diff --git a/PrivacyGlass/BlurOverlay.cs b/PrivacyGlass/BlurOverlay.cs
index 527be96..7fb7189 100644
--- a/PrivacyGlass/BlurOverlay.cs
+++ b/PrivacyGlass/BlurOverlay.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
 {
     public class BlurOverlay : Form
     {
-        public int TintOpacity = 128;          // 0–255
+        public int TintOpacity = 32;          // 0–255
         public Color TintColor = Color.Black; // tint over the blur
         private bool _enabled = false;
+        private bool enableClickThrough = false;
 
         public BlurOverlay(Rectangle bounds)
         {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
             // Important: background color = transparency key
             // so GDI background is not drawn, blur shows through.
             BackColor = Color.Black;
-            TransparencyKey = Color.Black;
+            //TransparencyKey = Color.Black;
         }
 
         protected override CreateParams CreateParams
@@ -39,14 +40,17 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
 
         protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
         {
-            const int WM_NCHITTEST = 0x84;
-            const int HTTRANSPARENT = -1;
-
-            if (m.Msg == WM_NCHITTEST)
+            if (enableClickThrough)
             {
-                // Click-through
-                m.Result = (IntPtr)HTTRANSPARENT;
-                return;
+                const int WM_NCHITTEST = 0x84;
+                const int HTTRANSPARENT = -1;
+
+                if (m.Msg == WM_NCHITTEST)
+                {
+                    // Click-through
+                    m.Result = (IntPtr)HTTRANSPARENT;
+                    return;
+                }
             }
 
             base.WndProc(ref m);
@@ -72,9 +76,9 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
             // ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND on Win10/11
             AccentPolicy accent = new AccentPolicy();
             accent.AccentState = AccentState.ACCENT_ENABLE_BLURBEHIND;
+            //accent.AccentState = AccentState.ACCENT_ENABLE_ACRYLICBLURBEHIND;
 
-            // Optional tint over blur (ARGB, but note it's BGR in low 24 bits)
-            int a = TintOpacity & 0xFF;
+           int a = TintOpacity & 0xFF;
             int color =
                 (a << 24) |
                 (TintColor.B << 16) |
@@ -82,7 +86,6 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
                 TintColor.R;
 
             accent.GradientColor = color;
-
             int size = Marshal.SizeOf(accent);
             IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(size);
             try
@@ -101,6 +104,12 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
                 Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
             }
         }
+        protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
+        {
+            base.OnShown(e);
+            this.Focus();
+        }
+
 
         // -------- interop stuff below --------
 
diff --git a/PrivacyGlass/PrivacyGlass.csproj b/PrivacyGlass/PrivacyGlass.csproj
index 01903c9..d254391 100644
--- a/PrivacyGlass/PrivacyGlass.csproj
+++ b/PrivacyGlass/PrivacyGlass.csproj
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
-    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
-    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>false</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
diff --git a/PrivacyGlass/TrayApp.cs b/PrivacyGlass/TrayApp.cs
index adcbdc2..a34fefc 100644
--- a/PrivacyGlass/TrayApp.cs
+++ b/PrivacyGlass/TrayApp.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
             var menu = new ContextMenuStrip();
 
             menu.Items.Add("Toggle Now", null, (_, __) => Toggle());
-            menu.Items.Add("Settings...", null, ShowSettings);
             menu.Items.Add("Exit", null, Exit);
 
             return menu;
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
             {
                 BlurOverlay ov = new BlurOverlay(screen.Bounds);
                 ov.TintColor = Color.Black;
-                ov.TintOpacity = 12;    // 0–255, higher = darker
+                ov.TintOpacity = 0;    // 0–255, higher = darker
 
                 overlays.Add(ov);
             }
@@ -96,10 +95,6 @@ namespace PrivacyGlass
             Application.Exit();
         }
 
-        private void ShowSettings(object sender, EventArgs e)
-        {
-            MessageBox.Show("Settings window goes here");
-        }
     }
 
 }