diff --git a/Config.cs b/Config.cs
index d046475..357872d 100644
--- a/Config.cs
+++ b/Config.cs
@@ -1,59 +1,70 @@
-using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs;
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-
-namespace SystemTrayMenu
-{
-    public class Config
-    {
-        public static string Language = "en";
-
-        public static string Path
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory;
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static bool LoadOrSetByUser()
+using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace SystemTrayMenu
+{
+    public class Config
+    {
+        public static string Language = "en";
+
+        public static string Path
         {
-            Properties.Settings.Default.Upgrade(); // configs located at "%localappdata%\<AssemblyCompany>\"
-            bool pathOK = Directory.Exists(Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory);
-            if (!pathOK)
-            {
-                pathOK = SetFolderByUser();
-            }
-            return pathOK;
-        }
-
-        public static bool SetFolderByUser()
-        {
-            bool pathOK = false;
-            bool userAborted = false;
-            CommonOpenFileDialog dialog = new CommonOpenFileDialog();
-            dialog.InitialDirectory = Path;
-            dialog.IsFolderPicker = true;
-            do
-            {
-                if (dialog.ShowDialog() == CommonFileDialogResult.Ok)
-                {
-                    if (Directory.Exists(dialog.FileName))
-                    {
-                        pathOK = true;
-                        Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory = 
-                            dialog.FileName;
-                        Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    userAborted = true;
-                }
-            }
-            while (!pathOK && !userAborted);
-
-            return pathOK;
-        }
-    }
-}
+            get
+            {
+                return Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void UpgradeIfNotUpgraded()
+        {
+            if (!Properties.Settings.Default.IsUpgraded)
+            {
+                // configs located at "%localappdata%\<AssemblyCompany>\"
+                Properties.Settings.Default.Upgrade();
+                Properties.Settings.Default.IsUpgraded = true;
+                Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static bool LoadOrSetByUser()
+        {
+            bool pathOK = Directory.Exists(
+                Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory);
+
+            if (!pathOK)
+            {
+                pathOK = SetFolderByUser();
+            }
+            return pathOK;
+        }
+
+        public static bool SetFolderByUser()
+        {
+            bool pathOK = false;
+            bool userAborted = false;
+            CommonOpenFileDialog dialog = new CommonOpenFileDialog();
+            dialog.InitialDirectory = Path;
+            dialog.IsFolderPicker = true;
+            do
+            {
+                if (dialog.ShowDialog() == CommonFileDialogResult.Ok)
+                {
+                    if (Directory.Exists(dialog.FileName))
+                    {
+                        pathOK = true;
+                        Properties.Settings.Default.PathDirectory = 
+                            dialog.FileName;
+                        Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    userAborted = true;
+                }
+            }
+            while (!pathOK && !userAborted);
+
+            return pathOK;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b5709c9..5fbe7ab 100644
--- a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.9.1.243")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.9.1.243")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.9.1.244")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.9.1.244")]
diff --git a/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 5064ec5..30bb0b8 100644
--- a/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -70,5 +70,17 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.Properties {
                 this["HotKey"] = value;
             }
         }
+        
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("False")]
+        public bool IsUpgraded {
+            get {
+                return ((bool)(this["IsUpgraded"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["IsUpgraded"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Properties/Settings.settings b/Properties/Settings.settings
index e9f3f3b..7744cdf 100644
--- a/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
     <Setting Name="HotKey" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)" />
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="IsUpgraded" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SystemTrayMenuHandler.cs b/SystemTrayMenuHandler.cs
index fca4799..b127c9c 100644
--- a/SystemTrayMenuHandler.cs
+++ b/SystemTrayMenuHandler.cs
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu
             messageFilter.MouseLeave += fastLeave.Start;
             fastLeave.Leave += FadeHalfOrOutIfNeeded;
 
+            Config.UpgradeIfNotUpgraded();
             if (!Config.LoadOrSetByUser())
             {
                 cancelAppRun = true;
diff --git a/app.config b/app.config
index c25b42e..fdb3352 100644
--- a/app.config
+++ b/app.config
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
             <setting name="HotKey" serializeAs="String">
                 <value />
             </setting>
+            <setting name="IsUpgraded" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
         </SystemTrayMenu.Properties.Settings>
     </userSettings>
     <!--