diff --git a/providers/app-controls.js b/providers/app-controls.js
index 3567e22a..bed99157 100644
--- a/providers/app-controls.js
+++ b/providers/app-controls.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 const path = require("path");
 
-const is = require("electron-is");
-
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
 const config = require("../config");
 
 module.exports.restart = () => {
-    is.main() ? restart() : ipcRenderer.send('restart');
+  process.type === 'browser' ? restart() : ipcRenderer.send('restart');
 };
 
 module.exports.setupAppControls = () => {
@@ -21,3 +19,16 @@ function restart() {
     // execPath will be undefined if not running portable app, resulting in default behavior
     app.quit();
 }
+
+function sendToFront(channel, ...args) {
+    BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().forEach(win => {
+        win.webContents.send(channel, ...args);
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports.sendToFront =
+  process.type === 'browser'
+    ? sendToFront
+    : () => {
+        console.error('sendToFront called from renderer');
+      };