diff --git a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.CMS.config b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.CMS.config
index 89c8298..a095441 100644
--- a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.CMS.config
+++ b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.CMS.config
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 <configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
   <appSettings>
     <add key="autoLoadConf" value="true" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+    <add key="openDumpOnStart" value="false" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+    <add key="startMinimized" value="true" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
     <add key="defaultConfFile" value="CMS_FANUC.xml" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
   </appSettings>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.SCM.config b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.SCM.config
index b5de8d4..715070b 100644
--- a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.SCM.config
+++ b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.SCM.config
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 <configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
   <appSettings>
     <add key="autoLoadConf" value="true" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+    <add key="openDumpOnStart" value="false" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+    <add key="startMinimized" value="true" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
     <add key="defaultConfFile" value="SCM_ESA.xml" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
   </appSettings>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.config b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.config
index 6925548..3c572e6 100644
--- a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.config
+++ b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/App.config
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     <add key="defaultEsaFile" value="EsaKvara.ini" />
     <add key="autoStartOnLoad" value="true" />
     <add key="openDumpOnStart" value="true" />
+    <add key="startMinimized" value="true" />
 
     <add key="autoSaveSec" value="60" />
     
diff --git a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/MainForm.cs b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/MainForm.cs
index 9e8dd4b..32d753c 100644
--- a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/MainForm.cs
+++ b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/MainForm.cs
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ namespace MTC_Adapter
 
         public MainForm()
         {
+            // avvio minimizzato se richiesto
+            if (utils.CRB("startMinimized"))
+            {
+                this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
+            }
             InitializeComponent();
             lblStatus.Text = "Loading";
 
diff --git a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/Program.cs b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/Program.cs
index dda3b92..fa9bfac 100644
--- a/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/Program.cs
+++ b/MTC_Sim/MTC_Sim/Program.cs
@@ -20,13 +20,9 @@ namespace MTC_Adapter
         [STAThread]
         static void Main()
         {
-            //AllocConsole();
-
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
             Application.Run(new MainForm());
-
-            //FreeConsole();
         }
     }
 }