diff --git a/inc/utest.h b/inc/utest.h
index d5134885..60175d58 100644
--- a/inc/utest.h
+++ b/inc/utest.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class KWA : public KWA_PAR
 #define kszProductsKey PszLit("Software\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Kids\\3D Movie Maker\\Products")
 #define kszUserDataValue PszLit("UserData")
 #define kszBetterSpeedValue PszLit("BetterSpeed")
+#define kszSkipSplashScreenValue PszLit("SkipSplashScreen")
 
 // FGetSetRegKey flags
 enum
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ class APP : public APP_PAR
     bool _FGetUserDirectories(void);
     bool _FReadUserData(void);
     bool _FWriteUserData(void);
-    bool _FDisplayHomeLogo(void);
+    bool _FDisplayHomeLogo(bool fSkipSplashScreen);
     bool _FDetermineIfSlowCPU(void);
     bool _FOpenResourceFile(void);
     bool _FInitKidworld(void);
diff --git a/src/studio/utest.cpp b/src/studio/utest.cpp
index b532bfa3..debcb091 100644
--- a/src/studio/utest.cpp
+++ b/src/studio/utest.cpp
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ bool APP::_FInit(ulong grfapp, ulong grfgob, long ginDef)
     ulong tsSplashScreen;
     FNI fniUserDoc;
     long fFirstTimeUser;
+    long fSkipSplashScreen = fFalse;
+    
+    FGetSetRegKey(kszSkipSplashScreenValue, &fSkipSplashScreen, size(fSkipSplashScreen), fregSetDefault);
 
     // Only allow one copy of 3DMM to run at a time:
     if (_FAppAlreadyRunning())
@@ -286,12 +289,14 @@ bool APP::_FInit(ulong grfapp, ulong grfgob, long ginDef)
         goto LFail;
     }
 
-    if (!_FDisplayHomeLogo())
+
+    if (!_FDisplayHomeLogo(fSkipSplashScreen))
     {
         _FGenericError(PszLit("_FDisplayHomeLogo"));
         _fDontReportInitFailure = fTrue;
         goto LFail;
     }
+
     tsHomeLogo = TsCurrent();
 
     if (!_FDetermineIfSlowCPU())
@@ -315,22 +320,31 @@ bool APP::_FInit(ulong grfapp, ulong grfgob, long ginDef)
         goto LFail;
     }
 
-    while (TsCurrent() - tsHomeLogo < kdtsHomeLogo)
-        ; // spin until home logo has been up long enough
+    if (!fSkipSplashScreen)
+    {
+        while (TsCurrent() - tsHomeLogo < kdtsHomeLogo)
+            ; // spin until home logo has been up long enough
+    }
 
-    if (!_FShowSplashScreen())
+    if (!fSkipSplashScreen)
     {
-        _FGenericError(PszLit("_FShowSplashScreen"));
-        _fDontReportInitFailure = fTrue;
-        goto LFail;
+        if (!_FShowSplashScreen())
+        {
+            _FGenericError(PszLit("_FShowSplashScreen"));
+            _fDontReportInitFailure = fTrue;
+            goto LFail;
+        }
     }
     tsSplashScreen = TsCurrent();
 
-    if (!_FPlaySplashSound())
+    if (!fSkipSplashScreen)
     {
-        _FGenericError(PszLit("_FPlaySplashSound"));
-        _fDontReportInitFailure = fTrue;
-        goto LFail;
+        if (!_FPlaySplashSound())
+        {
+            _FGenericError(PszLit("_FPlaySplashSound"));
+            _fDontReportInitFailure = fTrue;
+            goto LFail;
+        }
     }
 
     if (!_FGetUserName())
@@ -361,9 +375,12 @@ bool APP::_FInit(ulong grfapp, ulong grfgob, long ginDef)
         goto LFail;
     }
 
-    while (TsCurrent() - tsSplashScreen < kdtsSplashScreen)
-        ;                   // spin until splash screen has been up long enough
-    Pkwa()->SetMbmp(pvNil); // bring down splash screen
+    if (!fSkipSplashScreen)
+    {
+        while (TsCurrent() - tsSplashScreen < kdtsSplashScreen)
+            ;                   // spin until splash screen has been up long enough
+        Pkwa()->SetMbmp(pvNil); // bring down splash screen
+    }
 
     // If the user specified a doc on the command line, go straight
     // to the studio.  Otherwise, start the building.
@@ -1459,7 +1476,7 @@ bool APP::FGetSetRegKey(PSZ pszValueName, void *pvData, long cbData, ulong grfre
 /***************************************************************************
     Set the palette and bring up the Microsoft Home Logo
 ***************************************************************************/
-bool APP::_FDisplayHomeLogo(void)
+bool APP::_FDisplayHomeLogo(bool fSkipSplashScreen)
 {
     AssertBaseThis(0);
     AssertPo(_pcfl, 0);
@@ -1478,14 +1495,17 @@ bool APP::_FDisplayHomeLogo(void)
     GPT::SetActiveColors(pglclr, fpalIdentity);
     ReleasePpo(&pglclr);
 
-    if (!_pcfl->FFind(kctgMbmp, kcnoMbmpHomeLogo, &blck))
-        return fFalse;
-    pmbmp = MBMP::PmbmpRead(&blck);
-    if (pvNil == pmbmp)
-        return fFalse;
-    _pkwa->SetMbmp(pmbmp);
-    ReleasePpo(&pmbmp);
-    UpdateMarked();
+    if (!fSkipSplashScreen) {
+        if (!_pcfl->FFind(kctgMbmp, kcnoMbmpHomeLogo, &blck))
+            return fFalse;
+        pmbmp = MBMP::PmbmpRead(&blck);
+        if (pvNil == pmbmp)
+            return fFalse;
+        _pkwa->SetMbmp(pmbmp);
+        ReleasePpo(&pmbmp);
+        UpdateMarked();
+    }
+
     return fTrue;
 }