diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
index 7efa6509..1387686e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
@@ -240,6 +240,17 @@ void EmuInstance::deleteAllWindows()
         deleteWindow(i, true);
 }
 
+void EmuInstance::doOnAllWindows(std::function<void(MainWindow*)> func, int exclude)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < kMaxWindows; i++)
+    {
+        if (i == exclude) continue;
+        if (!windowList[i]) continue;
+
+        func(windowList[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 
 void EmuInstance::broadcastCommand(int cmd, QVariant param)
 {
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
index a79b4f75..ed6ca0df 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public:
     MainWindow* getMainWindow() { return mainWindow; }
     MainWindow* getWindow(int id) { return windowList[id]; }
 
+    void doOnAllWindows(std::function<void(MainWindow*)> func, int exclude = -1);
+
     Config::Table& getGlobalConfig() { return globalCfg; }
     Config::Table& getLocalConfig() { return localCfg; }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
index 5115045a..8f90a47f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Window.cpp
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(int id, EmuInstance* inst, QWidget* parent) :
             actPreferences->setEnabled(false);
 #endif // __APPLE__
         }
+
+        if (emuThread->emuIsActive())
+            onEmuStart();
     }
 
     QObject::connect(qApp, &QApplication::applicationStateChanged, this, &MainWindow::onAppStateChanged);
@@ -1226,21 +1229,34 @@ QStringList MainWindow::pickROM(bool gba)
 void MainWindow::updateCartInserted(bool gba)
 {
     bool inserted;
+    QString label;
     if (gba)
     {
-        inserted = emuInstance->gbaCartInserted() && (globalCfg.GetInt("Emu.ConsoleType") == 0);
-        actCurrentGBACart->setText("GBA slot: " + emuInstance->gbaCartLabel());
-        actEjectGBACart->setEnabled(inserted);
+        inserted = emuInstance->gbaCartInserted() && (emuInstance->getConsoleType() == 0);
+        label = "GBA slot: " + emuInstance->gbaCartLabel();
+
+        emuInstance->doOnAllWindows([=](MainWindow* win)
+        {
+            if (!win->hasMenu) return;
+            win->actCurrentGBACart->setText(label);
+            win->actEjectGBACart->setEnabled(inserted);
+        });
     }
     else
     {
         inserted = emuInstance->cartInserted();
-        actCurrentCart->setText("DS slot: " + emuInstance->cartLabel());
-        actEjectCart->setEnabled(inserted);
-        actImportSavefile->setEnabled(inserted);
-        actSetupCheats->setEnabled(inserted);
-        actROMInfo->setEnabled(inserted);
-        actRAMInfo->setEnabled(inserted);
+        label = "DS slot: " + emuInstance->cartLabel();
+
+        emuInstance->doOnAllWindows([=](MainWindow* win)
+        {
+            if (!win->hasMenu) return;
+            win->actCurrentCart->setText(label);
+            win->actEjectCart->setEnabled(inserted);
+            win->actImportSavefile->setEnabled(inserted);
+            win->actSetupCheats->setEnabled(inserted);
+            win->actROMInfo->setEnabled(inserted);
+            win->actRAMInfo->setEnabled(inserted);
+        });
     }
 }