 100644
--- a/browser-app/package.json
+++ b/browser-app/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "scripts": {
       "build:dev": "theia build --config webpack.config.js --mode development",
       "prepare": "theia build --mode development",
-      "start": "theia start --plugins=local-dir:../plugins",
+      "start": "theia start",
       "watch": "theia build --watch --mode development"
     },
     "theia": {