diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cadd87d..77f26742 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     "@cliqz/adblocker-electron": "1.26.11",
     "@cliqz/adblocker-electron-preload": "1.26.11",
     "@electron-toolkit/tsconfig": "^1.0.1",
+    "@electron/remote": "2.1.0",
     "@ffmpeg.wasm/core-mt": "0.12.0",
     "@ffmpeg.wasm/main": "0.12.0",
     "@foobar404/wave": "2.0.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f44fda71..c7443f23 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ dependencies:
   '@electron-toolkit/tsconfig':
     specifier: ^1.0.1
     version: 1.0.1(@types/node@20.8.6)
+  '@electron/remote':
+    specifier: 2.1.0
+    version: 2.1.0(electron@27.0.4)
   '@ffmpeg.wasm/core-mt':
     specifier: 0.12.0
     version: 0.12.0
@@ -568,6 +571,14 @@ packages:
       - supports-color
     dev: true
 
+  /@electron/remote@2.1.0(electron@27.0.4):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-38jzz2beoYTo0DNS+aoaGyLS/fHeNTAc1Aom6HlYsxKnvVWjcg4xriC7J2IUkYSEDHGKX/D7jUst+mH4dHR6QA==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      electron: '>= 13.0.0'
+    dependencies:
+      electron: 27.0.4
+    dev: false
+
   /@electron/universal@1.4.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3vE9WBQnvlulKylrPbyc+9M4xnD7t1JxuCOF0nrFz00XrrkgbqeqxDf90PNcjLiuB4hAZKr1JooVA6KwsXj94w==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.6'}
diff --git a/src/config/store.ts b/src/config/store.ts
index fb3ebf38..b70d9562 100644
--- a/src/config/store.ts
+++ b/src/config/store.ts
@@ -163,13 +163,7 @@ const migrations = {
 export default new Store({
   defaults: {
     ...defaults,
-    plugins: Object.entries(allPlugins).reduce(
-      (prev, [id, plugin]) => ({
-        ...prev,
-        [id]: plugin.config,
-      }),
-      {},
-    ),
+    // README: 'plugin' uses deepmerge to populate the default values, so it is not necessary to include it here
   },
   clearInvalidConfig: false,
   migrations,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 86097cb0..6442b0b2 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ const initHook = (win: BrowserWindow) => {
         const mainPlugin = getAllLoadedMainPlugins()[id];
         if (mainPlugin) {
           if (config.enabled && typeof mainPlugin.backend !== 'function') {
-            mainPlugin.backend?.onConfigChange?.(config);
+            mainPlugin.backend?.onConfigChange?.bind(mainPlugin.backend)?.(config);
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/loader/main.ts b/src/loader/main.ts
index 53db6fc5..9eb4fe5c 100644
--- a/src/loader/main.ts
+++ b/src/loader/main.ts
@@ -96,16 +96,18 @@ export const forceLoadMainPlugin = async (
       loadedPluginMap[id] = plugin;
       resolve();
     } catch (err) {
-      console.log(
+      console.error(
         '[YTMusic]',
-        `Cannot initialize "${id}" plugin: ${String(err)}`,
+        `Cannot initialize "${id}" plugin: `,
       );
+      console.trace(err);
       reject(err);
     }
   });
 };
 
 export const loadAllMainPlugins = async (win: BrowserWindow) => {
+  console.log('[YTMusic]', 'Loading all plugins');
   const pluginConfigs = config.plugins.getPlugins();
   const queue: Promise<void>[] = [];
 
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ export const loadAllMainPlugins = async (win: BrowserWindow) => {
     }
   }
 
-  await Promise.all(queue);
+  await Promise.allSettled(queue);
 };
 
 export const unloadAllMainPlugins = (win: BrowserWindow) => {
diff --git a/src/loader/menu.ts b/src/loader/menu.ts
index 4230eec9..210107f1 100644
--- a/src/loader/menu.ts
+++ b/src/loader/menu.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ export const forceLoadMenuPlugin = async (id: string, win: BrowserWindow) => {
 
     console.log('[YTMusic]', `Successfully loaded '${id}::menu'`);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log('[YTMusic]', `Cannot initialize '${id}::menu': ${String(err)}`);
+    console.error('[YTMusic]', `Cannot initialize '${id}::menu': `);
+    console.trace(err);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/loader/preload.ts b/src/loader/preload.ts
index 7d3e3778..68297d0e 100644
--- a/src/loader/preload.ts
+++ b/src/loader/preload.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ export const forceLoadPreloadPlugin = (id: string) => {
 
     console.log('[YTMusic]', `"${id}" plugin is loaded`);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(
+    console.error(
       '[YTMusic]',
-      `Cannot initialize "${id}" plugin: ${String(err)}`,
+      `Cannot initialize "${id}" plugin: `,
     );
+    console.trace(err);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/captions-selector/index.ts b/src/plugins/captions-selector/index.ts
index e21417c6..66ceb832 100644
--- a/src/plugins/captions-selector/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/captions-selector/index.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ interface CaptionsSelectorConfig {
   lastCaptionsCode: string;
 }
 
-const captionsSettingsButton = ElementFromHtml(CaptionsSettingsButtonHTML);
-
 export default createPlugin<
   unknown,
   unknown,
   {
+    captionsSettingsButton: HTMLElement;
     captionTrackList: LanguageOptions[] | null;
     api: YoutubePlayer | null;
     config: CaptionsSelectorConfig | null;
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ export default createPlugin<
   },
 
   renderer: {
+    captionsSettingsButton: ElementFromHtml(CaptionsSettingsButtonHTML),
     captionTrackList: null,
     api: null,
     config: null,
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default createPlugin<
     captionsButtonClickListener() {
       if (this.config!.disableCaptions) {
         setTimeout(() => this.api!.unloadModule('captions'), 100);
-        captionsSettingsButton.style.display = 'none';
+        this.captionsSettingsButton.style.display = 'none';
         return;
       }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export default createPlugin<
           });
         }
 
-        captionsSettingsButton.style.display = this.captionTrackList?.length
+        this.captionsSettingsButton.style.display = this.captionTrackList?.length
           ? 'inline-block'
           : 'none';
       }, 250);
@@ -158,20 +158,20 @@ export default createPlugin<
       this.setConfig = setConfig;
     },
     stop() {
-      document.querySelector('.right-controls-buttons')?.removeChild(captionsSettingsButton);
+      document.querySelector('.right-controls-buttons')?.removeChild(this.captionsSettingsButton);
       document.querySelector<YoutubePlayer & HTMLElement>('#movie_player')?.unloadModule('captions');
       document.querySelector('video')?.removeEventListener('srcChanged', this.videoChangeListener);
-      captionsSettingsButton.removeEventListener('click', this.captionsButtonClickListener);
+      this.captionsSettingsButton.removeEventListener('click', this.captionsButtonClickListener);
     },
     onPlayerApiReady(playerApi) {
       this.api = playerApi;
 
-      document.querySelector('.right-controls-buttons')?.append(captionsSettingsButton);
+      document.querySelector('.right-controls-buttons')?.append(this.captionsSettingsButton);
 
       this.captionTrackList = this.api.getOption<LanguageOptions[]>('captions', 'tracklist') ?? [];
 
       document.querySelector('video')?.addEventListener('srcChanged', this.videoChangeListener);
-      captionsSettingsButton.addEventListener('click', this.captionsButtonClickListener);
+      this.captionsSettingsButton.addEventListener('click', this.captionsButtonClickListener);
     },
     onConfigChange(newConfig) {
       this.config = newConfig;
diff --git a/src/plugins/downloader/main/index.ts b/src/plugins/downloader/main/index.ts
index e3824738..fe2d4a27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/downloader/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/downloader/main/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import { cache } from '@/providers/decorators';
 
 import { YoutubeFormatList, type Preset, DefaultPresetList } from '../types';
 
-import { defaultConfig, type DownloaderPluginConfig } from '../index';
+import type { DownloaderPluginConfig } from '../index';
 
 import type { BackendContext } from '@/types/contexts';
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const getCookieFromWindow = async (win: BrowserWindow) => {
     .join(';');
 };
 
-let config: DownloaderPluginConfig = defaultConfig;
+let config: DownloaderPluginConfig;
 
 export const onMainLoad = async ({ window: _win, getConfig, ipc }: BackendContext<DownloaderPluginConfig>) => {
   win = _win;
diff --git a/src/plugins/notifications/main.ts b/src/plugins/notifications/main.ts
index 04c4597e..c4b4481b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notifications/main.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/notifications/main.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import is from 'electron-is';
 import { notificationImage } from './utils';
 import interactive from './interactive';
 
-import { defaultConfig, type NotificationsPluginConfig } from './index';
 import registerCallback, { type SongInfo } from '@/providers/song-info';
 
+import type { NotificationsPluginConfig } from './index';
 import type { BackendContext } from '@/types/contexts';
 
-let config: NotificationsPluginConfig = defaultConfig;
+let config: NotificationsPluginConfig;
 
 const notify = (info: SongInfo) => {
   // Send the notification
diff --git a/src/renderer.ts b/src/renderer.ts
index 259f3230..ba6d6b78 100644
--- a/src/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function onApiLoaded() {
   Object.entries(getAllLoadedRendererPlugins())
     .forEach(([id, plugin]) => {
       if (typeof plugin.renderer !== 'function') {
-        plugin.renderer?.onPlayerApiReady?.(api!, createContext(id));
+        plugin.renderer?.onPlayerApiReady?.bind(plugin.renderer)?.(api!, createContext(id));
       }
     });
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function onApiLoaded() {
       if (api) {
         const plugin = getLoadedRendererPlugin(id);
         if (plugin && typeof plugin.renderer !== 'function') {
-          plugin.renderer?.onPlayerApiReady?.(api, createContext(id));
+          plugin.renderer?.onPlayerApiReady?.bind(plugin.renderer)?.(api, createContext(id));
         }
       }
     },
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ function onApiLoaded() {
     (_event, id: string, newConfig: PluginConfig) => {
       const plugin = getAllLoadedRendererPlugins()[id];
       if (plugin && typeof plugin.renderer !== 'function') {
-        plugin.renderer?.onConfigChange?.(newConfig);
+        plugin.renderer?.onConfigChange?.bind(plugin.renderer)?.(newConfig);
       }
     },
   );
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index baec8b1c..44107b1b 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const startPlugin = <Config extends PluginConfig>(id: string, def: Plugin
 
   try {
     const start = performance.now();
-    lifecycle(options.context as Config & typeof options.context);
+    lifecycle.bind(def[options.ctx])(options.context as Config & typeof options.context);
 
     console.log(`[YTM] Executed ${id}::${options.ctx} in ${performance.now() - start} ms`);
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const stopPlugin = <Config extends PluginConfig>(id: string, def: PluginD
 
   try {
     const start = performance.now();
-    stop(options.context as Config & typeof options.context);
+    stop.bind(def[options.ctx])(options.context as Config & typeof options.context);
 
     console.log(`[YTM] Executed ${id}::${options.ctx} in ${performance.now() - start} ms`);
 
diff --git a/src/virtual-module.d.ts b/src/virtual-module.d.ts
index 3c7d657c..ffb06766 100644
--- a/src/virtual-module.d.ts
+++ b/src/virtual-module.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ declare module 'virtual:plugins' {
   type Plugin = PluginDef<unknown, unknown, unknown, PluginConfig>;
 
   export const mainPlugins: Record<string, Plugin>;
-  export const menuPlugins: Record<string, Plugin>;
   export const preloadPlugins: Record<string, Plugin>;
   export const rendererPlugins: Record<string, Plugin>;
 
diff --git a/vite-plugins/plugin-importer.ts b/vite-plugins/plugin-importer.ts
index ba9700cc..58aea0f7 100644
--- a/vite-plugins/plugin-importer.ts
+++ b/vite-plugins/plugin-importer.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const snakeToCamel = (text: string) =>
   text.replace(/-(\w)/g, (_, letter: string) => letter.toUpperCase());
 
 export const pluginVirtualModuleGenerator = (
-  mode: 'main' | 'preload' | 'renderer' | 'menu',
+  mode: 'main' | 'preload' | 'renderer',
 ) => {
   const project = new Project({
     tsConfigFilePath: resolve(__dirname, '..', 'tsconfig.json'),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const pluginVirtualModuleGenerator = (
     // prettier-ignore
     for (const { name, path } of plugins) {
       const relativePath = relative(resolve(srcPath, '..'), path).replace(/\\/g, '/');
-      writer.writeLine(`import ${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin from "./${relativePath}";`);
+      writer.writeLine(`import ${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin, { pluginStub as ${snakeToCamel(name)}PluginStub } from "./${relativePath}";`);
     }
 
     writer.blankLine();
@@ -45,15 +45,17 @@ export const pluginVirtualModuleGenerator = (
     // Context-specific exports
     writer.writeLine(`export const ${mode}Plugins = {`);
     for (const { name } of plugins) {
-      writer.writeLine(`  "${name}": ${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin,`);
+      const checkMode = mode === 'main' ? 'backend' : mode;
+      // HACK: To avoid situation like importing renderer plugins in main
+      writer.writeLine(`  ...(${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin['${checkMode}'] ? { "${name}": ${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin } : {}),`);
     }
     writer.writeLine('};');
     writer.blankLine();
 
-    // All plugins export
+    // All plugins export (stub only) // Omit<Plugin, 'backend' | 'preload' | 'renderer'>
     writer.writeLine('export const allPlugins = {');
     for (const { name } of plugins) {
-      writer.writeLine(`  "${name}": ${snakeToCamel(name)}Plugin,`);
+      writer.writeLine(`  "${name}": ${snakeToCamel(name)}PluginStub,`);
     }
     writer.writeLine('};');
     writer.blankLine();
diff --git a/vite-plugins/plugin-loader.ts b/vite-plugins/plugin-loader.ts
index 677f3253..26fef631 100644
--- a/vite-plugins/plugin-loader.ts
+++ b/vite-plugins/plugin-loader.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { resolve, basename } from 'node:path';
 
 import { createFilter } from 'vite';
-import { Project, ts, ObjectLiteralExpression } from 'ts-morph';
+import { Project, ts, ObjectLiteralExpression, VariableDeclarationKind } from 'ts-morph';
 
 import type { PluginOption } from 'vite';
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default function (mode: 'backend' | 'preload' | 'renderer' | 'none'): Plu
         }
       });
 
-      const contexts = ['backend', 'preload', 'renderer'];
+      const contexts = ['backend', 'preload', 'renderer', 'menu'];
       for (const ctx of contexts) {
         if (mode === 'none') {
           const index = propertyNames.indexOf(ctx);
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export default function (mode: 'backend' | 'preload' | 'renderer' | 'none'): Plu
         }
 
         if (ctx === mode) continue;
+        if (ctx === 'menu' && mode === 'backend') continue;
 
         const index = propertyNames.indexOf(ctx);
         if (index === -1) continue;
@@ -96,6 +97,45 @@ export default function (mode: 'backend' | 'preload' | 'renderer' | 'none'): Plu
         objExpr.getProperty(propertyNames[index])?.remove();
       }
 
+      const stubObjExpr = src.addVariableStatement({
+        isExported: true,
+        declarationKind: VariableDeclarationKind.Const,
+        declarations: [{
+          name: 'pluginStub',
+          initializer: (writer) => writer.write(objExpr!.getText()),
+        }]
+      })
+        .getDeclarations()[0]
+        .getInitializer() as ObjectLiteralExpression;
+
+      const stubProperties = stubObjExpr.getProperties();
+      const stubPropertyNames = stubProperties.map((prop) => {
+        switch (prop.getKind()) {
+          case ts.SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment:
+            return prop
+              .asKindOrThrow(ts.SyntaxKind.PropertyAssignment)
+              .getName();
+          case ts.SyntaxKind.ShorthandPropertyAssignment:
+            return prop
+              .asKindOrThrow(ts.SyntaxKind.ShorthandPropertyAssignment)
+              .getName();
+          case ts.SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration:
+            return prop
+              .asKindOrThrow(ts.SyntaxKind.MethodDeclaration)
+              .getName();
+          default:
+            throw new Error('Not implemented');
+        }
+      });
+
+      if (mode === 'backend') contexts.pop();
+      for (const ctx of contexts) {
+        const index = stubPropertyNames.indexOf(ctx);
+        if (index === -1) continue;
+
+        stubObjExpr.getProperty(stubPropertyNames[index])?.remove();
+      }
+
       return {
         code: src.getText(),
       };