diff --git a/src/typings/electron.d.ts b/src/typings/electron.d.ts
index e68adb47652..23565cc3128 100644
--- a/src/typings/electron.d.ts
+++ b/src/typings/electron.d.ts
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ declare module GitHubElectron {
 			 */
 			detail?: string;
 			icon?: NativeImage;
+			noLink?: boolean;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1823,13 +1824,13 @@ declare module GitHubElectron {
 	}
 }
 
-// interface Window {
-// 	/**
-// 	 * Creates a new window.
-// 	 * @returns An instance of BrowserWindowProxy class.
-// 	 */
-// 	open(url: string, frameName?: string, features?: string): GitHubElectron.BrowserWindowProxy;
-// }
+interface Window {
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new window.
+	 * @returns An instance of BrowserWindowProxy class.
+	 */
+	open(url: string, frameName?: string, features?: string): GitHubElectron.BrowserWindowProxy;
+}
 
 interface File {
 	/**
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
index ad316d52c13..7a9e8962291 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/window.ts
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ export class ElectronWindow {
 		});
 
 		// Handle window.open() calls
-		window.open = function(url: string, target: string, features: string, replace: boolean) {
+		(<any>window).open = function(url: string, target: string, features: string, replace: boolean) {
 			shell.openExternal(url);
 
-			return <Window>null;
+			return null;
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/main.ts
index 4c3654bce33..b9be297bae6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-main/main.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import {app, shell} from 'electron';
+import {app, shell, dialog} from 'electron';
 import fs = require('fs');
-import dialog = require('dialog');
 import nls = require('vs/nls');
 import {assign} from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import platform = require('vs/base/common/platform');