diff --git a/launchers/qt/src/Helper.h b/launchers/qt/src/Helper.h
index 8c685acc7c..a41b55b233 100644
--- a/launchers/qt/src/Helper.h
+++ b/launchers/qt/src/Helper.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ HRESULT createSymbolicLink(LPCSTR lpszPathObj, LPCSTR lpszPathLink, LPCSTR lpszD
 bool insertRegistryKey(const std::string& regPath, const std::string& name, const std::string& value);
 bool insertRegistryKey(const std::string& regPath, const std::string& name, DWORD value);
 bool deleteRegistryKey(const std::string& regPath);
+
+BOOL isProcessRunning(const char* processName, int& processID);
+BOOL shutdownProcess(DWORD dwProcessId, UINT uExitCode);
 #endif
 
 QString getHTTPUserAgent();
diff --git a/launchers/qt/src/Helper_windows.cpp b/launchers/qt/src/Helper_windows.cpp
index 84673e85b2..fda6a455f0 100644
--- a/launchers/qt/src/Helper_windows.cpp
+++ b/launchers/qt/src/Helper_windows.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ void launchClient(const QString& clientPath, const QString& homePath, const QStr
         + " --setBookmark \"hqhome=" + homePath + "\""
         + " --defaultScriptsOverride \"file:///" + defaultScriptsPath + "\""
         + " --displayName \"" + displayName + "\""
-        + " --cache \"" + contentCachePath + "\"";
+        + " --cache \"" + contentCachePath + "\""
+        + " --suppress-settings-reset --no-launcher --no-updater";
 
     if (!loginResponseToken.isEmpty()) {
         params += " --tokens \"" + loginResponseToken.replace("\"", "\\\"") + "\"";
@@ -147,3 +148,36 @@ bool deleteRegistryKey(const std::string& regPath) {
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+
+BOOL isProcessRunning(const char* processName, int& processID) {
+    bool exists = false;
+    PROCESSENTRY32 entry;
+    entry.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32);
+
+    HANDLE snapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, NULL);
+
+    if (Process32First(snapshot, &entry)) {
+        while (Process32Next(snapshot, &entry)) {
+            if (!_stricmp(entry.szExeFile, processName)) {
+                exists = true;
+                processID = entry.th32ProcessID;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    CloseHandle(snapshot);
+    return exists;
+}
+
+BOOL shutdownProcess(DWORD dwProcessId, UINT uExitCode) {
+    DWORD dwDesiredAccess = PROCESS_TERMINATE;
+    BOOL  bInheritHandle = FALSE;
+    HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(dwDesiredAccess, bInheritHandle, dwProcessId);
+    if (hProcess == NULL) {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    BOOL result = TerminateProcess(hProcess, uExitCode);
+    CloseHandle(hProcess);
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.cpp b/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.cpp
index 7d00acd453..582b416b85 100644
--- a/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.cpp
+++ b/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 //#define BREAK_ON_ERROR
 
+const QString configHomeLocationKey { "homeLocation" };
 const QString configLoggedInKey{ "loggedIn" };
 const QString configLauncherPathKey{ "launcherPath" };
 
@@ -223,6 +224,9 @@ void LauncherState::getCurrentClientVersion() {
             if (root.contains(configLoggedInKey)) {
                 _config.loggedIn = root["loggedIn"].toBool();
             }
+            if (root.contains(configHomeLocationKey)) {
+                _config.homeLocation = root["homeLocation"].toString();
+            }
         } else {
             qDebug() << "Failed to open config.json";
         }
@@ -353,15 +357,15 @@ void LauncherState::requestSettings() {
     connect(request, &UserSettingsRequest::finished, this, [this, request]() {
         auto userSettings = request->getUserSettings();
         if (userSettings.homeLocation.isEmpty()) {
-            _homeLocation = "hifi://hq";
+            _config.homeLocation = "hifi://hq";
             _contentCacheURL = "";
         } else {
-            _homeLocation = userSettings.homeLocation;
-            auto host = QUrl(_homeLocation).host();
+            _config.homeLocation = userSettings.homeLocation;
+            auto host = QUrl(_config.homeLocation).host();
             _contentCacheURL = "http://orgs.highfidelity.com/host-content-cache/" +  host + ".zip";
         }
 
-        qDebug() << "Home location is: " << _homeLocation;
+        qDebug() << "Home location is: " << _config.homeLocation;
         qDebug() << "Content cache url is: " << _contentCacheURL;
 
         downloadClient();
@@ -640,6 +644,7 @@ void LauncherState::launchClient() {
     if (configFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
         QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(configFile.readAll());
         doc.setObject({
+            { configHomeLocationKey, _config.homeLocation },
             { configLoggedInKey, _config.loggedIn },
             { configLauncherPathKey, _config.launcherPath },
         });
@@ -655,7 +660,7 @@ void LauncherState::launchClient() {
 
     QString contentCachePath = _launcherDirectory.filePath("cache");
 
-    ::launchClient(clientPath, _homeLocation, defaultScriptsPath, _displayName, contentCachePath, _loginTokenResponse);
+    ::launchClient(clientPath, _config.homeLocation, defaultScriptsPath, _displayName, contentCachePath, _loginTokenResponse);
 }
 
 void LauncherState::setApplicationStateError(QString errorMessage) {
diff --git a/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.h b/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.h
index 4f59eb101b..324a653854 100644
--- a/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.h
+++ b/launchers/qt/src/LauncherState.h
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 #include "BuildsRequest.h"
 
 struct LauncherConfig {
-    QString launcherPath{ QString::null };
+    QString launcherPath{ "" };
     bool loggedIn{ false };
+    QString homeLocation{ "" };
 };
 
 class LauncherState : public QObject {
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ private:
     QString _buildTag { QString::null };
     QString _contentCacheURL;
     QString _loginTokenResponse;
-    QString _homeLocation;
     QFile _clientZipFile;
     QFile _launcherZipFile;
     QFile _contentZipFile;
diff --git a/launchers/qt/src/main.cpp b/launchers/qt/src/main.cpp
index d1de92b45a..0965a5742f 100644
--- a/launchers/qt/src/main.cpp
+++ b/launchers/qt/src/main.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         launcherInstaller.uninstall();
         return 0;
     }
+
+    int interfacePID = -1;
+    if (isProcessRunning("interface.exe", interfacePID)) {
+        shutdownProcess(interfacePID, 0);
+    }
+
 #endif
     QString name { "High Fidelity" };
     QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);