diff --git a/lib/openvino_console_app.dart b/lib/openvino_console_app.dart
index 0906711f..dab8a7de 100644
--- a/lib/openvino_console_app.dart
+++ b/lib/openvino_console_app.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:inference/deployment_processor.dart';
 import 'package:inference/interop/device.dart';
-import 'package:inference/interop/image_inference.dart';
 import 'package:inference/providers/preference_provider.dart';
 import 'package:inference/providers/project_provider.dart';
 import 'package:inference/utils.dart';
@@ -36,16 +35,11 @@ class _OpenVINOTestDriveAppState extends State<OpenVINOTestDriveApp> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
 
-    //setLoggingOutput();
-    ensureFontIsStored().then((_) {
-      fontPath().then((font) => ImageInference.setupFont(font));
-    });
-
     setupErrors();
-
-    Device.getDevices().then((devices) {
+    Device.getDevices() .then((devices) {
       PreferenceProvider.availableDevices = devices;
     });
+    ensureFontIsStored();
 
     final projectsProvider = Provider.of<ProjectProvider>(context, listen: false);
     final addProjects = projectsProvider.addProjects;
@@ -197,7 +191,7 @@ class _OpenVINOTestDriveAppState extends State<OpenVINOTestDriveApp> {
           right: 24,
           bottom: 24,
           child: FeedbackButton()
-        )
+        ),
       ],
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/pages/download_model/download_model.dart b/lib/pages/download_model/download_model.dart
index 56d38b4a..f5d59ec0 100644
--- a/lib/pages/download_model/download_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/download_model/download_model.dart
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ class _DownloadPageState extends State<DownloadPage> {
       request = DownloadRequest(
         id: widget.project.id,
         downloads: files,
-      );
-      request!.onDone = onComplete;
+      )..onDone = onComplete;
       setState(() {});
       projectProvider.addProject(widget.project);
       await getAdditionalModelInfo(widget.project);
diff --git a/lib/utils.dart b/lib/utils.dart
index a3f58758..39569d57 100644
--- a/lib/utils.dart
+++ b/lib/utils.dart
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:dio/io.dart';
 import 'package:file_picker/file_picker.dart';
+import 'package:fluent_ui/fluent_ui.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:inference/config.dart';
 import 'package:inference/deployment_processor.dart';
 import 'package:inference/project.dart';
+import 'package:inference/router.dart';
+import 'package:inference/widgets/dialogs/critical_error.dart';
 import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
@@ -46,6 +49,18 @@ String parseWpad(String wpad) {
   return '';
 }
 
+
+Future<T?> showGlobalDialog<T extends Object?>(WidgetBuilder builder) async {
+  if (rootNavigatorKey.currentContext?.mounted == true) {
+    return await showDialog(
+      context: rootNavigatorKey.currentContext!,
+      builder: builder
+    );
+  } else {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 void setupErrors() async {
     final directory = await getApplicationSupportDirectory();
     final platformContext = Context(style: Style.platform);
@@ -71,6 +86,7 @@ ${stack.toString()}
 """;
       print(contents);
       File(errorPath).writeAsStringSync(contents, mode: FileMode.append);
+      showCriticalErrorDialog(error, stack);
       return true;
     };
 }
@@ -109,4 +125,4 @@ class Envvars {
     }
     return '';
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/dialogs/critical_error.dart b/lib/widgets/dialogs/critical_error.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..548dd8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/widgets/dialogs/critical_error.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import 'package:fluent_ui/fluent_ui.dart';
+import 'package:inference/utils.dart';
+
+void showCriticalErrorDialog(dynamic e, StackTrace trace) {
+  showGlobalDialog((context) => ContentDialog(
+      constraints: const BoxConstraints(
+        maxWidth: 756,
+        maxHeight: 500,
+      ),
+      title: const Text("An error occured."),
+      content: Column(
+        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
+        children: [
+          SizedBox(
+            height: 50,
+            child: Padding(
+              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+              child: Text(e.toString(), overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis),
+            ),
+          ),
+          Expander(
+            header: const Text("Details"),
+            content: SizedBox(
+              height: 180,
+              child: SingleChildScrollView(
+                child: SelectableText("$e\n$trace")),
+            )
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+      actions: <Widget>[
+        Button(
+          onPressed: () {
+            Navigator.pop(context, true);
+            //windowManager.close();
+          },
+          child: const Text('Close'),
+        ),
+      ]
+    )
+  );
+}