diff --git a/source/Gui/AlienWindow.h b/source/Gui/AlienWindow.h
index afd473c7a..ad46fb255 100644
--- a/source/Gui/AlienWindow.h
+++ b/source/Gui/AlienWindow.h
@@ -6,20 +6,18 @@
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
 #include "StyleRepository.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 #include "WindowController.h"
 
 template<typename ...Dependencies>
-class AlienWindow : public ShutdownInterface
+class AlienWindow : public MainLoopEntity
 {
 public:
     AlienWindow(std::string const& title, std::string const& settingsNode, bool defaultOn);
 
     void init(Dependencies... dependencies);
 
-    void process();
-
     bool isOn() const;
     void setOn(bool value);
 
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ class AlienWindow : public ShutdownInterface
     std::string _settingsNode;
 
 private:
+    void process() override;
     void shutdown() override;
 };
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ template <typename ... Dependencies>
 void AlienWindow<Dependencies...>::init(Dependencies... dependencies)
 {
     _on = GlobalSettings::get().getBool(_settingsNode + ".active", _defaultOn);
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().registerObject(this);
     initIntern(dependencies...);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/Gui/AutosaveController.cpp b/source/Gui/AutosaveController.cpp
index 21b9d7894..751d05834 100644
--- a/source/Gui/AutosaveController.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/AutosaveController.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "DelayedExecutionController.h"
 #include "OverlayMessageController.h"
 #include "SerializationHelperService.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void AutosaveController::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade)
     _startTimePoint = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     _on = GlobalSettings::get().getBool("controllers.auto save.active", true);
 
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().registerObject(this);
 }
 
 void AutosaveController::shutdown()
diff --git a/source/Gui/AutosaveController.h b/source/Gui/AutosaveController.h
index bca7346f3..186b9d26f 100644
--- a/source/Gui/AutosaveController.h
+++ b/source/Gui/AutosaveController.h
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include "EngineInterface/Definitions.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class AutosaveController : public ShutdownInterface
+class AutosaveController : public MainLoopEntity
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(AutosaveController);
 
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ class AutosaveController : public ShutdownInterface
     bool isOn() const;
     void setOn(bool value);
 
-    void process();
-
 private:
+    void process() override;
     void shutdown() override;
 
     void onSave();
diff --git a/source/Gui/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d58bdec0..4b708f9c5 100644
--- a/source/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/Gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ PUBLIC
     Shader.h
     ShaderWindow.cpp
     ShaderWindow.h
-    ShutdownController.cpp
-    ShutdownController.h
-    ShutdownInterface.h
+    MainLoopEntityController.cpp
+    MainLoopEntityController.h
+    MainLoopEntity.h
     SimulationInteractionController.cpp
     SimulationInteractionController.h
     SimulationParametersWindow.cpp
diff --git a/source/Gui/EditorController.cpp b/source/Gui/EditorController.cpp
index 2d6c83aaa..481b500b4 100644
--- a/source/Gui/EditorController.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/EditorController.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "GenomeEditorWindow.h"
 #include "MessageDialog.h"
 #include "OverlayMessageController.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ void EditorController::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade)
     PatternEditorWindow::get().init(_simulationFacade);
     CreatorWindow::get().init(_simulationFacade);
     MultiplierWindow::get().init(_simulationFacade);
-
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
-}
-
-void EditorController::shutdown()
-{
 }
 
 bool EditorController::isOn() const
@@ -59,12 +53,6 @@ void EditorController::process()
         return;
     }
 
-    SelectionWindow::get().process();
-    PatternEditorWindow::get().process();
-    CreatorWindow::get().process();
-    MultiplierWindow::get().process();
-    GenomeEditorWindow::get().process();
-
     processInspectorWindows();
 
     EditorModel::get().setForceNoRollout(ImGui::GetIO().KeyShift);
@@ -85,16 +73,6 @@ void EditorController::onCloseAllInspectorWindows()
     _inspectorWindows.clear();
 }
 
-bool EditorController::isObjectInspectionPossible() const
-{
-    return PatternEditorWindow::get().isObjectInspectionPossible();
-}
-
-bool EditorController::isGenomeInspectionPossible() const
-{
-    return PatternEditorWindow::get().isGenomeInspectionPossible();
-}
-
 void EditorController::onInspectSelectedObjects()
 {
     auto selection = EditorModel::get().getSelectionShallowData();
diff --git a/source/Gui/EditorController.h b/source/Gui/EditorController.h
index e7945cc39..7a176a12f 100644
--- a/source/Gui/EditorController.h
+++ b/source/Gui/EditorController.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include "EngineInterface/Descriptions.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class EditorController : public ShutdownInterface
+class EditorController
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(EditorController);
 
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class EditorController : public ShutdownInterface
     bool areInspectionWindowsActive() const;
     void onCloseAllInspectorWindows();
 
-    bool isObjectInspectionPossible() const;
-    bool isGenomeInspectionPossible() const;
     void onInspectSelectedObjects();
     void onInspectSelectedGenomes();
     void onInspectObjects(std::vector<CellOrParticleDescription> const& entities, bool selectGenomeTab);
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ class EditorController : public ShutdownInterface
     void onAccelerateSelectedObjects(RealVector2D const& viewPos, RealVector2D const& prevWorldPos);
 
 private:
-    void shutdown() override;
     void processInspectorWindows();
 
     SimulationFacade _simulationFacade;
diff --git a/source/Gui/ImageToPatternDialog.h b/source/Gui/ImageToPatternDialog.h
index a29560ab2..0e29727df 100644
--- a/source/Gui/ImageToPatternDialog.h
+++ b/source/Gui/ImageToPatternDialog.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "EngineInterface/Definitions.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class ImageToPatternDialog : public ShutdownInterface
+class ImageToPatternDialog : public MainLoopEntity
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(ImageToPatternDialog);
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class ImageToPatternDialog : public ShutdownInterface
 
 private:
     void shutdown() override;
+    void process() override {}
 
     SimulationFacade _simulationFacade;
 
diff --git a/source/Gui/LoginController.cpp b/source/Gui/LoginController.cpp
index 32673ae0e..5e9e957a0 100644
--- a/source/Gui/LoginController.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/LoginController.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "MessageDialog.h"
 #include "ActivateUserDialog.h"
 #include "BrowserWindow.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 void LoginController::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade, PersisterFacade const& persisterFacade)
 {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void LoginController::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade, PersisterFa
         onLogin();
     }
 
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().registerObject(this);
 }
 
 void LoginController::shutdown()
diff --git a/source/Gui/LoginController.h b/source/Gui/LoginController.h
index 20bf36d2d..812ba0174 100644
--- a/source/Gui/LoginController.h
+++ b/source/Gui/LoginController.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "PersisterInterface/PersisterFacade.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class LoginController : public ShutdownInterface
+class LoginController : public MainLoopEntity
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(LoginController);
 public:
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ class LoginController : public ShutdownInterface
 
     void onLogin();
 
-    void process();
-
     void saveSettings();
 
     bool shareGpuInfo() const;
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ class LoginController : public ShutdownInterface
     UserInfo getUserInfo();
 
 private:
+    void process() override;
     void shutdown() override;
 
     SimulationFacade _simulationFacade; 
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainLoopEntity.h b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntity.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4b2aa05c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntity.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+class MainLoopEntity
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~MainLoopEntity() = default;
+
+    virtual void shutdown() = 0;
+    virtual void process() = 0;
+};
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.cpp b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e1ea72b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
+
+#include <ranges>
+
+void MainLoopEntityController::registerObject(MainLoopEntity* object)
+{
+    _objects.emplace_back(object);
+}
+
+void MainLoopEntityController::shutdown()
+{
+    for (auto const& object : _objects | std::views::reverse) {
+        object->shutdown();
+    }
+}
+
+void MainLoopEntityController::process()
+{
+    for (auto const& object : _objects | std::views::reverse) {
+        object->process();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.h b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a97a3f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/Gui/MainLoopEntityController.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Base/Singleton.h"
+
+#include "Definitions.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
+
+
+class MainLoopEntityController
+{
+    MAKE_SINGLETON(MainLoopEntityController);
+
+public:
+    void registerObject(MainLoopEntity* object);
+
+    void shutdown();
+    void process();
+
+private:
+    std::vector<MainLoopEntity*> _objects;
+};
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/source/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index e43395716..cda9cc519 100644
--- a/source/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #include "FileTransferController.h"
 #include "LoginController.h"
 #include "NetworkTransferController.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void _MainWindow::mainLoop()
 
 void _MainWindow::shutdown()
 {
-    ShutdownController::get().shutdown();
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().shutdown();
 
     GpuSettingsDialog::get().shutdown();
     NewSimulationDialog::get().shutdown();
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ void _MainWindow::processFadeInUI()
 
     processMenubar();
     processDialogs();
-    processWindows();
     processControllers();
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().process();
 
     SimulationView::get().processControls(_renderSimulation);
     StartupController::get().process();
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ void _MainWindow::processReady()
 
     processMenubar();
     processDialogs();
-    processWindows();
     processControllers();
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().process();
 
     SimulationView::get().processControls(_renderSimulation);
 
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ void _MainWindow::processMenubar()
             }
             ImGui::EndDisabled();
             ImGui::Separator();
-            ImGui::BeginDisabled(!SimulationInteractionController::get().isEditMode() || !EditorController::get().isObjectInspectionPossible());
+            ImGui::BeginDisabled(!SimulationInteractionController::get().isEditMode() || !PatternEditorWindow::get().isObjectInspectionPossible());
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Inspect objects", "ALT+N")) {
                 EditorController::get().onInspectSelectedObjects();
             }
             ImGui::EndDisabled();
-            ImGui::BeginDisabled(!SimulationInteractionController::get().isEditMode() || !EditorController::get().isGenomeInspectionPossible());
+            ImGui::BeginDisabled(!SimulationInteractionController::get().isEditMode() || !PatternEditorWindow::get().isGenomeInspectionPossible());
             if (ImGui::MenuItem("Inspect principal genome", "ALT+F")) {
                 EditorController::get().onInspectSelectedGenomes();
             }
@@ -652,10 +652,10 @@ void _MainWindow::processMenubar()
         if (io.KeyAlt && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_A)) {
             MultiplierWindow::get().setOn(!MultiplierWindow::get().isOn());
         }
-        if (io.KeyAlt && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_N) && EditorController::get().isObjectInspectionPossible()) {
+        if (io.KeyAlt && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_N) && PatternEditorWindow::get().isObjectInspectionPossible()) {
             EditorController::get().onInspectSelectedObjects();
         }
-        if (io.KeyAlt && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_F) && EditorController::get().isGenomeInspectionPossible()) {
+        if (io.KeyAlt && ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_F) && PatternEditorWindow::get().isGenomeInspectionPossible()) {
             EditorController::get().onInspectSelectedGenomes();
         }
         if (ImGui::IsKeyPressed(ImGuiKey_Escape)) {
@@ -717,7 +717,6 @@ void _MainWindow::processDialogs()
     MassOperationsDialog::get().process();
     GpuSettingsDialog::get().process();
     DisplaySettingsDialog::get().process(); 
-    PatternAnalysisDialog::get().process();
     LoginDialog::get().process();
     CreateUserDialog::get().process();
     ActivateUserDialog::get().process();
@@ -733,30 +732,14 @@ void _MainWindow::processDialogs()
     GenericFileDialogs::get().process();
 }
 
-void _MainWindow::processWindows()
-{
-    TemporalControlWindow::get().process();
-    SpatialControlWindow::get().process();
-    StatisticsWindow::get().process();
-    SimulationParametersWindow::get().process();
-    LogWindow::get().process();
-    BrowserWindow::get().process();
-    GettingStartedWindow::get().process();
-    ShaderWindow::get().process();
-    RadiationSourcesWindow::get().process();
-    AutosaveWindow::get().process();
-}
-
 void _MainWindow::processControllers()
 {
-    AutosaveController::get().process();
     EditorController::get().process();
     OverlayMessageController::get().process();
     SimulationInteractionController::get().process();
     DelayedExecutionController::get().process();
     FileTransferController::get().process();
     NetworkTransferController::get().process();
-    LoginController::get().process();
     UiController::get().process();
 }
 
diff --git a/source/Gui/MainWindow.h b/source/Gui/MainWindow.h
index 6881827fd..d4c909695 100644
--- a/source/Gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/source/Gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class _MainWindow
 
     void processMenubar();
     void processDialogs();
-    void processWindows();
     void processControllers();
 
     void onRunSimulation();
diff --git a/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.cpp b/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.cpp
index c4a960413..f2ae778cc 100644
--- a/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "EngineInterface/SimulationFacade.h"
 
 #include "MessageDialog.h"
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 
 void PatternAnalysisDialog::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void PatternAnalysisDialog::init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade)
     }
     _startingPath = GlobalSettings::get().getString("dialogs.pattern analysis.starting path", path.string());
 
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().registerObject(this);
 }
 
 void PatternAnalysisDialog::shutdown()
diff --git a/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.h b/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.h
index 16d97a5a7..27b82fc7e 100644
--- a/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.h
+++ b/source/Gui/PatternAnalysisDialog.h
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
 #include "EngineInterface/Descriptions.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class PatternAnalysisDialog : public ShutdownInterface
+class PatternAnalysisDialog : public MainLoopEntity
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(PatternAnalysisDialog);
 
 public:
     void init(SimulationFacade const& simulationFacade);
 
-    void process();
     void show();
 
 private:
+    void process() override;
     void shutdown() override;
     void saveRepetitiveActiveClustersToFiles(std::string const& filename);
 
diff --git a/source/Gui/ShutdownController.cpp b/source/Gui/ShutdownController.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e08867ec..000000000
--- a/source/Gui/ShutdownController.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
-
-#include <ranges>
-void ShutdownController::registerObject(ShutdownInterface* object)
-{
-    _objects.emplace_back(object);
-}
-
-void ShutdownController::shutdown()
-{
-    for (auto const& object : _objects | std::views::reverse) {
-        object->shutdown();
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/Gui/ShutdownController.h b/source/Gui/ShutdownController.h
deleted file mode 100644
index ddf0368cd..000000000
--- a/source/Gui/ShutdownController.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "Base/Singleton.h"
-
-#include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
-
-
-class ShutdownController
-{
-    MAKE_SINGLETON(ShutdownController);
-
-public:
-    void registerObject(ShutdownInterface* object);
-
-    void shutdown();
-
-private:
-    std::vector<ShutdownInterface*> _objects;
-};
diff --git a/source/Gui/ShutdownInterface.h b/source/Gui/ShutdownInterface.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 520d583d6..000000000
--- a/source/Gui/ShutdownInterface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-class ShutdownInterface
-{
-public:
-    virtual ~ShutdownInterface() = default;
-
-    virtual void shutdown() = 0;
-};
diff --git a/source/Gui/WindowController.cpp b/source/Gui/WindowController.cpp
index a2e4d7fc9..c43a21ac4 100644
--- a/source/Gui/WindowController.cpp
+++ b/source/Gui/WindowController.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "Base/GlobalSettings.h"
 #include "Base/LoggingService.h"
 
-#include "ShutdownController.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntityController.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void WindowController::init()
     float temp;
     glfwGetMonitorContentScale(glfwGetPrimaryMonitor(), &_contentScaleFactor, &temp);  //consider only horizontal content scale
 
-    ShutdownController::get().registerObject(this);
+    MainLoopEntityController::get().registerObject(this);
 }
 
 void WindowController::shutdown()
diff --git a/source/Gui/WindowController.h b/source/Gui/WindowController.h
index 9bfcfc3d7..c3fcefbd4 100644
--- a/source/Gui/WindowController.h
+++ b/source/Gui/WindowController.h
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #include "Base/Singleton.h"
 
 #include "Definitions.h"
-#include "ShutdownInterface.h"
+#include "MainLoopEntity.h"
 
-class WindowController : public ShutdownInterface
+class WindowController : public MainLoopEntity
 {
     MAKE_SINGLETON(WindowController);
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class WindowController : public ShutdownInterface
     float getLastContentScaleFactor();
 
 private:
+    void process() override {}
     void shutdown() override;
 
     void updateWindowSize();