diff --git a/include/window.hpp b/include/window.hpp
index 98a462113..5a03b3ddc 100644
--- a/include/window.hpp
+++ b/include/window.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace hex {
 
         float m_globalScale = 1.0f, m_fontScale = 1.0f;
         bool m_fpsVisible = false;
-        double m_targetFps;
+        double m_targetFps = 60.0;
         bool m_demoWindowOpen = false;
         bool m_layoutConfigured = false;
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
index 745b76fa4..c2f2629b4 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ namespace hex {
 
         if (!json.contains(unlocalizedCategory.data()))
             json[unlocalizedCategory.data()] = nlohmann::json::object();
-        if (!json[unlocalizedCategory.data()].contains(unlocalizedName.data()))
-            json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()] = defaultValue;
+        if (!json[unlocalizedCategory.data()].contains(unlocalizedName.data()) || !json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()].is_number())
+            json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()] = int(defaultValue);
     }
 
     void ContentRegistry::Settings::add(std::string_view unlocalizedCategory, std::string_view unlocalizedName, std::string_view defaultValue, const std::function<bool(std::string_view, nlohmann::json&)> &callback) {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ namespace hex {
 
         if (!json.contains(unlocalizedCategory.data()))
             json[unlocalizedCategory.data()] = nlohmann::json::object();
-        if (!json[unlocalizedCategory.data()].contains(unlocalizedName.data()))
-            json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()] = defaultValue;
+        if (!json[unlocalizedCategory.data()].contains(unlocalizedName.data()) || !json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()].is_string())
+            json[unlocalizedCategory.data()][unlocalizedName.data()] = std::string(defaultValue);
     }
 
     void ContentRegistry::Settings::write(std::string_view unlocalizedCategory, std::string_view unlocalizedName, s64 value) {
diff --git a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
index 65d209dc8..6f38d9a8d 100644
--- a/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
+++ b/source/views/view_hexeditor.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ namespace hex {
         EventManager::subscribe<EventSettingsChanged>(this, [this] {
             auto alpha = ContentRegistry::Settings::getSetting("hex.builtin.setting.interface", "hex.builtin.setting.interface.highlight_alpha");
 
-            this->m_highlightAlpha = alpha;
+            if (alpha.is_number())
+                this->m_highlightAlpha = alpha;
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/source/window.cpp b/source/window.cpp
index 7f5214476..2c118045a 100644
--- a/source/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window.cpp
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ namespace hex {
                 if (argument == "update-available") {
                     this->m_availableUpdate = value;
                 } else if (argument == "no-plugins") {
-                    View::showErrorPopup("No plugins are loaded, including the built-in functions plugin!\n"
-                                                    "Make sure you got at least builtin.hexplug in your plugins folder.");
+                    View::doLater([]{ ImGui::OpenPopup("No Plugins"); });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -351,12 +350,15 @@ namespace hex {
                 }
 
                 if (this->m_fpsVisible) {
-                    ImGui::SameLine(ImGui::GetWindowWidth() - ImGui::GetCursorPosX() - 3 * ImGui::GetFontSize());
-                    ImGui::Text("%.1f FPS", ImGui::GetIO().Framerate);
+                    std::string fps = hex::format("{:.1f} FPS ", ImGui::GetIO().Framerate);
+                    ImGui::SameLine();
+                    ImGui::SetCursorPosX(ImGui::GetWindowWidth() - fps.length() * ImGui::GetFontSize());
+                    ImGui::TextUnformatted(fps.c_str());
                 } else {
                     #if defined(DEBUG)
-                        ImGui::SameLine(ImGui::GetWindowWidth() - ImGui::GetCursorPosX());
-                        ImGui::Text(ICON_FA_BUG, ImGui::GetIO().Framerate);
+                        ImGui::SameLine();
+                        ImGui::SetCursorPosX(ImGui::GetWindowWidth() - 2 * ImGui::GetFontSize());
+                        ImGui::TextUnformatted(ICON_FA_BUG);
                     #endif
                 }
 
@@ -382,6 +384,15 @@ namespace hex {
 
         }
         ImGui::End();
+
+        // Popup for when no plugins were loaded. Intentionally left untranslated because localization isn't available
+        ImGui::SetNextWindowPos(ImGui::GetMainViewport()->GetCenter(), ImGuiCond_Appearing, ImVec2(0.5F, 0.5F));
+        if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal("No Plugins", nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove)) {
+            ImGui::TextUnformatted("No ImHex plugins loaded (including the built-in plugin)!");
+            ImGui::TextUnformatted("Make sure you at least got the builtin plugin in your plugins folder.");
+            ImGui::TextUnformatted("To find out where your plugin folder is, check ImHex' Readme.");
+            ImGui::EndPopup();
+        }
     }
 
     void Window::frameEnd() {
@@ -463,12 +474,7 @@ namespace hex {
             {
                 const auto &plugins = PluginManager::getPlugins();
 
-                if (plugins.empty()) {
-                    // Intentionally left untranslated so it will be readable even if no plugin with translations is loaded
-                    ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.92F, 0.25F, 0.2F, 1.0F),
-                        "No plugins loaded! To use ImHex properly, "
-                             "make sure at least the builtin plugin is in the /plugins folder next to the executable");
-                } else {
+                if (!plugins.empty()) {
                     if (ImGui::BeginTable("plugins", 3, ImGuiTableFlags_Borders | ImGuiTableFlags_RowBg | ImGuiTableFlags_ScrollY | ImGuiTableFlags_SizingFixedFit, ImVec2((ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().x * 5) / 6, ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 5))) {
                         ImGui::TableSetupScrollFreeze(0, 1);
                         ImGui::TableSetupColumn("hex.welcome.plugins.plugin"_lang);