diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/annotations/StartupShortsResetCompatibility.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/annotations/StartupShortsResetCompatibility.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/annotations/StartupShortsResetCompatibility.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.annotations
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Compatibility
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Package
+
+@Compatibility(
+    [Package(
+        "com.google.android.youtube", arrayOf("17.33.42", "17.36.37")
+    )]
+)
+@Target(AnnotationTarget.CLASS)
+@Retention(AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME)
+internal annotation class StartupShortsResetCompatibility
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/fingerprints/ActionOpenShortsFingerprint.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/fingerprints/ActionOpenShortsFingerprint.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/fingerprints/ActionOpenShortsFingerprint.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.fingerprints
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.or
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.annotation.MatchingMethod
+import app.revanced.patcher.fingerprint.method.impl.MethodFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.annotations.StartupShortsResetCompatibility
+import org.jf.dexlib2.AccessFlags
+import org.jf.dexlib2.Opcode
+
+@Name("action-open-shorts-fingerprint")
+@MatchingMethod("Lkyt;", "l")
+@StartupShortsResetCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+object ActionOpenShortsFingerprint : MethodFingerprint(
+    "V", AccessFlags.PUBLIC or AccessFlags.FINAL, listOf("L", "L"), listOf(
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL,
+        Opcode.CONST_STRING,
+        Opcode.CONST_4,
+        Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL,
+        Opcode.MOVE_RESULT,
+        Opcode.IPUT_BOOLEAN,
+        Opcode.IGET_BOOLEAN,
+        Opcode.IF_NEZ,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.INVOKE_STATIC,
+        Opcode.MOVE_RESULT,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.IGET_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.IGET_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.INVOKE_VIRTUAL,
+        Opcode.MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT,
+        Opcode.IF_EQZ,
+        Opcode.CONST_CLASS,
+    ),
+    listOf("com.google.android.youtube.action.open.shorts"),
+)
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/patch/DisableShortsOnStartupPatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/patch/DisableShortsOnStartupPatch.kt
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+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/youtube/layout/startupshortsreset/patch/DisableShortsOnStartupPatch.kt
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+package app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.patch
+
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Description
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Name
+import app.revanced.patcher.annotation.Version
+import app.revanced.patcher.data.impl.BytecodeData
+import app.revanced.patcher.extensions.addInstructions
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResult
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.PatchResultSuccess
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.DependsOn
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
+import app.revanced.patcher.patch.impl.BytecodePatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.annotations.StartupShortsResetCompatibility
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.layout.startupshortsreset.fingerprints.ActionOpenShortsFingerprint
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.integrations.patch.IntegrationsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.bytecode.patch.SettingsPatch
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.StringResource
+import app.revanced.patches.youtube.misc.settings.framework.components.impl.SwitchPreference
+import org.jf.dexlib2.builder.instruction.BuilderInstruction21c
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.OneRegisterInstruction
+import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.instruction.TwoRegisterInstruction
+
+@Patch
+@DependsOn([IntegrationsPatch::class, SettingsPatch::class])
+@Name("disable-startup-shorts-player")
+@Description("Disables playing YouTube Shorts when launching YouTube.")
+@StartupShortsResetCompatibility
+@Version("0.0.1")
+class DisableShortsOnStartupPatch : BytecodePatch(
+    listOf(
+        ActionOpenShortsFingerprint
+    )
+) {
+    override fun execute(data: BytecodeData): PatchResult {
+        SettingsPatch.PreferenceScreen.LAYOUT.addPreferences(
+            SwitchPreference(
+                "revanced_startup_shorts_player_enabled",
+                StringResource("revanced_startup_shorts_player_title", "Disable shorts player at app startup"),
+                false,
+                StringResource("revanced_startup_shorts_player_summary_on", "Shorts player is disabled at app startup"),
+                StringResource("revanced_startup_shorts_player_summary_off", "Shorts player is enabled at app startup")
+            )
+        )
+
+        val actionOpenShortsResult = ActionOpenShortsFingerprint.result
+        val actionOpenShortsMethod = actionOpenShortsResult!!.mutableMethod
+        val actionOpenShortsInstructions = actionOpenShortsMethod.implementation!!.instructions
+
+        val moveResultIndex = actionOpenShortsResult.scanResult.stringsScanResult!!.matches.first().index + 5
+        val iPutBooleanIndex = moveResultIndex + 6
+
+        val moveResultRegister = (actionOpenShortsInstructions[moveResultIndex] as OneRegisterInstruction).registerA
+        val iPutBooleanRegister = (actionOpenShortsInstructions[iPutBooleanIndex] as TwoRegisterInstruction).registerA
+
+        actionOpenShortsMethod.addInstructions(
+            moveResultIndex + 1, """
+            invoke-static { }, Lapp/revanced/integrations/patches/DisableStartupShortsPlayerPatch;->disableStartupShortsPlayer()Z
+            move-result v$moveResultRegister
+            if-nez v$moveResultRegister, :cond_startup_shorts_reset
+            const/4 v$iPutBooleanRegister, 0x0
+            :cond_startup_shorts_reset
+            nop
+        """
+        )
+
+        return PatchResultSuccess()
+    }
+}