diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
index 2c146f5fc..81ee80791 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Artemis.csproj
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@
     <Resource Include="Resources\logo-disabled.ico" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\Dota2\dotaGamestateConfiguration.txt" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\Entypo.ttf" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="Resources\Keyboards\default-profiles.zip" />
     <None Include="Resources\LogitechLED.dll" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\Keyboards\k65.png" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\Keyboards\k70.png" />
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/DAL/ProfileProvider.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/DAL/ProfileProvider.cs
index 0207e7a03..7060f8801 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/DAL/ProfileProvider.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/DAL/ProfileProvider.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using Artemis.DeviceProviders;
 using Artemis.Models;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ namespace Artemis.DAL
 {
     public static class ProfileProvider
     {
-        private static Logger _logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+        private static readonly Logger _logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
         private static readonly string ProfileFolder =
             Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) + @"\Artemis\profiles";
 
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ namespace Artemis.DAL
         private static List<ProfileModel> ReadProfiles()
         {
             CheckProfiles();
+            InstallDefaults();
             var profiles = new List<ProfileModel>();
 
             // Create the directory structure
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ namespace Artemis.DAL
                 {
                     using (var file = new StreamReader(path))
                     {
-                        var prof = (ProfileModel)deserializer.Deserialize(file);
+                        var prof = (ProfileModel) deserializer.Deserialize(file);
                         if (prof.GameName?.Length > 1 && prof.KeyboardSlug?.Length > 1 && prof.Name?.Length > 1)
                             profiles.Add(prof);
                     }
@@ -92,12 +95,25 @@ namespace Artemis.DAL
                 {
                     _logger.Error("Failed to load profile: {0} - {1}", path, e.InnerException.Message);
                 }
-                
             }
 
             return profiles;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Unpacks the default profiles into the profile directory
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void InstallDefaults()
+        {
+            var test = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceNames();
+            //var stream =
+            //    Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
+            //        .GetManifestResourceStream("Artemis.Properties.Resources.logo.jpg");
+
+            //Resources.
+            //ZipPackage.Open(Re.defaultProfiles)
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Makes sure the profile directory structure is in order and places default profiles
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 50e5d22e3..b237a9be5 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ namespace Artemis.Properties {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized resource of type System.Byte[].
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static byte[] defaultProfiles {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("defaultProfiles", resourceCulture);
+                return ((byte[])(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to &quot;Artemis&quot;
         ///{
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.resx b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.resx
index 29d7d58bc..938085066 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -175,4 +175,7 @@
   <data name="blackwidow" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\Resources\Keyboards\blackwidow.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="defaultProfiles" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\Resources\Keyboards\default-profiles.zip;System.Byte[], mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Resources/Keyboards/default-profiles.zip b/Artemis/Artemis/Resources/Keyboards/default-profiles.zip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7f03cbde
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