diff --git a/LuLu/App/AppDelegate.m b/LuLu/App/AppDelegate.m
index 91c869f..d90325e 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/LuLu/App/AppDelegate.m
@@ -95,11 +95,17 @@ -(void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
         //alloc window controller
         welcomeWindowController = [[WelcomeWindowController alloc] initWithWindowNibName:@"Welcome"];
         
+        //set activation policy
+        [self setActivationPolicy];
+        
         //show window
         [self.welcomeWindowController showWindow:self];
         
-        //set activation policy
-        [self setActivationPolicy];
+        //make front
+        [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+        
+        //make window front
+        [self.startupWindowController.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
         
         //install (self as) login item
         if(YES != toggleLoginItem(NSBundle.mainBundle.bundleURL, ACTION_INSTALL_FLAG))
@@ -143,7 +149,10 @@ -(void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(NSNotification *)aNotification
             
             //make window front
             [self.startupWindowController.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
-    
+            
+            //make it modal(ish)
+            [self.startupWindowController.window setLevel:NSPopUpMenuWindowLevel];
+            
             //show window
             [self.startupWindowController showWindow:nil];
         }
diff --git a/LuLu/App/Assets.xcassets/InstallApprove.imageset/approve.png b/LuLu/App/Assets.xcassets/InstallApprove.imageset/approve.png
index b0f9f66..7cf3bc4 100644
Binary files a/LuLu/App/Assets.xcassets/InstallApprove.imageset/approve.png and b/LuLu/App/Assets.xcassets/InstallApprove.imageset/approve.png differ
diff --git a/LuLu/App/StartupWindowController.m b/LuLu/App/StartupWindowController.m
index 8a20327..cfbad52 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/StartupWindowController.m
+++ b/LuLu/App/StartupWindowController.m
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ -(void)awakeFromNib
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
     }
     
+    //(re)make front
+    [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+    
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/LuLu/App/UpdateWindowController.m b/LuLu/App/UpdateWindowController.m
index 87171e1..4f27bce 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/UpdateWindowController.m
+++ b/LuLu/App/UpdateWindowController.m
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ -(void)windowDidLoad
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
     }
     
+    //(re)make front
+    [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+    
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/LuLu/App/WelcomeWindowController.m b/LuLu/App/WelcomeWindowController.m
index 7b39f8a..5bb81b8 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/WelcomeWindowController.m
+++ b/LuLu/App/WelcomeWindowController.m
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ -(void)windowDidLoad {
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
     }
     
+    //(re)make front
+    [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+    
     return;
 }
 
@@ -233,6 +236,9 @@ -(IBAction)buttonHandler:(id)sender {
                             [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
                         }
                         
+                        //(re)make front
+                        [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+                        
                     });
                     
                     //signal semaphore
@@ -250,7 +256,10 @@ -(IBAction)buttonHandler:(id)sender {
             
         //show configure view
         case SHOW_CONFIGURE:
+            
+            //show
             [self showView:self.configureView firstResponder:SHOW_SUPPORT];
+            
             break;
             
         //show "support us" view
diff --git a/LuLu/Shared/utilities.m b/LuLu/Shared/utilities.m
index c16accf..493006b 100644
--- a/LuLu/Shared/utilities.m
+++ b/LuLu/Shared/utilities.m
@@ -1265,6 +1265,9 @@ NSModalResponse showAlert(NSAlertStyle style, NSString* messageText, NSString* i
         [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
     }
     
+    //(re)make front
+    [[NSRunningApplication currentApplication] activateWithOptions:(NSApplicationActivateAllWindows | NSApplicationActivateIgnoringOtherApps)];
+    
     //make alert window front
     [alert.window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];