diff --git a/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.cpp b/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.cpp
index 1ed3f0f9..bcdd2210 100644
--- a/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.cpp
+++ b/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.cpp
@@ -30,16 +30,18 @@ bool FirewallController::enable(const std::string &rules, const std::string &tab
     write(fd, rules.c_str(), rules.length());
     close(fd);
 
+    enabled_ = true;
+
     if (table.empty() && group.empty()) {
         Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-v", "-F", "all", "-f", "/etc/windscribe/pf.conf"});
         Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-e"});
+        updateDns();
     } else if (!table.empty()) {
         Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-T", "load", "-f", "/etc/windscribe/pf.conf"});
     } else if (!group.empty()) {
         Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-a", group.c_str(), "-f", "/etc/windscribe/pf.conf"});
     }
 
-    enabled_ = true;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -69,4 +71,21 @@ bool FirewallController::enabled()
 
     Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-si"}, &output);
     return (output.find("Status: Enabled") != std::string::npos);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void FirewallController::setVpnDns(const std::string &dns)
+{
+    spdlog::info("Setting VPN dns: {}", dns.empty() ? "empty" : dns);
+    windscribeDns_ = dns;
+    updateDns();
+}
+
+void FirewallController::updateDns()
+{
+    if (enabled_ && !windscribeDns_.empty()) {
+        std::string rules = "table <windscribe_dns> persist { " + windscribeDns_ + "}\n";
+        enable(rules, "windscribe_dns", "");
+    } else {
+        Utils::executeCommand("/sbin/pfctl", {"-T", "windscribe_dns", "flush"});
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.h b/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.h
index dd11d036..09e2fddc 100644
--- a/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.h
+++ b/backend/mac/helper/firewallcontroller.h
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ class FirewallController
     bool enabled();
     void disable(bool keepPfEnabled = false);
     void getRules(const std::string &table, const std::string &group, std::string *outRules);
+    void setVpnDns(const std::string &dns);
 
 private:
     FirewallController();
     ~FirewallController();
+    void updateDns();
 
     bool enabled_;
+    std::string windscribeDns_;
 };
diff --git a/backend/mac/helper/process_command.cpp b/backend/mac/helper/process_command.cpp
index 80bb2da2..24aa368a 100644
--- a/backend/mac/helper/process_command.cpp
+++ b/backend/mac/helper/process_command.cpp
@@ -124,13 +124,7 @@ CMD_ANSWER sendConnectStatus(boost::archive::text_iarchive &ia)
     CMD_SEND_CONNECT_STATUS cmd;
     ia >> cmd;
 
-    // We need to add/remove the Connected DNS server to the firewall
-    if (cmd.isConnected) {
-        std::string pf = "table <windscribe_dns> persist { " + cmd.vpnAdapter.dnsServers.front() + "}\n";
-        FirewallController::instance().enable(pf, "windscribe_dns", "");
-    } else {
-        Utils::executeCommand("pfctl", {"-T", "windscribe_dns", "flush"});
-    }
+    FirewallController::instance().setVpnDns(cmd.isConnected ? cmd.vpnAdapter.dnsServers.front() : "");
     RoutesManager::instance().setConnectStatus(cmd);
 
     answer.executed = 1;
diff --git a/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/CMakeLists.txt
index fcb379c1..e3f0beb1 100644
--- a/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,9 +51,3 @@ if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../provisioning_profile/splittunnelextens
     add_custom_command(TARGET com.windscribe.client.splittunnelextension POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../provisioning_profile/splittunnelextension.provisionprofile" $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:com.windscribe.client.splittunnelextension>/../embedded.provisionprofile)
 endif()
-
-# Install rules
-install(TARGETS com.windscribe.client.splittunnelextension
-    BUNDLE DESTINATION .
-    COMPONENT Runtime
-)
diff --git a/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/Info.plist b/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/Info.plist
index 5f22f964..3e4ab96a 100644
--- a/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/Info.plist
+++ b/backend/mac/splittunnelextension/Info.plist
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
     <string>SYSX</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>1.0</string>
+    <string>1.0.1</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>1</string>
+    <string>1.0.1</string>
     <key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
     <string>$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)</string>
     <key>NetworkExtension</key>
diff --git a/backend/windows/windscribe_install_helper/CMakeLists.txt b/backend/windows/windscribe_install_helper/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cec8f42..737e4ce9 100644
--- a/backend/windows/windscribe_install_helper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backend/windows/windscribe_install_helper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ add_compile_options("$<$<CONFIG:Release>:/Zi>")
 add_link_options("$<$<CONFIG:Release>:/DEBUG>" "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:/OPT:REF>" "$<$<CONFIG:Release>:/OPT:ICF>")
 
 add_executable(WindscribeInstallHelper ${SOURCES})
+set_property(TARGET WindscribeInstallHelper PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS "/MANIFESTUAC:\"level='requireAdministrator' uiAccess='false'\"")
 
 target_include_directories(WindscribeInstallHelper
     PRIVATE
diff --git a/client/common/changelog.txt b/client/common/changelog.txt
index 113d90c1..16aaba35 100644
--- a/client/common/changelog.txt
+++ b/client/common/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2.14.6 (24/02/2025)
+All:
+   * Added extended cleanup logs in wsnet. #1250
+   * Improved initialization and preferences animations. #1260
+   * Improved the log frequency [wsnet]. #1269
+   * Fixed inconsistent behavior when starting app and 'close to tray' is enabled. #1280
+   * Fixed window size after dismissing alert at the login window. #1282
+Windows:
+   * Fixed Windows error message box may be displayed when reinstalling deleted/disabled Windscribe service. #1266
+MacOS:
+   * Fixed split tunnel extension versioning. #45
+   * Fixed DNS no longer allowed by firewall if toggled while connected. #1277
+Linux:
+   * Fixed split tunnel rule in exclusive mode. #1267
+   * Fixed window size is incorrect after expanding then collapsing preferences. #1271
+
+
 2.14.5 (12/02/2025)
 All:
    * Fixed mangled ar/fa translations. #1268
diff --git a/client/common/utils/log/logger.cpp b/client/common/utils/log/logger.cpp
index 4f92f56f..8a51ac3c 100644
--- a/client/common/utils/log/logger.cpp
+++ b/client/common/utils/log/logger.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ void Logger::myMessageHandler(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context,
         }
     }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    // Uncomment this line if you want to see app output in the debugger.
+    //::OutputDebugString(qUtf16Printable(s + '\n'));
+#endif
+
     std::string escapedMsg = log_utils::escape_string(s.toStdString());
     static const std::string fmt = "\"mod\": \"{}\", \"msg\": \"{}\"";
     if (type == QtDebugMsg)
diff --git a/client/common/utils/log/paths.cpp b/client/common/utils/log/paths.cpp
index cf97f8d7..56bb053a 100644
--- a/client/common/utils/log/paths.cpp
+++ b/client/common/utils/log/paths.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ QString paths::serviceLogLocation(bool previous)
 
 QString paths::wireguardServiceLogLocation(bool previous)
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     return qApp->applicationDirPath() + addPreviousSuffix("/wireguard_service.log", previous);
 #else
     return "";
diff --git a/client/common/version/windscribe_version.h b/client/common/version/windscribe_version.h
index 1a87ba55..4fbd4f85 100644
--- a/client/common/version/windscribe_version.h
+++ b/client/common/version/windscribe_version.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #define WINDSCRIBE_MAJOR_VERSION 2
 #define WINDSCRIBE_MINOR_VERSION 14
-#define WINDSCRIBE_BUILD_VERSION 5
+#define WINDSCRIBE_BUILD_VERSION 6
 
 // only one of these should be enabled; neither -> stable
 //#define WINDSCRIBE_IS_BETA
diff --git a/client/engine/engine/helper/installhelper_win.cpp b/client/engine/engine/helper/installhelper_win.cpp
index c2d8c37f..d1b0062f 100644
--- a/client/engine/engine/helper/installhelper_win.cpp
+++ b/client/engine/engine/helper/installhelper_win.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ bool executeInstallHelperCmd()
     sinfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
     sinfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_FLAG_DDEWAIT | SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
     sinfo.hwnd = NULL;
-    sinfo.lpFile = installHelperExe.toStdWString().c_str();
+    sinfo.lpFile = qUtf16Printable(installHelperExe);
     sinfo.lpParameters = L"/InstallService";
-    sinfo.lpVerb       = L"runas";
+    sinfo.lpVerb       = L"open";
     sinfo.nShow        = SW_HIDE;
 
     if (ShellExecuteEx(&sinfo)) {
diff --git a/client/gui/application/singleappinstance.cpp b/client/gui/application/singleappinstance.cpp
index 1e19a64b..c4ef3101 100644
--- a/client/gui/application/singleappinstance.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/application/singleappinstance.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "singleappinstance.h"
 #include "singleappinstance_p.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <tchar.h>
 #include "utils/winutils.h"
 #else
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SingleAppInstancePrivate::~SingleAppInstancePrivate()
 
 bool SingleAppInstancePrivate::activateRunningInstance()
 {
-    #if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+    #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 
     HWND hwnd = WinUtils::appMainWindowHandle();
     if (hwnd) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool SingleAppInstancePrivate::activateRunningInstance()
 
 bool SingleAppInstancePrivate::isRunning()
 {
-    #if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+    #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 
     if (!appSingletonObj_.isValid())
     {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool SingleAppInstancePrivate::isRunning()
 
 void SingleAppInstancePrivate::release()
 {
-    #if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+    #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     appSingletonObj_.closeHandle();
     #else
     localServer_.close();
diff --git a/client/gui/application/singleappinstance_p.h b/client/gui/application/singleappinstance_p.h
index 903c7e99..31b06c17 100644
--- a/client/gui/application/singleappinstance_p.h
+++ b/client/gui/application/singleappinstance_p.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include "utils/win32handle.h"
 #else
 #include <QLockFile>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SingleAppInstancePrivate : public QObject
     void anotherInstanceRunning();
 
 private:
-    #if defined(Q_OS_WINDOWS)
+    #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     wsl::Win32Handle appSingletonObj_;
     #else
     QString socketName_;
diff --git a/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.cpp b/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.cpp
index 2dfef6a9..24f7e5a5 100644
--- a/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.cpp
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@ int ResizableWindow::maximumHeight()
     return preferences_->appSkin() == APP_SKIN_VAN_GOGH ? maxHeight_ - kVanGoghOffset : maxHeight_;
 }
 
-void ResizableWindow::setHeight(int height)
+void ResizableWindow::setHeight(int height, bool ignoreMinimum)
 {
-    if (height < minimumHeight()*G_SCALE) {
+    // Callers may set ignoreMinimum to true for transient animations.
+    if (!ignoreMinimum && height < minimumHeight()*G_SCALE) {
         height = minimumHeight()*G_SCALE;
     } else if (height > maximumHeight()*G_SCALE) {
         height = maximumHeight()*G_SCALE;
diff --git a/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.h b/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.h
index 13c3768a..093ef1b5 100644
--- a/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.h
+++ b/client/gui/commongraphics/resizablewindow.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ResizableWindow : public ScalableGraphicsObject
     void setMaximumHeight(int height);
     int maximumHeight();
     void setXOffset(int x);
-    void setHeight(int height);
+    void setHeight(int height, bool ignoreMinimum = false);
     void setScrollBarVisibility(bool on);
     void updateScaling() override;
     int scrollPos();
diff --git a/client/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/client/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index c2fb06cf..07e9ed88 100644
--- a/client/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -457,34 +457,10 @@ void MainWindow::showAfterLaunch()
     bool showAppMinimized = false;
 
     if (backend_ && backend_->getPreferences()->isStartMinimized()) {
-        showAppMinimized = true;
-    }
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
-    else if (backend_ && backend_->getPreferences()->isMinimizeAndCloseToTray()) {
-        QCommandLineParser cmdParser;
-        cmdParser.setSingleDashWordOptionMode(QCommandLineParser::ParseAsLongOptions);
-        QCommandLineOption osRestartOption("os_restart");
-        cmdParser.addOption(osRestartOption);
-        cmdParser.process(*WindscribeApplication::instance());
-        if (cmdParser.isSet(osRestartOption)) {
-            showAppMinimized = true;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
-    if (showAppMinimized) {
         // Set active state to false; this affects the first click of the dock icon after launch if the app is docked.
         // This state is 'true' by default, and if left as is, the first click of the dock icon will not activate the app.
         activeState_ = false;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        // showMinimized, as of Qt 6.3.1, on Windows does not work.  The app is displayed (shown)
-        // and all user input is disabled until ones clicks on the taskbar icon or alt-tabs back
-        // to the app.
-        show();
-        QTimer::singleShot(50, this, &MainWindow::onMinimizeClick);
-#else
         showMinimized();
-#endif
     }
     else {
         show();
diff --git a/client/gui/mainwindowcontroller.cpp b/client/gui/mainwindowcontroller.cpp
index 8e1a3352..5f331f23 100644
--- a/client/gui/mainwindowcontroller.cpp
+++ b/client/gui/mainwindowcontroller.cpp
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ void MainWindowController::gotoLoginWindow()
             loginWindow_->setClickable(true);
             loginWindow_->setFocus();
             isAtomicAnimationActive_ = false;
+            updateMainAndViewGeometry(true);
             handleNextWindowChange();
         });
 
@@ -2344,7 +2345,7 @@ void MainWindowController::expandPreferencesFromLogin()
     animResize->setEndValue(target);
     animResize->setDuration(EXPAND_PREFERENCES_RESIZE_DURATION);
     connect(animResize, &QVariantAnimation::valueChanged, [this](const QVariant &value) {
-        preferencesWindow_->setHeight(value.toInt());
+        preferencesWindow_->setHeight(value.toInt(), true);
         updateMainAndViewGeometry(false);
         shadowManager_->changeRectangleSize(ShadowManager::SHAPE_ID_PREFERENCES,
                                             QRect(0, childWindowShadowOffsetY(true), preferencesWindow_->boundingRect().width(),
@@ -2414,7 +2415,7 @@ void MainWindowController::expandWindow(ResizableWindow *window)
             }
         }
         int target = windowSizeManager_->windowHeight(window)*G_SCALE;
-        window->setHeight(start);
+        window->setHeight(start, true);
 
         window->setScrollBarVisibility(false);
         window->setOpacity(0.0);
@@ -2445,7 +2446,7 @@ void MainWindowController::expandWindow(ResizableWindow *window)
         animResize->setEndValue(target);
         animResize->setDuration(windowSizeManager_->resizeDurationMs(window));
         connect(animResize, &QVariantAnimation::valueChanged, [this, window](const QVariant &value) {
-            window->setHeight(value.toInt());
+            window->setHeight(value.toInt(), true);
             updateMainAndViewGeometry(false);
             shadowManager_->changeRectangleSize(windowSizeManager_->shapeId(window),
                                                 QRect(0,
@@ -2575,7 +2576,7 @@ void MainWindowController::collapsePreferencesFromLogin()
     animResize->setEndValue((int)loginWindow_->boundingRect().height());
     animResize->setDuration(EXPAND_PREFERENCES_RESIZE_DURATION);
     connect(animResize, &QVariantAnimation::valueChanged, [this](const QVariant &value) {
-        preferencesWindow_->setHeight(value.toInt());
+        preferencesWindow_->setHeight(value.toInt(), true);
         shadowManager_->changeRectangleSize(ShadowManager::SHAPE_ID_NEWS_FEED,
                                             QRect(0, childWindowShadowOffsetY(true), preferencesWindow_->boundingRect().width(),
                                                   preferencesWindow_->boundingRect().height() - childWindowShadowOffsetY(false)));
@@ -2651,7 +2652,7 @@ void MainWindowController::collapseWindow(ResizableWindow *window, bool bSkipBot
     animResize->setEndValue(target);
     animResize->setDuration(windowSizeManager_->resizeDurationMs(window));
     connect(animResize, &QVariantAnimation::valueChanged, [this, window](const QVariant &value) {
-        window->setHeight(value.toInt());
+        window->setHeight(value.toInt(), true);
         updateMainAndViewGeometry(false);
         shadowManager_->changeRectangleSize(windowSizeManager_->shapeId(window),
                                             QRect(0,
@@ -3056,7 +3057,7 @@ void MainWindowController::updateMainAndViewGeometry(bool updateShadow)
     getGraphicsRegionWidthAndHeight(width, height, addHeightToGeometry);
 
     int shadowSize = shadowManager_->getShadowMargin();
-    int widthWithShadow = width +  shadowSize * 2;
+    int widthWithShadow = width + shadowSize * 2;
     int heightWithShadow = height + shadowSize * 2 + addHeightToGeometry;
 
     QRect geo = QRect(mainWindow_->pos().x(), mainWindow_->pos().y(), widthWithShadow, heightWithShadow);
@@ -3107,16 +3108,17 @@ void MainWindowController::updateMainAndViewGeometry(bool updateShadow)
 
     }
 
-    // qDebug() << "Updating mainwindow geo: " << geo;
-    mainWindow_->setGeometry(geo);
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
     // This is a workaround for #930.  In some DEs on Linux, if the window is completely occluded by another,
-    // the above setGeometry() does not actually resize the window.  Force the window to resize by setting a minimum size.
+    // the below setGeometry() does not actually resize the window.  Force the window to resize by setting a minimum size.
     // Only do this if updateShadow is true, since doing this on every animation frame may make it seem jittery.
     if (updateShadow) {
         mainWindow_->setMinimumSize(geo.width(), geo.height());
     }
 #endif
+
+    // qDebug() << "Updating mainwindow geo: " << geo;
+    mainWindow_->setGeometry(geo);
     updateViewAndScene(width, height, shadowSize, updateShadow);
 }
 
@@ -3284,7 +3286,9 @@ void MainWindowController::keepWindowInsideScreenCoordinates()
         bottom = std::max(bottom, screen->availableGeometry().bottom());
     }
 
-    if (rcWindow.bottom() > bottom) {
+    // Subtract the shadow margin to match how taskbarAwareDockedGeometry_win calculates it.
+    // If we don't subtract the shadow margin, the window will move up slightly after being shown.
+    if (rcWindow.bottom() - shadowManager_->getShadowMargin() > bottom) {
         // qDebug() << "KEEPING MAINWINDOW INSIDE SCREEN COORDINATES";
         rcWindow.moveBottom(bottom);
         mainWindow_->setGeometry(rcWindow);
diff --git a/installer/linux/common/etc/windscribe/cgroups-up b/installer/linux/common/etc/windscribe/cgroups-up
index d7bb5208..322f1b4a 100755
--- a/installer/linux/common/etc/windscribe/cgroups-up
+++ b/installer/linux/common/etc/windscribe/cgroups-up
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ if [ ! -f "$net_cls_root/windscribe/net_cls.classid" ]; then
     echo "$netclass" > "$net_cls_root/windscribe/net_cls.classid"
 fi
 
-if [ "$mode" == "inclusive" ]; then
 # Allow IP rules to consult main routing table first, ignoring /0 or /1 routes
 ip rule add priority 16383 table main suppress_prefixlength 1
 priority="`ip rule show | grep 51820 | cut -d ":" -f1`" # priority of WireGuard rule, if it exists
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ else
     # For non-WG protocols, remove rule forcing other traffic into the tunnel
     ip rule del priority 16385 table windscribe_include
 fi
-fi
 
 # make sure to exit with code 0 since an above command may fail if we are adding a duplicate rule or
 # deleting a non-existent rule; these are not errors
diff --git a/libs/wsnet/src/dnsresolver/dnsresolver_cares.cpp b/libs/wsnet/src/dnsresolver/dnsresolver_cares.cpp
index 8b956840..ca977e6d 100644
--- a/libs/wsnet/src/dnsresolver/dnsresolver_cares.cpp
+++ b/libs/wsnet/src/dnsresolver/dnsresolver_cares.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ DnsResolver_cares::DnsResolver_cares() : curRequestId_(0)
 
 DnsResolver_cares::~DnsResolver_cares()
 {
+    g_logger->info("DnsResolver_cares destructor started");
     finish_ = true;
     condition_.notify_all();
     thread_.join();
+    g_logger->info("DnsResolver_cares destructor finished");
 }
 
 bool DnsResolver_cares::init()
diff --git a/libs/wsnet/src/httpnetworkmanager/curlnetworkmanager.cpp b/libs/wsnet/src/httpnetworkmanager/curlnetworkmanager.cpp
index 16ae36fb..58abdb21 100644
--- a/libs/wsnet/src/httpnetworkmanager/curlnetworkmanager.cpp
+++ b/libs/wsnet/src/httpnetworkmanager/curlnetworkmanager.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ CurlNetworkManager::CurlNetworkManager(CurlFinishedCallback finishedCallback, Cu
 
 CurlNetworkManager::~CurlNetworkManager()
 {
+    g_logger->info("CurlNetworkManager destructor started");
     finish_ = true;
     condition_.notify_all();
     thread_.join();
 
     if (isCurlGlobalInitialized_)
         curl_global_cleanup();
+    g_logger->info("CurlNetworkManager destructor finished");
 }
 
 bool CurlNetworkManager::init()
@@ -108,6 +110,9 @@ void CurlNetworkManager::setWhitelistSocketsCallback(std::shared_ptr<CancelableC
 
 void CurlNetworkManager::run()
 {
+    // To reduce the frequency of logs, only once per domain unless errors happen
+    std::set<std::string> loggedSuccessDomains;
+
     while (!finish_) {
 
         {
@@ -175,6 +180,8 @@ void CurlNetworkManager::run()
                     if (result != CURLE_OK) {
                         g_logger->debug("Curl request error: {}", curl_easy_strerror(result));
 
+                        loggedSuccessDomains.erase(it->second->domain);
+
                         // Log all curl output for a failed request
                         if (it->second->isDebugLogCurlError) {
                             for (const auto &log: it->second->debugLogs) {
@@ -183,12 +190,13 @@ void CurlNetworkManager::run()
                         }
                     } else {
                         // Log curl output for a successful request, only strings containing "Trying" and "Connected" substrings to reduce log bloat
-                        if (it->second->isDebugLogCurlError) {
+                        if (it->second->isDebugLogCurlError && (!loggedSuccessDomains.count(it->second->domain))) {
                             for (const auto &log: it->second->debugLogs) {
                                 if (log.find("Trying") != std::string::npos || log.find("Connected") != std::string::npos) {
                                     g_logger->info("{}", log);
                                 }
                             }
+                            loggedSuccessDomains.insert(it->second->domain);
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/libs/wsnet/src/pingmanager/pingmanager.cpp b/libs/wsnet/src/pingmanager/pingmanager.cpp
index 95a1dd2d..2e5221da 100644
--- a/libs/wsnet/src/pingmanager/pingmanager.cpp
+++ b/libs/wsnet/src/pingmanager/pingmanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "pingmanager.h"
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include "pingmethod_http.h"
+#include "utils/wsnet_logger.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     #include "pingmethod_icmp_win.h"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ PingManager::PingManager(boost::asio::io_context &io_context, WSNetHttpNetworkMa
 
 PingManager::~PingManager()
 {
+    g_logger->info("PingManager destructor started");
     std::lock_guard locker(mutex_);
 #ifdef _WIN32
     eventCallbackManager_.stop();
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ PingManager::~PingManager()
     processManager_.reset();
 #endif
     map_.clear();
+    g_logger->info("PingManager destructor finished");
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<WSNetCancelableCallback> PingManager::ping(const std::string &ip, const std::string &hostname, PingType pingType, WSNetPingCallback callback)
diff --git a/libs/wsnet/src/wsnet.cpp b/libs/wsnet/src/wsnet.cpp
index 9792f504..a71f4043 100644
--- a/libs/wsnet/src/wsnet.cpp
+++ b/libs/wsnet/src/wsnet.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ class WSNet_impl : public WSNet
     {
         apiResourcesManager_.reset();
         // This will cause the io_context run() call to return as soon as possible, abandoning unfinished operations and without permitting ready handlers to be dispatched.
+        g_logger->info("wsnet io_context_.stop");
         io_context_.stop();
+        g_logger->info("wsnet thread_.join");
         thread_.join();
     }
 
@@ -184,8 +186,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<WSNet> WSNet::instance()
 
 void WSNet::cleanup()
 {
+    // Added more logs to debug cleanup hangs. Later can be deleted
+    g_logger->info("wsnet cleanup started");
     std::lock_guard locker(g_mutex);
     g_wsNet.reset();
+    g_logger->info("wsnet cleanup finished");
 }
 
 bool WSNet::isValid()
diff --git a/tools/vcpkg/update_dependencies.bat b/tools/vcpkg/update_dependencies.bat
index f307402e..dbd777a0 100644
--- a/tools/vcpkg/update_dependencies.bat
+++ b/tools/vcpkg/update_dependencies.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @echo off
 
 REM This script installs or updates all dependencies locally
-%VCPKG_ROOT%\vcpkg install --x-install-root=%VCPKG_ROOT%\installed --x-manifest-root=%~dp0
\ No newline at end of file
+%VCPKG_ROOT%\vcpkg install --x-install-root=%VCPKG_ROOT%\installed --x-manifest-root=%~dp0 --triplet=x64-windows-static
\ No newline at end of file