diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 296f1cf..e85d9ff 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 - Захват экрана (`capture.rs`): при потере DXGI duplication (UAC, блокировка, смена режима) держим последний кадр, пересоздаём захват 4 раза/с, через 0,3 с приглушаем до 25 %.
 - Lock-клавиши: хук + `hold_output` (см. ниже).
 - Автонастройка без участия пользователя: при подключении `0x82` даёт число LED и диагональ; `lighting::guess_sides` выбирает 3 или 4 стороны по шагу LED ≈2 см (0.5 LED/см), соотношение сторон — из реального монитора (`capture::display_aspect`). Киты: 24"/27", 3- и 4-сторонние (24": ~56/~83 LED, 27": ~64/~94; порог 69/78). Ручной выбор сторон не перетирается. В UI предупреждение, если сумма сторон ≠ числу LED.
-- Windows: Launch at login = задача Планировщика с HighestAvailable (один UAC при переключении), старый Run-ключ удаляется; `ChangeWindowMessageFilter(WM_COPYDATA)` чтобы обычный запуск ярлыка передавал управление админской копии.
+- Windows: Launch at login по умолчанию = Run-ключ (tauri-plugin-autostart, `--autostart`, без UAC); при включённой опции «Run with administrator rights» — задача Планировщика с HighestAvailable (один UAC при переключении), Run-ключ при этом удаляется. `ChangeWindowMessageFilter(WM_COPYDATA)` чтобы обычный запуск ярлыка передавал управление админской копии.
 - Тёмные сцены (`lighting::lift_dark`, настройка `dark_scenes` 0–100, по умолчанию 35, слайдер в Screen): ниже 40 % яркости цвет масштабируется по кривой с одним множителем на все каналы — оттенок сохраняется, тусклые цвета не гаснут и не уходят в «грязь»; яркие и чёрный не трогаются. (SyncLight «lowLight» на деле — ограничение суммы R+G+B ≤ 255, т.е. тока; не то же самое.)
 - FPS 90/120 с пометкой «experimental» (`settings.fps`), следить за Write failures. Без прав администратора (Windows) частота ограничена 30 (`device::effective_fps`/`fps_limit`): выше хук не видит админские окна и Caps Lock даёт вспышки. В UI варианты >30 отключены, под выбором предупреждение и кнопка «Run with administrator rights».
 - Права администратора — опция (ветка `feature/admin-rights-option`, решено 03.11.2026): Settings → Startup → «Run with administrator rights», по умолчанию выкл. Команда `admin_rights` (`autostart_windows::admin_mode` = есть launch-задача; `enable_admin` — один UAC, задачи, перезапуск через `--relaunch-after`; `disable_admin` — удаляет задачи, права пропадут при следующем запуске). Недоступна обычному пользователю (`can_elevate`: TokenElevationTypeLimited). `is_elevated` — TokenElevation вместо устаревшей IsUserAnAdmin. Launch at login: без опции — Run-ключ (tauri-plugin-autostart, имя = productName, `--autostart`), с опцией — login-задача; при переключении автозагрузка переезжает. Кто уже имел задачи — опция считается включённой. Ревью: задача с HighestAvailable указывает на exe в `%LOCALAPPDATA%` (обход UAC подменой/переименованием папки) — осознанно оставлено, риск только у включивших опцию; perMachine отклонён.
diff --git a/control/Cargo.lock b/control/Cargo.lock
index f2efd8f..298651b 100644
--- a/control/Cargo.lock
+++ b/control/Cargo.lock
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
diff --git a/control/Cargo.toml b/control/Cargo.toml
index efb6e77..bb777de 100644
--- a/control/Cargo.toml
+++ b/control/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
 rust-version = "1.99"
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 5569711..32de050 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-DynamicLight 1.1.0 is a release of the BrenOne fork of mskutin/DynamicLight, now for Windows, macOS and Linux.
+DynamicLight 1.1.1 is a release of the BrenOne fork of mskutin/DynamicLight, now for Windows, macOS and Linux.
 
-**New in 1.1.0**
+**New in 1.1.1**
 
-- Windows: **Run with highest rights** is now an optional setting (Settings → General → Startup), like in Wallpaper Engine. Off by default: the app starts normally with Windows through the Run key. Turn it on to get 60+ FPS and no flashes on Caps/Num/Scroll Lock (one UAC approval). The installer no longer asks about it.
-- Lock-key protection is now applied per strip and only above 30 FPS; the poll idles otherwise, so it costs nothing at 30 FPS or less.
-- Less CPU work when the screen capture is unavailable (UAC, lock screen): retries are slower when only the GDI fallback is active.
-- Fewer allocations in the output path.
+- Windows: updating the app no longer removes the start-with-Windows entry or the administrator-rights tasks (the uninstall step now leaves them alone during updates).
+- Windows: switching **Run with administrator rights** is more reliable. If the old Run entry cannot be removed, or Launch at login cannot be restored, you get a clear error instead of two copies starting at sign-in; the settings always show the real state afterwards.
+- Screen capture returns from the GDI fallback faster after a long lock screen or UAC prompt.
 
 **Highlights of this fork**
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index df36d25..a7b3928 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dynamiclight",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "mskutin",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 0577060..c712c0d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ checksum = "d0881ea181b1df73ff77ffaaf9c7544ecc11e82fba9b5f27b262a3c73a332555"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "chrono",
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dynamiclight-control"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 6.0.0",
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 3df97e4..400bdea 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dynamiclight"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.1.1"
 description = "Local USB monitor backlight controller"
 authors = ["mskutin"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs b/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
index 957e985..ed56052 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/autostart_windows.rs
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ pub fn startup() -> Option<i32> {
     };
     // Installer: exit code 0 when this user already has the launch task.
     if has("--has-tasks") {
-        return Some(i32::from(
-            !exists(&launch_name(&me)) && !legacy_owned(LEGACY_LAUNCH, &me),
-        ));
+        return Some(i32::from(!admin_mode()));
     }
     if let Some(pid) = value(RELAUNCH).and_then(|pid| pid.parse().ok()) {
         wait_exit(pid);
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/capture.rs b/src-tauri/src/capture.rs
index 590f6dd..49a2862 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/capture.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/capture.rs
@@ -360,8 +360,10 @@ impl DisplayCapture {
     pub fn colors(&mut self, settings: &Settings) -> Result<Vec<Rgb>, String> {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         {
-            // Once GDI has taken over (DXGI lost for good), retry far less often.
-            let retry_ms = if self.gdi_fallback { 2000 } else { 250 };
+            // Once GDI has taken over, retry less often (a display that lost DXGI for
+            // good would otherwise rebuild it 4x/s), but still soon enough that a
+            // long lock screen or UAC prompt leaves GDI quickly after it ends.
+            let retry_ms = if self.gdi_fallback { 500 } else { 250 };
             if self.desktop.is_none()
                 && matches!(self.region, crate::capture_source::Source::Display {})
                 && self.retry.elapsed() >= std::time::Duration::from_millis(retry_ms)
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/device.rs b/src-tauri/src/device.rs
index f2f7979..9f06ead 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/device.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/device.rs
@@ -59,14 +59,22 @@ pub fn hold_output(ms: u64) {
 pub fn guard_needed() -> bool {
     FAST_UNTIL_MS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed) > now_ms()
 }
-fn held_for(fps: u8) -> Option<Duration> {
+/// Time left of a hold ending at `until` for a strip running at `fps`.
+fn hold_remaining(fps: u8, until: u64, now: u64) -> Option<Duration> {
     if fps <= HOLD_ABOVE_FPS {
         return None;
     }
-    let until = HOLD_UNTIL_MS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-    let now = now_ms();
     (until > now).then(|| Duration::from_millis(until - now))
 }
+fn held_for(fps: u8) -> Option<Duration> {
+    let until = HOLD_UNTIL_MS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    hold_remaining(fps, until, now_ms())
+}
+/// During a hold a frame is dropped when the last one went out less than
+/// `HELD_FRAME_MS` ago.
+fn skip_frame(held: bool, now: u64, last_frame: u64) -> bool {
+    held && now.saturating_sub(last_frame) < HELD_FRAME_MS
+}
 /// Without administrator rights the lock-key guard cannot see key presses in
 /// elevated windows, so on Windows the output rate stays at 30 FPS, the highest
 /// rate at which indicator updates never collide with frames.
@@ -404,9 +412,7 @@ impl Controller {
     pub fn frame(&mut self, colors: &[Rgb]) -> Result<(), String> {
         // Frames stream continuously; while a lock key is active drop down to ~30 FPS.
         let now = now_ms();
-        if held_for(self.output_fps).is_some()
-            && now.saturating_sub(self.last_frame_ms) < HELD_FRAME_MS
-        {
+        if skip_frame(held_for(self.output_fps).is_some(), now, self.last_frame_ms) {
             return Ok(());
         }
         self.last_frame_ms = now;
@@ -459,14 +465,32 @@ mod tests {
     }
     #[test]
     fn lock_keys_hold_only_fast_strips() {
-        // No global hold here: other tests write frames through test buses.
-        assert!(held_for(30).is_none());
+        // Pure helpers: no global hold, other tests write frames through test buses.
+        assert_eq!(hold_remaining(30, 1000, 0), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            hold_remaining(60, 1000, 0),
+            Some(Duration::from_millis(1000))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(hold_remaining(60, 1000, 1000), None);
+        assert_eq!(
+            hold_remaining(HOLD_ABOVE_FPS + 1, 5, 0),
+            Some(Duration::from_millis(5))
+        );
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn held_frames_are_thinned_to_about_30_fps() {
+        assert!(skip_frame(true, 100, 100 - HELD_FRAME_MS + 1));
+        assert!(!skip_frame(true, 100, 100 - HELD_FRAME_MS));
+        assert!(!skip_frame(false, 100, 99));
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn each_strip_keeps_its_own_output_rate() {
         let mut slow = Controller::new();
         slow.set_output_fps(30);
         let mut fast = Controller::new();
         fast.set_output_fps(60);
-        assert!(guard_needed());
         assert_eq!((slow.output_fps, fast.output_fps), (30, 60));
+        assert!(guard_needed());
     }
     #[test]
     fn incomplete_write_stops_remaining_reports() {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index d48de72..6f4d1ce 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ fn admin_rights(app: tauri::AppHandle, enabled: Option<bool>) -> Result<AdminRig
         Some(true) if !current || !autostart_windows::is_elevated() => {
             let login = manager.is_enabled().unwrap_or(false) || autostart_windows::enabled();
             let restart = autostart_windows::enable_admin(login)?;
-            let _ = manager.disable();
+            // Not restarting with the Run key still there: it would start a second,
+            // unelevated copy at sign-in.
+            drop_run_key(&manager)?;
             if restart {
                 app.exit(0);
             }
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ fn admin_rights(app: tauri::AppHandle, enabled: Option<bool>) -> Result<AdminRig
             let login = autostart_windows::enabled();
             autostart_windows::disable_admin()?;
             if login {
-                manager.enable().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+                manager.enable().map_err(|e| {
+                    format!("Administrator rights are off, but Launch at login could not be restored: {e}")
+                })?;
             }
         }
         _ => {}
@@ -109,6 +113,15 @@ fn launch_at_login(app: tauri::AppHandle, enabled: Option<bool>) -> Result<bool,
     login_item(&app.autolaunch(), enabled)
 }
 
+/// Removes the per-user Run key; fails only if it is still there afterwards.
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn drop_run_key(manager: &tauri_plugin_autostart::AutoLaunchManager) -> Result<(), String> {
+    match manager.disable() {
+        Err(e) if manager.is_enabled().unwrap_or(false) => Err(e.to_string()),
+        _ => Ok(()),
+    }
+}
+
 /// With administrator rights on, start at sign-in is the elevated login task;
 /// otherwise it is the per-user Run key.
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
@@ -120,9 +133,7 @@ fn login_item(
     if let Some(enabled) = enabled {
         if admin {
             // The Run key would start a second, unelevated copy.
-            if manager.is_enabled().unwrap_or(false) {
-                let _ = manager.disable();
-            }
+            drop_run_key(manager)?;
             if enabled != autostart_windows::enabled() {
                 if enabled {
                     autostart_windows::enable()?;
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index b2889ec..3edb86b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "DynamicLight",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "identifier": "com.dynamiclight.desktop",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../src/ui"
diff --git a/src-tauri/windows/installer-hooks.nsh b/src-tauri/windows/installer-hooks.nsh
index c15e5ed..dff8ad1 100644
--- a/src-tauri/windows/installer-hooks.nsh
+++ b/src-tauri/windows/installer-hooks.nsh
@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@
 !macroend
 
 !macro NSIS_HOOK_PREUNINSTALL
-  ; Interactive uninstall only: updates run the old uninstaller silently and must
-  ; keep start-up as it is. Removing tasks asks for permission only when one exists.
+  ; Interactive uninstall only. Updates run the old uninstaller silently (/S) or, in
+  ; the updater's passive mode, with /UPDATE (not silent); both must keep start-up as
+  ; it is. Removing tasks asks for permission only when one exists.
   IfSilent dl_remove_done
+  System::Call 'kernel32::GetCommandLineW() w .r0'
+  System::Call 'shlwapi::StrStrIW(w r0, w "/UPDATE") i .r1'
+  StrCmp $1 "0" 0 dl_remove_done
   DeleteRegValue HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
   DeleteRegValue HKCU "Software\${PRODUCTNAME}" "StartupAsked"
   DeleteRegKey /ifempty HKCU "Software\${PRODUCTNAME}"
diff --git a/src/ui/renderer.js b/src/ui/renderer.js
index 5fb5783..a42b045 100644
--- a/src/ui/renderer.js
+++ b/src/ui/renderer.js
@@ -715,6 +715,25 @@ function initWorkspace() {
   });
 }
 
+// Switches Windows "Run with administrator rights" (also used by the FPS hint's
+// button). Afterwards the real state is read back, so a declined UAC prompt or a
+// half-done switch is shown as it is, including Launch at login (it moves between
+// the Run key and the login task).
+async function setAdminRights(enabled) {
+  try {
+    // Turning it on restarts the app; keep unsaved edits.
+    if (enabled) await save();
+    await invoke("admin_rights", { enabled });
+  } finally {
+    try {
+      adminRights = await invoke("admin_rights", { enabled: null });
+      loginEnabled = await invoke("launch_at_login", { enabled: null });
+    } catch {
+      // Keep what is known.
+    }
+    updateUI();
+  }
+}
 async function init() {
   platform = await invoke("platform_name");
   initWorkspace();
@@ -751,11 +770,7 @@ async function init() {
       $("admin-rights-help").textContent =
         "Needs an administrator account. Without it the strip runs at up to 30 FPS.";
   }
-  $("elevate").onclick = () =>
-    run(async () => {
-      await save();
-      adminRights = await invoke("admin_rights", { enabled: true });
-    });
+  $("elevate").onclick = () => run(() => setAdminRights(true));
   try {
     loginEnabled = await invoke("launch_at_login", { enabled: null });
   } catch (error) {
@@ -829,17 +844,8 @@ async function init() {
   $("admin-rights").onchange = (event) => {
     const enabled = event.target.checked;
     run(async () => {
-      try {
-        // Turning it on restarts the app; keep unsaved edits.
-        if (enabled) await save();
-        adminRights = await invoke("admin_rights", { enabled });
-        // Start at sign-in moves between the Run key and the login task.
-        loginEnabled = await invoke("launch_at_login", { enabled: null });
-      } finally {
-        // A declined UAC prompt leaves the previous state in place.
-        event.target.checked = !!adminRights?.enabled;
-      }
-      if (!enabled && !adminRights.enabled && !fpsLimit)
+      await setAdminRights(enabled);
+      if (!enabled && !adminRights?.enabled && !fpsLimit)
         notice(
           "Administrator rights turn off the next time DynamicLight starts.",
         );