diff --git a/bin/win64/logging.conf b/bin/win64/logging.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f87a00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/win64/logging.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+* GLOBAL:
+	FORMAT = "[%level] %datetime{%Y-%M-%d %H:%m:%s}: %msg"
+	FILENAME = "AdvancedSettings.log"
+	ENABLED = true
+	TO_FILE = true
+	TO_STANDARD_OUTPUT = true
+	MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE = 2097152 ## 2MB
+* DEBUG:
+	ENABLED = true
+* TRACE:
+	ENABLED = false
diff --git a/bin/win64/res/qml/SteamVRPage.qml b/bin/win64/res/qml/SteamVRPage.qml
index c4d11e1..1b2d7ba 100644
--- a/bin/win64/res/qml/SteamVRPage.qml
+++ b/bin/win64/res/qml/SteamVRPage.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ MyStackViewPage {
                     steamvrSupersamplingText.text = val.toFixed(1)
                 }
                 onValueChanged: {
+                    console.debug("Supersampling Slider: valueChanged(", this.value, ")")
                     SteamVRTabController.setSuperSampling(this.value.toFixed(1), false)
                 }
             }
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ MyStackViewPage {
                     steamvrCompositorSupersamplingText.text = val.toFixed(1)
                 }
                 onValueChanged: {
+                    console.debug("Compositor Supersampling Slider: valueChanged(", this.value, ")")
                     SteamVRTabController.setCompositorSuperSampling(this.value.toFixed(1), false)
                 }
             }
diff --git a/bin/win64/startdesktopmode.bat b/bin/win64/startdesktopmode.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a961b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/win64/startdesktopmode.bat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+start AdvancedSettings.exe -desktop -nosound
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c47695e..622c7e0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const char* logConfigDefault =
 "	TO_STANDARD_OUTPUT = true\n"
 "	MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE = 2097152 ## 2MB\n"
 "* TRACE:\n"
-"	FORMAT = \"[%level] %datetime{%Y-%M-%d %H:%m:%s} %func: %msg\"\n";
+"	ENABLED = false\n"
+"* DEBUG:\n"
+"	ENABLED = false\n";
 
 INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ void myQtMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const
 	QByteArray localMsg = msg.toLocal8Bit();
 	switch (type) {
 		case QtDebugMsg:
+			LOG(DEBUG) << localMsg.constData() << "(" << context.file << ":" << context.line << ")";
+			break;
 		case QtInfoMsg:
 			LOG(INFO) << localMsg.constData() << "(" << context.file << ":" << context.line << ")";
 			break;
@@ -98,13 +102,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		controller->SetWidget(qobject_cast<QQuickItem*>(quickObj), advsettings::OverlayController::applicationName, advsettings::OverlayController::applicationKey);
 
 		if (!desktopMode && !noManifest) {
-			std::string manifestPath = QApplication::applicationDirPath().toStdString() + "\\manifest.vrmanifest";
-			if (QFile::exists(QString::fromStdString(manifestPath))) {
+			auto manifestQPath = QDir(QApplication::applicationDirPath()).absoluteFilePath("manifest.vrmanifest");
+			//std::string manifestPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(QApplication::applicationDirPath()).toStdString() + "\\manifest.vrmanifest";
+			if (QFile::exists(manifestQPath)) {
 				bool firstTime = false;
 				if (!vr::VRApplications()->IsApplicationInstalled(advsettings::OverlayController::applicationKey)) {
 					firstTime;
 				}
-				auto apperror = vr::VRApplications()->AddApplicationManifest(manifestPath.c_str());
+				auto apperror = vr::VRApplications()->AddApplicationManifest(QDir::toNativeSeparators(manifestQPath).toStdString().c_str());
 				if (apperror != vr::VRApplicationError_None) {
 					LOG(ERROR) << "Could not add application manifest: " << vr::VRApplications()->GetApplicationsErrorNameFromEnum(apperror);
 				} else if (firstTime) {
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find application manifest: " << manifestPath;
+				LOG(ERROR) << "Could not find application manifest: " << manifestQPath;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/overlaycontroller.cpp b/src/overlaycontroller.cpp
index 7a4d201..3721301 100644
--- a/src/overlaycontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/overlaycontroller.cpp
@@ -136,12 +136,14 @@ void OverlayController::Shutdown() {
 	if (m_pPumpEventsTimer) {
 		disconnect(m_pPumpEventsTimer.get(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(OnTimeoutPumpEvents()));
 		m_pPumpEventsTimer->stop();
+		m_pPumpEventsTimer.reset();
 	}
 	if (m_pRenderTimer) {
 		disconnect(m_pRenderControl.get(), SIGNAL(renderRequested()), this, SLOT(OnRenderRequest()));
 		disconnect(m_pRenderControl.get(), SIGNAL(sceneChanged()), this, SLOT(OnRenderRequest()));
 		disconnect(m_pRenderTimer.get(), SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(renderOverlay()));
 		m_pRenderTimer->stop();
+		m_pRenderTimer.reset();
 	}
 	m_pWindow.reset();
 	m_pRenderControl.reset();
diff --git a/src/overlaycontroller.h b/src/overlaycontroller.h
index a581464..8b26e0a 100644
--- a/src/overlaycontroller.h
+++ b/src/overlaycontroller.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class OverlayController : public QObject {
 public:
 	static constexpr const char* applicationKey = "matzman666.AdvancedSettings";
 	static constexpr const char* applicationName = "Advanced Settings";
-	static constexpr const char* applicationVersionString = "v2.0";
+	static constexpr const char* applicationVersionString = "v2.1";
 
 private:
 	vr::VROverlayHandle_t m_ulOverlayHandle = vr::k_ulOverlayHandleInvalid;
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.cpp
index a4798f7..bc0a43b 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/SteamVRTabController.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ void SteamVRTabController::eventLoopTick() {
 		auto ss = vr::VRSettings()->GetFloat(vr::k_pch_SteamVR_Section, vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float, &vrSettingsError);
 		if (vrSettingsError != vr::VRSettingsError_None) {
 			LOG(WARNING) << "Could not read \"" << vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float << "\" setting: " << vr::VRSettings()->GetSettingsErrorNameFromEnum(vrSettingsError);
-			setSuperSampling(1.0);
-		} else {
+			if (m_superSampling != 1.0) {
+				LOG(DEBUG) << "OpenVR returns an error and we have a custom supersampling value: " << m_superSampling;
+				setSuperSampling(1.0);
+			}
+		} else if (m_superSampling != ss) {
+			LOG(DEBUG) << "OpenVR reports a changed supersampling value: " << m_superSampling << " => " << ss;
 			setSuperSampling(ss);
 		}
 		auto css = vr::VRSettings()->GetFloat(vrsettings_compositor_category, vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float, &vrSettingsError);
@@ -32,8 +36,12 @@ void SteamVRTabController::eventLoopTick() {
 			if (vrSettingsError != vr::VRSettingsError_UnsetSettingHasNoDefault) { // does not appear in the default settings file as of beta 1477423729
 				LOG(WARNING) << "Could not read \"compositor::" << vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float << "\" setting: " << vr::VRSettings()->GetSettingsErrorNameFromEnum(vrSettingsError);
 			}
-			setCompositorSuperSampling(1.0);
-		} else {
+			if (m_compositorSuperSampling != 1.0) {
+				LOG(DEBUG) << "OpenVR returns an error and we have a custom compositor supersampling value: " << m_compositorSuperSampling;
+				setCompositorSuperSampling(1.0);
+			}
+		} else if (m_compositorSuperSampling != css) {
+			LOG(DEBUG) << "OpenVR reports a changed compositor supersampling value: " << m_compositorSuperSampling << " => " << css;
 			setCompositorSuperSampling(css);
 		}
 		auto air = vr::VRSettings()->GetBool(vr::k_pch_SteamVR_Section, vrsettings_steamvr_allowInterleavedReprojection, &vrSettingsError);
@@ -60,9 +68,11 @@ void SteamVRTabController::eventLoopTick() {
 
 void SteamVRTabController::setSuperSampling(float value, bool notify) {
 	if (value <= 0.01f) {
+		LOG(WARNING) << "Encountered a supersampling value <= 0.01, setting supersampling to 1.0";
 		value = 1.0f;
 	}
 	if (m_superSampling != value) {
+		LOG(DEBUG) << "Supersampling value changed: " << m_superSampling << " => " << value;
 		m_superSampling = value;
 		vr::VRSettings()->SetFloat(vr::k_pch_SteamVR_Section, vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float, m_superSampling);
 		vr::VRSettings()->Sync();
@@ -75,9 +85,11 @@ void SteamVRTabController::setSuperSampling(float value, bool notify) {
 
 void SteamVRTabController::setCompositorSuperSampling(float value, bool notify) {
 	if (value <= 0.01f) {
+		LOG(WARNING) << "Encountered a compositor supersampling value <= 0.01, setting supersampling to 1.0";
 		value = 1.0f;
 	}
 	if (m_compositorSuperSampling != value) {
+		LOG(DEBUG) << "Compositor supersampling value changed: " << m_compositorSuperSampling << " => " << value;
 		m_compositorSuperSampling = value;
 		vr::VRSettings()->SetFloat(vrsettings_compositor_category, vr::k_pch_SteamVR_RenderTargetMultiplier_Float, m_compositorSuperSampling);
 		vr::VRSettings()->Sync();