diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
index b53d9f02892a41b15259797569b57497a17d282e..4e820af08428cb8939fcff8e6d7f15b4cfd6ad5c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/walkThrough/electron-browser/walkThroughPart.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ export class WalkThroughPart extends BaseEditor {
 
 	layout({ width, height }: Dimension): void {
 		$(this.content).style({ height: `${height}px`, width: `${width}px` });
+		const innerContent = this.content.firstElementChild;
+		if (innerContent) {
+			const classList = innerContent.classList;
+			classList[height <= 690 ? 'add' : 'remove']('max-height-690px');
+		}
 		this.contentDisposables.forEach(disposable => {
 			if (disposable instanceof CodeEditor) {
 				disposable.layout();
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ export class WalkThroughPart extends BaseEditor {
 					this.content.innerHTML = content;
 					this.decorateContent();
 					if (input.onReady) {
-						input.onReady(this.content);
+						input.onReady(this.content.firstElementChild as HTMLElement);
 					}
 					this.scrollbar.scanDomNode();
 					return;
@@ -149,14 +154,16 @@ export class WalkThroughPart extends BaseEditor {
 					const id = `snippet-${model.snippets[i++].textEditorModel.uri.fragment}`;
 					return `<div id="${id}" class="walkThroughEditorContainer" ></div>`;
 				};
-				this.content.classList.add('walkThroughContent'); // only for markdown files
+				const innerContent = document.createElement('div');
+				innerContent.classList.add('walkThroughContent'); // only for markdown files
 				const markdown = this.expandMacros(content);
-				this.content.innerHTML = marked(markdown, { renderer });
+				innerContent.innerHTML = marked(markdown, { renderer });
+				this.content.appendChild(innerContent);
 
 				model.snippets.forEach((snippet, i) => {
 					const model = snippet.textEditorModel;
 					const id = `snippet-${model.uri.fragment}`;
-					const div = this.content.querySelector(`#${id.replace(/\./g, '\\.')}`) as HTMLElement;
+					const div = innerContent.querySelector(`#${id.replace(/\./g, '\\.')}`) as HTMLElement;
 
 					var options: IEditorOptions = {
 						scrollBeyondLastLine: false,
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ export class WalkThroughPart extends BaseEditor {
 					}
 				});
 				if (input.onReady) {
-					input.onReady(this.content);
+					input.onReady(innerContent);
 				}
 				this.scrollbar.scanDomNode();
 			});
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
index be959c8cd4f0c685d6f6b534f5b4a6b1abf20c0a..e39561ad2fc94d2cb860ed401ec738ecb10cebbb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.css
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage a {
-	color: #4080D0;
+	color: #2e70c0;
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
+
+.vs-dark .monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage a {
+	color: #4080D0;
+}
+
 .monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage a:focus {
 	outline: 1px solid -webkit-focus-ring-color;
 	outline-offset: -1px;
@@ -222,8 +227,6 @@
 	outline-offset: -5px;
 }
 
-@media screen and (max-height: 750px) {
-	.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage .title {
-		display: none;
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+.monaco-workbench > .part.editor > .content .welcomePage.max-height-690px .title {
+	display: none;
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
index d00df9156cf6e47fec5be219307c9ddd4fabe2b2..d73f9334b02994f06bcdd6e49658b6f907092388 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/welcomePage/electron-browser/welcomePage.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class WelcomePage {
 				a.addEventListener('click', e => {
 					this.windowsService.openWindow([folder]);
 					e.preventDefault();
+					e.stopPropagation();
 				});
 				li.appendChild(a);