diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/DisplayPreferencesService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/DisplayPreferencesService.cs
index 99b37444cf..8372ecd36b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/DisplayPreferencesService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/DisplayPreferencesService.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         /// Gets or sets the id.
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The id.</value>
-        [ApiMember(Name = "Id", Description = "Item Id", IsRequired = true, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "path", Verb = "POST")]
+        [ApiMember(Name = "Id", Description = "Item Id", IsRequired = true, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "path", Verb = "GET")]
         public Guid Id { get; set; }
     }
     
@@ -42,23 +42,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
     public class DisplayPreferencesService : BaseApiService
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The _user manager
+        /// The _display preferences manager
         /// </summary>
-        private readonly IUserManager _userManager;
+        private readonly IDisplayPreferencesManager _displayPreferencesManager;
         /// <summary>
         /// The _json serializer
         /// </summary>
         private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DisplayPreferencesService"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DisplayPreferencesService" /> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="userManager">The user manager.</param>
         /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
-        public DisplayPreferencesService(IUserManager userManager, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
+        /// <param name="displayPreferencesManager">The display preferences manager.</param>
+        public DisplayPreferencesService(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IDisplayPreferencesManager displayPreferencesManager)
         {
-            _userManager = userManager;
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            _displayPreferencesManager = displayPreferencesManager;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
         /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
         public object Get(GetDisplayPreferences request)
         {
-            var task = _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(request.Id);
+            var task = _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(request.Id);
 
             return ToOptimizedResult(task.Result);
         }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             // Serialize to json and then back so that the core doesn't see the request dto type
             var displayPreferences = _jsonSerializer.DeserializeFromString<DisplayPreferences>(_jsonSerializer.SerializeToString(request));
 
-            var task = _userManager.SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferences, CancellationToken.None);
+            var task = _displayPreferencesManager.SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferences, CancellationToken.None);
 
             Task.WaitAll(task);
         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IDisplayPreferencesManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IDisplayPreferencesManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1d782b1d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IDisplayPreferencesManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface IDisplayPreferencesManager
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IDisplayPreferencesManager
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the display preferences.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
+        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
+        Task<DisplayPreferences> GetDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Saves display preferences for an item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferences">The display preferences.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        Task SaveDisplayPreferences(DisplayPreferences displayPreferences, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IUserManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IUserManager.cs
index 1c276ffebd..ad46cf7c33 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IUserManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Library/IUserManager.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Connectivity;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
@@ -9,6 +8,9 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface IUserManager
+    /// </summary>
     public interface IUserManager
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
         Task ChangePassword(User user, string newPassword);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Saves display preferences for an item
+        /// Saves the user data.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
         /// <param name="userDataId">The user data id.</param>
@@ -184,26 +186,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Library
                                     CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the display preferences.
+        /// Gets the user data.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
         /// <param name="userDataId">The user data id.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task{DisplayPreferences}.</returns>
+        /// <returns>Task{UserItemData}.</returns>
         Task<UserItemData> GetUserData(Guid userId, Guid userDataId);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the display preferences.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
-        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
-        Task<DisplayPreferences> GetDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Saves display preferences for an item
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="displayPreferences">The display preferences.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        Task SaveDisplayPreferences(DisplayPreferences displayPreferences, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index 2e7a8a994f..48662fe220 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Entities\Movies\BoxSet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\Movies\Movie.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\Person.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Library\IDisplayPreferencesManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\ILibrarySearchEngine.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\PlaybackProgressEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\Studio.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/DisplayPreferencesManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/DisplayPreferencesManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8e51a75b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/DisplayPreferencesManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Controller;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class DisplayPreferencesManager
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DisplayPreferencesManager : IDisplayPreferencesManager
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The _logger
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly ILogger _logger;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The _display preferences
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, Task<DisplayPreferences>> _displayPreferences = new ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, Task<DisplayPreferences>>();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DisplayPreferencesManager"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+        public DisplayPreferencesManager(ILogger logger)
+        {
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the display preferences.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
+        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
+        public Task<DisplayPreferences> GetDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId)
+        {
+            return _displayPreferences.GetOrAdd(displayPreferencesId, keyName => RetrieveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferencesId));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieves the display preferences.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
+        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
+        private async Task<DisplayPreferences> RetrieveDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId)
+        {
+            var displayPreferences = await Kernel.Instance.DisplayPreferencesRepository.GetDisplayPreferences(displayPreferencesId).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return displayPreferences ?? new DisplayPreferences { Id = displayPreferencesId };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Saves display preferences for an item
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferences">The display preferences.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        public async Task SaveDisplayPreferences(DisplayPreferences displayPreferences, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            if (displayPreferences == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("displayPreferences");
+            }
+            if (displayPreferences.Id == Guid.Empty)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("displayPreferences.Id");
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                await Kernel.Instance.DisplayPreferencesRepository.SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferences,
+                                                                                        cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var newValue = Task.FromResult(displayPreferences);
+
+                // Once it succeeds, put it into the dictionary to make it available to everyone else
+                _displayPreferences.AddOrUpdate(displayPreferences.Id, newValue, delegate { return newValue; });
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.ErrorException("Error saving display preferences", ex);
+
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
index a122e2c6d6..682ec9a8c8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Connectivity;
-using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
@@ -99,11 +98,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         /// <value>The configuration manager.</value>
         private IServerConfigurationManager ConfigurationManager { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The _user data
-        /// </summary>
-        private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, Task<DisplayPreferences>> _displayPreferences = new ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, Task<DisplayPreferences>>();
-
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, Task<UserItemData>> _userData = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, Task<UserItemData>>();
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -165,63 +159,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         }
         #endregion
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the display preferences.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
-        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
-        public Task<DisplayPreferences> GetDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId)
-        {
-            return _displayPreferences.GetOrAdd(displayPreferencesId, keyName => RetrieveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferencesId));
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieves the display preferences.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="displayPreferencesId">The display preferences id.</param>
-        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
-        private async Task<DisplayPreferences> RetrieveDisplayPreferences(Guid displayPreferencesId)
-        {
-            var displayPreferences = await Kernel.Instance.DisplayPreferencesRepository.GetDisplayPreferences(displayPreferencesId).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-            return displayPreferences ?? new DisplayPreferences { Id = displayPreferencesId };
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Saves display preferences for an item
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="displayPreferences">The display preferences.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        public async Task SaveDisplayPreferences(DisplayPreferences displayPreferences, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            if (displayPreferences == null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("displayPreferences");
-            }
-            if (displayPreferences.Id == Guid.Empty)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException("displayPreferences.Id");
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                await Kernel.Instance.DisplayPreferencesRepository.SaveDisplayPreferences(displayPreferences,
-                                                                                        cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                var newValue = Task.FromResult(displayPreferences);
-
-                // Once it succeeds, put it into the dictionary to make it available to everyone else
-                _displayPreferences.AddOrUpdate(displayPreferences.Id, newValue, delegate { return newValue; });
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.ErrorException("Error saving display preferences", ex);
-
-                throw;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a User by Id
         /// </summary>
@@ -802,11 +739,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the display preferences.
+        /// Gets the user data.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
         /// <param name="userDataId">The user data id.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task{DisplayPreferences}.</returns>
+        /// <returns>Task{UserItemData}.</returns>
         public Task<UserItemData> GetUserData(Guid userId, Guid userDataId)
         {
             var key = userId + userDataId.ToString();
@@ -815,11 +752,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieves the display preferences.
+        /// Retrieves the user data.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="userId">The user id.</param>
         /// <param name="userDataId">The user data id.</param>
-        /// <returns>DisplayPreferences.</returns>
+        /// <returns>Task{UserItemData}.</returns>
         private async Task<UserItemData> RetrieveUserData(Guid userId, Guid userDataId)
         {
             var userdata = await Kernel.Instance.UserDataRepository.GetUserData(userId, userDataId).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
index 043ef08450..f2593f1c5a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HttpServer\SwaggerService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IO\DirectoryWatchers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\CoreResolutionIgnoreRule.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Library\DisplayPreferencesManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\LibraryManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\LuceneSearchEngine.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\ResolverHelper.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
index 35f203a629..3161048f04 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/App.xaml.cs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
                 await CompositionRoot.Init();
 
-                var win = new MainWindow(CompositionRoot.LogManager, CompositionRoot, CompositionRoot.ServerConfigurationManager, CompositionRoot.UserManager, CompositionRoot.LibraryManager, CompositionRoot.JsonSerializer);
+                var win = new MainWindow(CompositionRoot.LogManager, CompositionRoot, CompositionRoot.ServerConfigurationManager, CompositionRoot.UserManager, CompositionRoot.LibraryManager, CompositionRoot.JsonSerializer, CompositionRoot.DisplayPreferencesManager);
 
                 win.Show();
             }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
index 131d0a7e7f..c782eac188 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Net.Cache;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Net.Sockets;
-using MediaBrowser.Api;
+using MediaBrowser.Api;
 using MediaBrowser.Common;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Constants;
@@ -46,8 +42,10 @@ using MediaBrowser.ServerApplication.Implementations;
 using MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -140,6 +138,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The UDP server.</value>
         private UdpServer UdpServer { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the display preferences manager.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The display preferences manager.</value>
+        internal IDisplayPreferencesManager DisplayPreferencesManager { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The full path to our startmenu shortcut
@@ -212,8 +215,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             ProviderManager = new ProviderManager(HttpClient, ServerConfigurationManager, DirectoryWatchers, LogManager);
             RegisterSingleInstance(ProviderManager);
 
+            DisplayPreferencesManager = new DisplayPreferencesManager(LogManager.GetLogger("DisplayPreferencesManager"));
+            RegisterSingleInstance(DisplayPreferencesManager);
+
             RegisterSingleInstance<ILibrarySearchEngine>(() => new LuceneSearchEngine());
-            
+
             SetKernelProperties();
             SetStaticProperties();
         }
@@ -409,8 +415,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         public override void Shutdown()
         {
             App.Instance.Dispatcher.Invoke(App.Instance.Shutdown);
-        }			        
-        
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers the server with administrator access.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryExplorer.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryExplorer.xaml.cs
index c72cf03407..84b3d0c5f0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryExplorer.xaml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/LibraryExplorer.xaml.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
         private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
-        private readonly IUserManager _userManager;
+        private readonly IDisplayPreferencesManager _displayPreferencesManager;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The current user
@@ -42,12 +42,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="LibraryExplorer" /> class.
         /// </summary>
-        public LibraryExplorer(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogger logger, IApplicationHost appHost, IUserManager userManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager)
+        /// <param name="jsonSerializer">The json serializer.</param>
+        /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+        /// <param name="appHost">The app host.</param>
+        /// <param name="userManager">The user manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="libraryManager">The library manager.</param>
+        /// <param name="displayPreferencesManager">The display preferences manager.</param>
+        public LibraryExplorer(IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, ILogger logger, IApplicationHost appHost, IUserManager userManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IDisplayPreferencesManager displayPreferencesManager)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
-            _userManager = userManager;
+            _displayPreferencesManager = displayPreferencesManager;
 
             InitializeComponent();
             lblVersion.Content = "Version: " + appHost.ApplicationVersion;
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                                         var currentFolder = folder;
                                        Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
                                         {
-                                            var prefs = ddlProfile.SelectedItem != null ? _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(currentFolder.GetDisplayPreferencesId((ddlProfile.SelectedItem as User).Id)).Result ?? new DisplayPreferences { SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName } : new DisplayPreferences { SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName };
+                                            var prefs = ddlProfile.SelectedItem != null ? _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(currentFolder.GetDisplayPreferencesId((ddlProfile.SelectedItem as User).Id)).Result ?? new DisplayPreferences { SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName } : new DisplayPreferences { SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName };
                                             var node = new TreeViewItem { Tag = currentFolder };
 
                                             var subChildren = currentFolder.GetChildren(CurrentUser, prefs.IndexBy);
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                 var subFolder = item as Folder;
                 if (subFolder != null)
                 {
-                    var prefs = _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(subFolder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(user.Id)).Result;
+                    var prefs = _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(subFolder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(user.Id)).Result;
                     
                     AddChildren(node, OrderBy(subFolder.GetChildren(user), user, prefs.SortBy), user);
                     node.Header = item.Name + " (" + node.Items.Count + ")";
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
                     var prefs =
                         await
-                        _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId((ddlProfile.SelectedItem as User).Id));
+                        _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId((ddlProfile.SelectedItem as User).Id));
 
                     ddlIndexBy.SelectedItem = prefs != null
                                                   ? prefs.IndexBy ?? LocalizedStrings.Instance.GetString("NoneDispPref")
@@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                 var folder = treeItem != null
                                  ? treeItem.Tag as Folder
                                  : null;
-                var prefs = folder != null ? _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(CurrentUser.Id)).Result : new DisplayPreferences {SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName};
+                var prefs = folder != null ? _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(CurrentUser.Id)).Result : new DisplayPreferences { SortBy = ItemSortBy.SortName };
                 if (folder != null && prefs.IndexBy != ddlIndexBy.SelectedItem as string)
                 {
                     //grab UI context so we can update within the below task
@@ -401,7 +407,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
                 var folder = treeItem != null
                                  ? treeItem.Tag as Folder
                                  : null;
-                var prefs = folder != null ? _userManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(CurrentUser.Id)).Result : new DisplayPreferences();
+                var prefs = folder != null ? _displayPreferencesManager.GetDisplayPreferences(folder.GetDisplayPreferencesId(CurrentUser.Id)).Result : new DisplayPreferences();
                 if (folder != null && prefs.SortBy != ddlSortBy.SelectedItem as string)
                 {
                     //grab UI context so we can update within the below task
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index f64b7c9d7d..d3ad61a7da 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         private readonly IUserManager _userManager;
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
         private readonly IJsonSerializer _jsonSerializer;
+        private readonly IDisplayPreferencesManager _displayPreferencesManager;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="MainWindow" /> class.
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
         /// <param name="appHost">The app host.</param>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">logger</exception>
-        public MainWindow(ILogManager logManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager, IUserManager userManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer)
+        public MainWindow(ILogManager logManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IServerConfigurationManager configurationManager, IUserManager userManager, ILibraryManager libraryManager, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IDisplayPreferencesManager displayPreferencesManager)
         {
             if (logManager == null)
             {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             _userManager = userManager;
             _libraryManager = libraryManager;
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            _displayPreferencesManager = displayPreferencesManager;
 
             InitializeComponent();
 
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
         /// <param name="e">The <see cref="RoutedEventArgs" /> instance containing the event data.</param>
         private void cmOpenExplorer_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
-            new LibraryExplorer(_jsonSerializer, _logger, _appHost, _userManager, _libraryManager).Show();
+            new LibraryExplorer(_jsonSerializer, _logger, _appHost, _userManager, _libraryManager, _displayPreferencesManager).Show();
         }
 
         /// <summary>