From 4007e973f3cebbf74dcc21466579a47d56874515 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 14:28:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Driveby cleanup: Remove use of legacy <tchar.h>

---
 Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.cpp        | 3 +--
 Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.h          | 4 +---
 Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.cpp      | 3 +--
 Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.h        | 4 +---
 Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.cpp | 5 ++---
 Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.h   | 4 +---
 Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp          | 2 +-
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp                     | 4 ++--
 Windows/TouchInputHandler.cpp              | 2 +-
 Windows/stdafx.h                           | 7 +++----
 10 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.cpp b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.cpp
index d6c932db9d..0c4f361008 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.cpp
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
 #include "Common/Data/Encoding/Utf8.h"
 #include "Common/System/Display.h"
 
-#include <tchar.h>
 #include <set>
 
-TCHAR CtrlDisAsmView::szClassName[] = _T("CtrlDisAsmView");
+constexpr wchar_t *szClassName = L"CtrlDisAsmView";
 
 static constexpr UINT_PTR IDT_REDRAW = 0xC0DE0001;
 static constexpr UINT REDRAW_DELAY = 1000 / 60;
diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.h b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.h
index fe908ddad0..d0432c0274 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.h
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlDisAsmView.h
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include "Core/MIPS/MIPSDebugInterface.h"
 #include "Core/Debugger/DisassemblyManager.h"
 
-class CtrlDisAsmView
-{
+class CtrlDisAsmView {
 	HWND wnd;
 	HFONT font;
 	HFONT boldfont;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class CtrlDisAsmView
 	bool hasFocus;
 	bool showHex;
 	MIPSDebugInterface *debugger;
-	static TCHAR szClassName[];
 
 	u32 windowStart;
 	int visibleRows;
diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.cpp b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.cpp
index 0e1d634002..21c69d2499 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.cpp
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <cmath>
-#include <tchar.h>
 
 #include "Common/System/Display.h"
 #include "Common/Data/Encoding/Utf8.h"
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 
 enum { REGISTER_PC = 32, REGISTER_HI, REGISTER_LO, REGISTERS_END };
 
-TCHAR CtrlRegisterList::szClassName[] = _T("CtrlRegisterList");
+constexpr wchar_t *szClassName = L"CtrlRegisterList";
 
 static constexpr UINT_PTR IDT_REDRAW = 0xC0DE0001;
 static constexpr UINT REDRAW_DELAY = 1000 / 60;
diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.h b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.h
index 41fa19c91f..211e6203c7 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.h
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/CtrlRegisterList.h
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "Core/MIPS/MIPSDebugInterface.h"
 
-class CtrlRegisterList
-{
+class CtrlRegisterList {
 	HWND wnd;
 	HFONT font;
 	RECT rect;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ class CtrlRegisterList
 	bool selecting = false;
 	bool hasFocus = false;
 	MIPSDebugInterface *cpu = nullptr;
-	static TCHAR szClassName[];
 
 	u32 lastPC = 0;
 	u32 *lastCat0Values = nullptr;
diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.cpp b/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.cpp
index 6c0f41961f..c7a59ada2e 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <tchar.h>
 #include "Common/Data/Encoding/Utf8.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtils.h"
 #include "Common/System/Display.h"
@@ -13,14 +12,14 @@
 #include "GPU/Debugger/Breakpoints.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUState.h"
 
-LPCTSTR CtrlDisplayListView::windowClass = _T("CtrlDisplayListView");
+constexpr wchar_t *szWindowClass = L"CtrlDisplayListView";
 
 void CtrlDisplayListView::registerClass()
 {
 	WNDCLASSEX wndClass;
 
 	wndClass.cbSize         = sizeof(wndClass);
-	wndClass.lpszClassName  = windowClass;
+	wndClass.lpszClassName  = szWindowClass;
 	wndClass.hInstance      = GetModuleHandle(0);
 	wndClass.lpfnWndProc    = wndProc;
 	wndClass.hCursor        = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.h b/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.h
index 92244bb96c..048f57adf3 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.h
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/CtrlDisplayListView.h
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 #include "Common/CommonWindows.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUDefinitions.h"
 
-class CtrlDisplayListView
-{
+class CtrlDisplayListView {
 	HWND wnd;
 	RECT rect;
-	static LPCTSTR windowClass;
 	DisplayList list;
 	
 	HFONT font;
diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp b/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
index 26f68a475c..fe7de3734e 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void CGEDebugger::DescribeSecondPreview(const GPUgstate &state, char desc[256])
 }
 
 void CGEDebugger::PreviewExport(const GPUDebugBuffer *dbgBuffer) {
-	const TCHAR *filter = L"PNG Image (*.png)\0*.png\0JPEG Image (*.jpg)\0*.jpg\0All files\0*.*\0\0";
+	constexpr wchar_t *filter = L"PNG Image (*.png)\0*.png\0JPEG Image (*.jpg)\0*.jpg\0All files\0*.*\0\0";
 	std::string fn;
 	if (W32Util::BrowseForFileName(false, GetDlgHandle(), L"Save Preview Image...", nullptr, filter, L"png", fn)) {
 		ScreenshotFormat fmt = fn.find(".jpg") != fn.npos ? ScreenshotFormat::JPG : ScreenshotFormat::PNG;
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index e94bb16f71..fbe19b48f5 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 	bool noFocusPause = false;	// TOGGLE_PAUSE state to override pause on lost focus
 	bool trapMouse = true; // Handles some special cases(alt+tab, win menu) when game is running and mouse is confined
 
-	static const TCHAR szWindowClass[] = L"PPSSPPWnd";
+	static constexpr wchar_t *szWindowClass = L"PPSSPPWnd";
 
 	static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		wcex.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
 		wcex.hInstance = hInstance;
 		wcex.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
-		wcex.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
+		wcex.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);  // or NULL?
 		wcex.lpszMenuName	= (LPCWSTR)IDR_MENU1;
 		wcex.lpszClassName = szWindowClass;
 		wcex.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, (LPCTSTR)IDI_PPSSPP);
diff --git a/Windows/TouchInputHandler.cpp b/Windows/TouchInputHandler.cpp
index 2f7b5ec644..2bedf608f2 100644
--- a/Windows/TouchInputHandler.cpp
+++ b/Windows/TouchInputHandler.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void TouchInputHandler::handleTouchEvent(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam,
 // disable the press and hold gesture for the given window
 void TouchInputHandler::disablePressAndHold(HWND hWnd) {
 	// The atom identifier and Tablet PC atom
-	LPCTSTR tabletAtom = _T("MicrosoftTabletPenServiceProperty");
+	wchar_t *tabletAtom = L"MicrosoftTabletPenServiceProperty";
 	ATOM atomID = GlobalAddAtom(tabletAtom);
 	
 	// If getting the ID failed, return false
diff --git a/Windows/stdafx.h b/Windows/stdafx.h
index 95352445fb..4950ad043c 100644
--- a/Windows/stdafx.h
+++ b/Windows/stdafx.h
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@
 
 #include <windowsx.h>
 #include <process.h>
-#include <tchar.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 #define _USE_MATH_DEFINES
-#include <math.h>
-#include <time.h>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>

From 99a1ddb6578c707df545f4fce072281c932eaf37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:03:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Assorted code cleanup

---
 Windows/GEDebugger/TabVertices.cpp |  5 +-
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp             | 98 ++++++++----------------------
 Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp         |  5 +-
 Windows/W32Util/Misc.cpp           | 76 +++++++++++++----------
 Windows/W32Util/Misc.h             |  9 ++-
 Windows/main.cpp                   |  3 +-
 6 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/TabVertices.cpp b/Windows/GEDebugger/TabVertices.cpp
index 25c64b1669..9dd559ac87 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/TabVertices.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/TabVertices.cpp
@@ -544,10 +544,11 @@ void CtrlMatrixList::OnRightClick(int row, int column, const POINT &point) {
 
 	case ID_DISASM_COPYINSTRUCTIONDISASM:
 	{
+		// Not really copy instruction, more like copy a float.
 		float val;
 		if (GetValue(gpuDebug->GetGState(), row, column, val)) {
-			wchar_t dest[512];
-			swprintf(dest, 511, L"%f", val);
+			char dest[128];
+			snprintf(dest, sizeof(dest), "%f", val);
 			W32Util::CopyTextToClipboard(GetHandle(), dest);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index fbe19b48f5..15f7cfd13f 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ static std::wstring g_windowTitle;
 
 namespace MainWindow
 {
-	HWND hwndMain;
-	HWND hwndGameList;
-	TouchInputHandler touchHandler;
+	static HWND hwndMain;
+	static TouchInputHandler touchHandler;
 
 	static HMENU g_hMenu;
 
@@ -151,15 +150,14 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 	// gross hack
 	bool noFocusPause = false;	// TOGGLE_PAUSE state to override pause on lost focus
-	bool trapMouse = true; // Handles some special cases(alt+tab, win menu) when game is running and mouse is confined
+	static bool trapMouse = true; // Handles some special cases(alt+tab, win menu) when game is running and mouse is confined
 
 	static constexpr wchar_t *szWindowClass = L"PPSSPPWnd";
 
 	static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 
-	HWND GetHWND() {
-		return hwndMain;
-	}
+	HWND GetHWND() { return hwndMain; }
+	HINSTANCE GetHInstance() { return hInst; }
 
 	void SetKeepScreenBright(bool keepBright) {
 		g_keepScreenBright = keepBright;
@@ -167,8 +165,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 	void Init(HINSTANCE hInstance) {
 		// Register classes - Main Window
-		WNDCLASSEX wcex;
-		memset(&wcex, 0, sizeof(wcex));
+		WNDCLASSEX wcex{};
 		wcex.cbSize = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
 		wcex.style = 0;  // Show in taskbar
 		wcex.lpfnWndProc = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
@@ -599,37 +596,6 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		vfpudlg = nullptr;
 	}
 
-	RECT MapRectFromClientToWndCoords(HWND hwnd, const RECT & r)
-	{
-		RECT wnd_coords = r;
-
-		// map to screen
-		MapWindowPoints(hwnd, NULL, reinterpret_cast<POINT *>(&wnd_coords), 2);
-
-		RECT scr_coords;
-		GetWindowRect(hwnd, &scr_coords);
-
-		// map to window coords by substracting the window coord origin in
-		// screen coords.
-		OffsetRect(&wnd_coords, -scr_coords.left, -scr_coords.top);
-
-		return wnd_coords;
-	}
-
-	RECT GetNonclientMenuBorderRect(HWND hwnd)
-	{
-		RECT r;
-		GetClientRect(hwnd, &r);
-		r = MapRectFromClientToWndCoords(hwnd, r);
-		int y = r.top - 1;
-		return {
-			r.left,
-			y,
-			r.right,
-			y + 1
-		};
-	}
-
 	bool ConfirmAction(HWND hWnd, bool actionIsReset) {
 		const GlobalUIState state = GetUIState();
 		if (state == UISTATE_MENU || state == UISTATE_EXIT) {
@@ -780,7 +746,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			auto result = DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
 			// Paint over the line with pure black. Could also try to figure out the dark theme color.
 			HDC hdc = GetWindowDC(hWnd);
-			RECT r = GetNonclientMenuBorderRect(hWnd);
+			RECT r = W32Util::GetNonclientMenuBorderRect(hWnd);
 			HBRUSH red = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0, 0, 0));
 			FillRect(hdc, &r, red);
 			DeleteObject(red);
@@ -999,9 +965,9 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 		case WM_DROPFILES:
 			{
-				if (!MainThread_Ready())
+				if (!MainThread_Ready()) {
 					return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
-
+				}
 				const HDROP hdrop = (HDROP)wParam;
 				const int count = DragQueryFile(hdrop, 0xFFFFFFFF, 0, 0);
 				if (count != 1) {
@@ -1114,16 +1080,14 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			}
 			return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
 		case WM_SETTINGCHANGE:
-			{
-				if (g_darkModeSupported && IsColorSchemeChangeMessage(lParam))
-					SendMessageW(hWnd, WM_THEMECHANGED, 0, 0);
+			if (g_darkModeSupported && IsColorSchemeChangeMessage(lParam)) {
+				SendMessageW(hWnd, WM_THEMECHANGED, 0, 0);
 			}
 			return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
 
 		case WM_THEMECHANGED:
 		{
-			if (g_darkModeSupported)
-			{
+			if (g_darkModeSupported) {
 				_AllowDarkModeForWindow(hWnd, g_darkModeEnabled);
 				RefreshTitleBarThemeColor(hWnd);
 			}
@@ -1144,13 +1108,10 @@ namespace MainWindow
 					case ImGuiMouseCursor_ResizeNWSE:   win32_cursor = IDC_SIZENWSE; break;
 					case ImGuiMouseCursor_Hand:         win32_cursor = IDC_HAND; break;
 					case ImGuiMouseCursor_NotAllowed:   win32_cursor = IDC_NO; break;
+					default: break;
 					}
 				}
-				if (win32_cursor) {
-					SetCursor(::LoadCursor(nullptr, win32_cursor));
-				} else {
-					SetCursor(nullptr);
-				}
+				SetCursor(win32_cursor ? ::LoadCursor(nullptr, win32_cursor) : nullptr);
 				return TRUE;
 			} else {
 				return DefWindowProc(hWnd, message, wParam, lParam);
@@ -1165,8 +1126,8 @@ namespace MainWindow
 				// Hack: Take the opportunity to show the cursor.
 				mouseButtonDown = true;
 
-				float x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
-				float y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
+				const float x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
+				const float y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
 				WindowsRawInput::SetMousePos(x, y);
 
 				TouchInput touch{};
@@ -1206,6 +1167,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 				mouseButtonDown = (wParam & MK_LBUTTON) != 0;
 				int cursorX = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam);
 				int cursorY = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam);
+				// Require at least 2 pixels of movement to reset the hide timer.
 				if (abs(cursorX - prevCursorX) > 1 || abs(cursorY - prevCursorY) > 1) {
 					hideCursor = false;
 					SetTimer(hwndMain, TIMER_CURSORMOVEUPDATE, CURSORUPDATE_MOVE_TIMESPAN_MS, 0);
@@ -1213,8 +1175,8 @@ namespace MainWindow
 				prevCursorX = cursorX;
 				prevCursorY = cursorY;
 
-				float x = (float)cursorX * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
-				float y = (float)cursorY * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
+				const float x = (float)cursorX * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
+				const float y = (float)cursorY * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
 				WindowsRawInput::SetMousePos(x, y);
 
 				// Mouse moves now happen also when no button is pressed.
@@ -1239,8 +1201,8 @@ namespace MainWindow
 				// Hack: Take the opportunity to hide the cursor.
 				mouseButtonDown = false;
 
-				float x = (float)GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
-				float y = (float)GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
+				const float x = (float)GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
+				const float y = (float)GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
 				WindowsRawInput::SetMousePos(x, y);
 
 				TouchInput touch{};
@@ -1259,28 +1221,22 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 		case WM_RBUTTONDOWN:
 		{
-			float x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
-			float y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
-
 			TouchInput touch{};
 			touch.buttons = 2;
 			touch.flags = TouchInputFlags::DOWN | TouchInputFlags::MOUSE;
-			touch.x = x;
-			touch.y = y;
+			touch.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
+			touch.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
 			NativeTouch(touch);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		case WM_RBUTTONUP:
 		{
-			float x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
-			float y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
-
 			TouchInput touch{};
 			touch.buttons = 2;
 			touch.flags = TouchInputFlags::UP | TouchInputFlags::MOUSE;
-			touch.x = x;
-			touch.y = y;
+			touch.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_x;
+			touch.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam) * g_display.dpi_scale_y;
 			NativeTouch(touch);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1291,10 +1247,6 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	HINSTANCE GetHInstance() {
-		return hInst;
-	}
-
 	void ToggleDebugConsoleVisibility() {
 		if (!g_Config.bEnableLogging) {
 			g_logManager.GetConsoleListener()->Show(false);
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
index 0ac55669d9..04773bc645 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 extern bool g_TakeScreenshot;
 
 namespace MainWindow {
-	extern HINSTANCE hInst;
 	extern bool noFocusPause;
 	std::vector<HMENU> g_topLevelMenus;
 	HMENU g_hMenuBackend;
@@ -842,7 +841,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		case ID_DEBUG_EXTRACTFILE:
 		{
 			std::string filename;
-			if (!InputBox_GetString(hInst, hWnd, L"Disc filename", filename, filename)) {
+			if (!InputBox_GetString(MainWindow::GetHInstance(), hWnd, L"Disc filename", filename, filename)) {
 				break;
 			}
 			const char *lastSlash = strrchr(filename.c_str(), '/');
@@ -960,7 +959,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 
 		case ID_HELP_ABOUT:
 			DialogManager::EnableAll(FALSE);
-			DialogBox(hInst, (LPCTSTR)IDD_ABOUTBOX, hWnd, (DLGPROC)AboutDlgProc);
+			DialogBox(MainWindow::GetHInstance(), (LPCTSTR)IDD_ABOUTBOX, hWnd, (DLGPROC)AboutDlgProc);
 			DialogManager::EnableAll(TRUE);
 			break;
 
diff --git a/Windows/W32Util/Misc.cpp b/Windows/W32Util/Misc.cpp
index 4dadb210d6..a1eb1435c1 100644
--- a/Windows/W32Util/Misc.cpp
+++ b/Windows/W32Util/Misc.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,31 @@ bool KeyDownAsync(int vkey) {
 
 namespace W32Util
 {
-	void CenterWindow(HWND hwnd)
-	{
+	static RECT MapRectFromClientToWndCoords(HWND hwnd, const RECT &r) {
+		RECT wnd_coords = r;
+		// map to screen
+		MapWindowPoints(hwnd, NULL, reinterpret_cast<POINT *>(&wnd_coords), 2);
+		RECT scr_coords;
+		GetWindowRect(hwnd, &scr_coords);
+		// map to window coords by substracting the window coord origin in  screen coords.
+		OffsetRect(&wnd_coords, -scr_coords.left, -scr_coords.top);
+		return wnd_coords;
+	}
+
+	RECT GetNonclientMenuBorderRect(HWND hwnd) {
+		RECT r;
+		GetClientRect(hwnd, &r);
+		r = MapRectFromClientToWndCoords(hwnd, r);
+		const int y = r.top - 1;
+		return {
+			r.left,
+			y,
+			r.right,
+			y + 1
+		};
+	}
+
+	void CenterWindow(HWND hwnd) {
 		HWND hwndParent;
 		RECT rect, rectP;
 		int width, height;      
@@ -57,19 +80,17 @@ namespace W32Util
 		MoveWindow(hwnd, x, y, width, height, FALSE);
 	}
  
-	BOOL CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hwnd, const char *text) {
+	bool CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hWnd, std::string_view text) {
 		std::wstring wtext = ConvertUTF8ToWString(text);
-		return CopyTextToClipboard(hwnd, wtext);
-	}
+		if (!OpenClipboard(hWnd)) {
+			return false;
+		}
 
-	BOOL CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hwnd, const std::wstring &wtext) {
-		if (!OpenClipboard(hwnd))
-			return FALSE;
 		EmptyClipboard();
 		HANDLE hglbCopy = GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, (wtext.size() + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t));
-		if (hglbCopy == NULL) {
+		if (!hglbCopy) {
 			CloseClipboard();
-			return FALSE;
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		// Lock the handle and copy the text to the buffer.
@@ -82,13 +103,11 @@ namespace W32Util
 			SetClipboardData(CF_UNICODETEXT, hglbCopy);
 		}
 		CloseClipboard();
-		return lptstrCopy ? TRUE : FALSE;
+		return lptstrCopy != nullptr;
 	}
 
 	void MakeTopMost(HWND hwnd, bool topMost) {
-		HWND style = HWND_NOTOPMOST;
-		if (topMost) style = HWND_TOPMOST;
-		SetWindowPos(hwnd, style, 0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
+		SetWindowPos(hwnd, topMost ? HWND_TOPMOST : HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
 	}
 
 	void GetWindowRes(HWND hWnd, int *xres, int *yres) {
@@ -98,7 +117,7 @@ namespace W32Util
 		*yres = rc.bottom - rc.top;
 	}
 
-	void ShowFileInFolder(const std::string &path) {
+	void ShowFileInFolder(std::string_view path) {
 		// SHParseDisplayName can't handle relative paths, so normalize first.
 		std::string resolved = ReplaceAll(File::ResolvePath(path), "/", "\\");
 
@@ -557,8 +576,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK GenericListControl::wndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam,
 	return (LRESULT)CallWindowProc((WNDPROC)list->oldProc,hwnd,msg,wParam,lParam);
 }
 
-void GenericListControl::ProcessCopy()
-{
+void GenericListControl::ProcessCopy() {
 	int start = GetSelectedIndex();
 	int size;
 	if (start == -1)
@@ -569,15 +587,12 @@ void GenericListControl::ProcessCopy()
 	CopyRows(start, size);
 }
 
-void GenericListControl::CopyRows(int start, int size)
-{
+void GenericListControl::CopyRows(int start, int size) {
 	std::wstring data;
 
-	if (start == 0 && size == GetRowCount())
-	{
+	if (start == 0 && size == GetRowCount()) {
 		// Let's also copy the header if everything is selected.
-		for (int c = 0; c < columnCount; ++c)
-		{
+		for (int c = 0; c < columnCount; ++c) {
 			data.append(columns[c].name);
 			if (c < columnCount - 1)
 				data.append(L"\t");
@@ -586,10 +601,8 @@ void GenericListControl::CopyRows(int start, int size)
 		}
 	}
 
-	for (int r = start; r < start + size; ++r)
-	{
-		for (int c = 0; c < columnCount; ++c)
-		{
+	for (int r = start; r < start + size; ++r) {
+		for (int c = 0; c < columnCount; ++c) {
 			stringBuffer[0] = 0;
 			GetColumnText(stringBuffer, ARRAY_SIZE(stringBuffer), r, c);
 			data.append(stringBuffer);
@@ -599,15 +612,14 @@ void GenericListControl::CopyRows(int start, int size)
 				data.append(L"\r\n");
 		}
 	}
-	W32Util::CopyTextToClipboard(handle, data);
+
+	W32Util::CopyTextToClipboard(handle, ConvertWStringToUTF8(data));
 }
 
-void GenericListControl::SelectAll()
-{
+void GenericListControl::SelectAll() {
 	ListView_SetItemState(handle, -1, LVIS_SELECTED, LVIS_SELECTED);
 }
 
-int GenericListControl::GetSelectedIndex()
-{
+int GenericListControl::GetSelectedIndex() {
 	return ListView_GetNextItem(handle, -1, LVNI_SELECTED);
 }
diff --git a/Windows/W32Util/Misc.h b/Windows/W32Util/Misc.h
index e2c31ef813..b173b241a6 100644
--- a/Windows/W32Util/Misc.h
+++ b/Windows/W32Util/Misc.h
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 
 #include "Common/CommonWindows.h"
 
-namespace W32Util
-{
+namespace W32Util {
 	void CenterWindow(HWND hwnd);
-	BOOL CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hwnd, const char *text);
-	BOOL CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hwnd, const std::wstring &wtext);
+	bool CopyTextToClipboard(HWND hwnd, std::string_view text);
 	void MakeTopMost(HWND hwnd, bool topMost);
 	void ExitAndRestart(bool overrideArgs = false, const std::string &args = "");
 	void SpawnNewInstance(bool overrideArgs = false, const std::string &args = "");
@@ -18,7 +16,8 @@ namespace W32Util
 	void GetSelfExecuteParams(std::wstring &workingDirectory, std::wstring &moduleFilename);
 
 	void GetWindowRes(HWND hWnd, int *xres, int *yres);
-	void ShowFileInFolder(const std::string &path);
+	void ShowFileInFolder(std::string_view path);
+	RECT GetNonclientMenuBorderRect(HWND hwnd);
 
 	struct ClipboardData {
 		ClipboardData(const char *format, size_t sz);
diff --git a/Windows/main.cpp b/Windows/main.cpp
index e1f1de787c..04fe408a8d 100644
--- a/Windows/main.cpp
+++ b/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -618,8 +618,7 @@ bool System_MakeRequest(SystemRequestType type, int requestId, const std::string
 	}
 	case SystemRequestType::COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD:
 	{
-		std::wstring data = ConvertUTF8ToWString(param1);
-		W32Util::CopyTextToClipboard(MainWindow::GetHWND(), data);
+		W32Util::CopyTextToClipboard(MainWindow::GetHWND(), param1);
 		return true;
 	}
 	case SystemRequestType::SET_WINDOW_TITLE:

From 670eb7b3b670c3c28444fe94b2f4a5924669d7b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:20:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Header cleanup

---
 Common/System/System.h      |  1 +
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp      | 11 +----------
 Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp  | 34 ++++++++++++----------------------
 Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h |  1 -
 Windows/main.cpp            |  4 +++-
 5 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Common/System/System.h b/Common/System/System.h
index b08ad08ce1..88e7e1ac3d 100644
--- a/Common/System/System.h
+++ b/Common/System/System.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ enum class LaunchUrlType {
 	BROWSER_URL,
 	MARKET_URL,
 	EMAIL_ADDRESS,
+	LOCAL_FILE,
 };
 
 void System_Vibrate(int length_ms);
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index 15f7cfd13f..a7b84b1aba 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #include "Common/OSVersion.h"
 
 #include <Windowsx.h>
-#include <shellapi.h>
-#include <commctrl.h>
+#include <shellapi.h>  // For drag/drop functionality
 #include <string>
 #include <dwmapi.h>
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "Common/TimeUtil.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtils.h"
 #include "Common/Data/Text/I18n.h"
-#include "Common/Data/Text/Parsers.h"
 #include "Common/Input/InputState.h"
 #include "Common/Input/KeyCodes.h"
 #include "Common/Thread/ThreadUtil.h"
@@ -51,12 +49,9 @@
 #include "Core/Instance.h"
 #include "Core/KeyMap.h"
 #include "Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitCommon.h"
-#include "Core/MIPS/JitCommon/JitBlockCache.h"
 #include "Core/Reporting.h"
-#include "Windows/InputBox.h"
 #include "Windows/InputDevice.h"
 #if PPSSPP_API(ANY_GL)
-#include "Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.h"
 #include "Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.h"
 #endif
 #include "Windows/W32Util/DarkMode.h"
@@ -77,17 +72,13 @@
 #include "Common/Log/LogManager.h"
 #include "Common/Log/ConsoleListener.h"
 #include "Windows/W32Util/DialogManager.h"
-#include "Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h"
 #include "Windows/W32Util/Misc.h"
 #include "Windows/RawInput.h"
 #include "Windows/CaptureDevice.h"
 #include "Windows/TouchInputHandler.h"
 #include "Windows/MainWindowMenu.h"
 #include "GPU/GPUCommon.h"
-#include "UI/OnScreenDisplay.h"
-#include "UI/GameSettingsScreen.h"
 #include "UI/PauseScreen.h"
-#include "Core/SaveState.h"
 
 #define MOUSEEVENTF_FROMTOUCH_NOPEN 0xFF515780 //http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms703320(v=vs.85).aspx
 #define MOUSEEVENTF_MASK_PLUS_PENTOUCH 0xFFFFFF80
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
index 04773bc645..fd30325bea 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
-#include "CommonWindows.h"
-#include <shellapi.h>
-
 #include "resource.h"
 
 #include "Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFeatures.h"
@@ -15,31 +12,24 @@
 #include "Common/Data/Encoding/Utf8.h"
 #include "Common/System/System.h"
 #include "Common/System/OSD.h"
-#include "Common/System/NativeApp.h"
 #include "Common/System/Request.h"
 #include "Common/System/Display.h"
 #include "Common/File/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Log.h"
 #include "Common/Log/LogManager.h"
 #include "Common/Log/ConsoleListener.h"
-#include "Common/OSVersion.h"
-#include "Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtils.h"
 #if PPSSPP_API(ANY_GL)
 #include "GPU/GLES/TextureCacheGLES.h"
 #include "GPU/GLES/FramebufferManagerGLES.h"
 #endif
-#include "UI/OnScreenDisplay.h"
 #include "GPU/Common/PostShader.h"
-#include "GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.h"
-#include "GPU/Common/TextureDecoder.h"
 #include "GPU/Common/TextureScalerCommon.h"
 
 #include "Core/Config.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigValues.h"
 #include "Core/FileSystems/MetaFileSystem.h"
 #include "Core/KeyMap.h"
-#include "UI/OnScreenDisplay.h"
 #include "Windows/MainWindowMenu.h"
 #include "Windows/MainWindow.h"
 #include "Windows/W32Util/DialogManager.h"
@@ -469,7 +459,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 
 		auto gr = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::GRAPHICS);
 
-		int wmId = LOWORD(wParam);
+		const int wmId = LOWORD(wParam);
 		// Parse the menu selections:
 		switch (wmId) {
 		case ID_FILE_LOAD:
@@ -489,7 +479,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 			break;
 
 		case ID_FILE_MEMSTICK:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", g_Config.memStickDirectory.ToWString().c_str(), 0, 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::LOCAL_FILE, g_Config.memStickDirectory.ToString());
 			break;
 
 		case ID_TOGGLE_BREAK:
@@ -857,10 +847,10 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 			} else if (info.type == FILETYPE_DIRECTORY) {
 				MessageBox(hWnd, L"Cannot extract directories.", L"Sorry", 0);
 			} else if (W32Util::BrowseForFileName(false, hWnd, L"Save file as...", 0, L"All files\0*.*\0\0", L"", fn)) {
-				u32 handle = pspFileSystem.OpenFile(filename, FILEACCESS_READ, "");
+				const u32 handle = pspFileSystem.OpenFile(filename, FILEACCESS_READ, "");
 				// Note: len may be in blocks.
 				size_t len = pspFileSystem.SeekFile(handle, 0, FILEMOVE_END);
-				bool isBlockMode = pspFileSystem.DevType(handle) & PSPDevType::BLOCK;
+				const bool isBlockMode = pspFileSystem.DevType(handle) & PSPDevType::BLOCK;
 
 				FILE *fp = File::OpenCFile(Path(fn), "wb");
 				pspFileSystem.SeekFile(handle, 0, FILEMOVE_BEGIN);
@@ -868,11 +858,11 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 				size_t bufferSize = isBlockMode ? sizeof(buffer) / 2048 : sizeof(buffer);
 				while (len > 0) {
 					// This is all in blocks, not bytes, if isBlockMode.
-					size_t remain = std::min(len, bufferSize);
-					size_t readSize = pspFileSystem.ReadFile(handle, buffer, remain);
+					const size_t remain = std::min(len, bufferSize);
+					const size_t readSize = pspFileSystem.ReadFile(handle, buffer, remain);
 					if (readSize == 0)
 						break;
-					size_t bytes = isBlockMode ? readSize * 2048 : readSize;
+					const size_t bytes = isBlockMode ? readSize * 2048 : readSize;
 					fwrite(buffer, 1, bytes, fp);
 					len -= readSize;
 				}
@@ -938,23 +928,23 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_OPENWEBSITE:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"https://www.ppsspp.org/", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::BROWSER_URL, "https://www.ppsspp.org/");
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_BUYGOLD:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"https://www.ppsspp.org/buygold", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::BROWSER_URL, "https://www.ppsspp.org/buygold");
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_OPENFORUM:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"https://forums.ppsspp.org/", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::BROWSER_URL, "https://forums.ppsspp.org/");
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_GITHUB:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::BROWSER_URL, "https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/");
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_DISCORD:
-			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
+			System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType::BROWSER_URL, "https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD");
 			break;
 
 		case ID_HELP_ABOUT:
diff --git a/Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h b/Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h
index 1874a2d0ea..697148d448 100644
--- a/Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h
+++ b/Windows/W32Util/ShellUtil.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
-#include <thread>
 
 class Path;
 
diff --git a/Windows/main.cpp b/Windows/main.cpp
index 04fe408a8d..cd836bee74 100644
--- a/Windows/main.cpp
+++ b/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static double g_lastKeepAwake = 0.0;
 static constexpr double ACTIVITY_IDLE_TIMEOUT = 2.0 * 3600.0;
 
 void System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType urlType, std::string_view url) {
+	// We don't even check urlType.
 	std::string u(url);
 	std::thread t = std::thread([u]() {
 		ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", ConvertUTF8ToWString(u).c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ void System_LaunchUrl(LaunchUrlType urlType, std::string_view url) {
 }
 
 void System_Vibrate(int length_ms) {
-	// Ignore on PC
+	// Ignore on PC. TODO: Actually, we could vibrate a controller if we wanted to, but we should only do that
+	// if it was used within the last few seconds.
 }
 
 static void AddDebugRestartArgs() {

From c08ed7d14b18cce5dd78197dd1abafcc38951dcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:26:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] More cleanup

---
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index a7b84b1aba..03ca6e1a54 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,29 @@ static std::wstring g_windowTitle;
 #define CURSORUPDATE_INTERVAL_MS 1000
 #define CURSORUPDATE_MOVE_TIMESPAN_MS 500
 
+inline WindowSizeState ShowCmdToWindowSizeState(const int showCmd) {
+	switch (showCmd) {
+	case SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED:
+		return WindowSizeState::Maximized;
+	case SW_SHOWMINIMIZED:
+		return WindowSizeState::Minimized;
+	case SW_SHOWNORMAL:
+	default:
+		return WindowSizeState::Normal;
+	}
+}
+
+inline int WindowSizeStateToShowCmd(const WindowSizeState windowSizeState) {
+	switch (windowSizeState) {
+	case WindowSizeState::Maximized:
+		return SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED;
+	case WindowSizeState::Minimized:
+		return SW_SHOWMINIMIZED;
+	default:
+		return SW_SHOWNORMAL;
+	}
+}
+
 namespace MainWindow
 {
 	static HWND hwndMain;
@@ -138,6 +161,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 	static bool disasmMapLoadPending = false;
 	static bool memoryMapLoadPending = false;
+	static bool wasMinimized = false;
 
 	// gross hack
 	bool noFocusPause = false;	// TOGGLE_PAUSE state to override pause on lost focus
@@ -176,18 +200,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 		WINDOWPLACEMENT placement{};
 		GetWindowPlacement(hwndMain, &placement);
-		switch (placement.showCmd) {
-		case SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED:
-			g_Config.iWindowSizeState = (int)WindowSizeState::Maximized;
-			break;
-		case SW_SHOWMINIMIZED:
-			g_Config.iWindowSizeState = (int)WindowSizeState::Minimized;
-			break;
-		case SW_SHOWNORMAL:
-			g_Config.iWindowSizeState = (int)WindowSizeState::Normal;
-			break;
-		}
-
+		g_Config.iWindowSizeState = (int)ShowCmdToWindowSizeState(placement.showCmd);
 		g_Config.iWindowX = placement.rcNormalPosition.left;
 		g_Config.iWindowY = placement.rcNormalPosition.top;
 		g_Config.iWindowWidth = placement.rcNormalPosition.right - placement.rcNormalPosition.left;
@@ -473,17 +486,7 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			rc.left, rc.top, rc.right - rc.left, rc.bottom - rc.top, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
 
 		WINDOWPLACEMENT placement = {sizeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT)};
-		placement.showCmd = SW_SHOWNORMAL;
-		switch ((WindowSizeState)g_Config.iWindowSizeState) {
-		case WindowSizeState::Maximized:
-			placement.showCmd = SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED;
-			break;
-		case WindowSizeState::Minimized:
-			placement.showCmd = SW_SHOWMINIMIZED;
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
+		placement.showCmd = WindowSizeStateToShowCmd((WindowSizeState)g_Config.iWindowSizeState);
 		placement.rcNormalPosition.left = g_Config.iWindowX;
 		placement.rcNormalPosition.top = g_Config.iWindowY;
 		placement.rcNormalPosition.right = g_Config.iWindowX + g_Config.iWindowWidth;
@@ -527,9 +530,10 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			disasmWindow = new CDisasm(MainWindow::GetHInstance(), MainWindow::GetHWND(), currentDebugMIPS);
 			DialogManager::AddDlg(disasmWindow);
 		}
-		if (disasmMapLoadPending)
+		if (disasmMapLoadPending) {
 			disasmWindow->NotifyMapLoaded();
-		disasmMapLoadPending = false;
+			disasmMapLoadPending = false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	void CreateGeDebuggerWindow() {
@@ -546,9 +550,10 @@ namespace MainWindow
 			memoryWindow = new CMemoryDlg(MainWindow::GetHInstance(), MainWindow::GetHWND(), currentDebugMIPS);
 			DialogManager::AddDlg(memoryWindow);
 		}
-		if (memoryMapLoadPending)
+		if (memoryMapLoadPending) {
 			memoryWindow->NotifyMapLoaded();
-		memoryMapLoadPending = false;
+			memoryMapLoadPending = false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	void CreateVFPUWindow() {
@@ -616,8 +621,6 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		}
 
 		static bool first = true;
-		static bool wasMinimized = false;
-
 		switch (message) {
 		case WM_CREATE:
 			first = true;

From 926f595591287706a9a12e2c217c2bbce4c054b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 20:20:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Tweak

---
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp | 20 ++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index 03ca6e1a54..8aa4c5c370 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ inline int WindowSizeStateToShowCmd(const WindowSizeState windowSizeState) {
 	}
 }
 
-namespace MainWindow
-{
+namespace MainWindow {
 	static HWND hwndMain;
 	static TouchInputHandler touchHandler;
 
@@ -478,12 +477,14 @@ namespace MainWindow
 
 	BOOL Show(HINSTANCE hInstance) {
 		hInst = hInstance; // Store instance handle in our global variable.
-		RECT rc = DetermineWindowRectangle();
 
-		u32 style = WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW;
+		hwndMain = CreateWindowEx(0, szWindowClass, L"", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
+			CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
 
-		hwndMain = CreateWindowEx(0, szWindowClass, L"", style,
-			rc.left, rc.top, rc.right - rc.left, rc.bottom - rc.top, NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
+		if (!hwndMain)
+			return FALSE;
+
+		g_hMenu = GetMenu(hwndMain);
 
 		WINDOWPLACEMENT placement = {sizeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT)};
 		placement.showCmd = WindowSizeStateToShowCmd((WindowSizeState)g_Config.iWindowSizeState);
@@ -493,16 +494,11 @@ namespace MainWindow
 		placement.rcNormalPosition.bottom = g_Config.iWindowY + g_Config.iWindowHeight;
 		SetWindowPlacement(hwndMain, &placement);
 
-		if (!hwndMain)
-			return FALSE;
-
-		SetWindowLong(hwndMain, GWL_EXSTYLE, WS_EX_APPWINDOW);
+		// SetWindowLong(hwndMain, GWL_EXSTYLE, WS_EX_APPWINDOW);
 
 		const DWM_WINDOW_CORNER_PREFERENCE pref = DWMWCP_DONOTROUND;
 		DwmSetWindowAttribute(hwndMain, DWMWA_WINDOW_CORNER_PREFERENCE, &pref, sizeof(pref));
 
-		g_hMenu = GetMenu(hwndMain);
-
 		MainMenuInit(hwndMain, g_hMenu);
 
 		// Accept dragged files.

From 51c3058cf691ab49cb7f5349f43307f2093a86c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:23:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Replace "ForceFullScreen" with a way to prevent specific
 settings from being saved.

---
 Core/Config.cpp              |  9 +++++++++
 Core/Config.h                | 14 ++++++-------
 Core/ConfigSettings.h        |  6 +++++-
 Core/Dialog/PSPOskDialog.cpp |  2 +-
 Qt/QtMain.cpp                |  2 +-
 Qt/mainwindow.cpp            |  9 ++++-----
 SDL/CocoaBarItems.mm         |  2 +-
 SDL/SDLMain.cpp              | 17 +++++++---------
 UI/ChatScreen.cpp            |  2 +-
 UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp    |  7 +++----
 UI/MainScreen.cpp            |  6 ++----
 UI/NativeApp.cpp             |  6 ++++--
 UWP/App.cpp                  |  5 ++---
 Windows/MainWindow.cpp       | 39 +++++++++++-------------------------
 Windows/MainWindow.h         |  1 -
 Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp   |  2 +-
 Windows/main.cpp             |  5 +++--
 17 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 00f9bf2b69..48f2b7e86c 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -1381,6 +1381,10 @@ void Config::Load(const char *iniFileName, const char *controllerIniFilename) {
 	INFO_LOG(Log::Loader, "Config loaded: '%s' (%0.1f ms)", iniFilename_.c_str(), (time_now_d() - startTime) * 1000.0);
 }
 
+bool Config::ShouldSaveSetting(const void *ptr) const {
+	return std::find(settingsNotToSave_.begin(), settingsNotToSave_.end(), ptr) == settingsNotToSave_.end();
+}
+
 // If we're in game specific mode, we need to:
 // * Save the game-specific settings to the game-specific ini file.
 // * Then, save the NON-game-specific settings ONLY to the regular ini file!
@@ -1420,6 +1424,11 @@ bool Config::Save(const char *saveReason) {
 					// Skip per-game settings in non-game-specific ini.
 					continue;
 				}
+				if (!ShouldSaveSetting(meta.settings[j].GetVoidPtr(configBlock))) {
+					// Skip settings marked as "don't save".
+					INFO_LOG(Log::System, "Not saving setting '%.*s' as marked as don't save.", STR_VIEW(meta.settings[j].IniKey()));
+					continue;
+				}
 				meta.settings[j].WriteToIniSection(configBlock, section);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index 3c89e2b25c..6503645764 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ public:
 	int iAppSwitchMode;
 	bool bFullScreen;
 	bool bFullScreenMulti;
-	int iForceFullScreen = -1; // -1 = nope, 0 = force off, 1 = force on (not saved.)
 	int iInternalResolution;  // 0 = Auto (native), 1 = 1x (480x272), 2 = 2x, 3 = 3x, 4 = 4x and so on.
 	int iAnisotropyLevel;  // 0 - 5, powers of 2: 0 = 1x = no aniso
 	int iMultiSampleLevel;
@@ -690,12 +689,6 @@ public:
 	int NextValidBackend();
 	bool IsBackendEnabled(GPUBackend backend);
 
-	bool UseFullScreen() const {
-		if (iForceFullScreen != -1)
-			return iForceFullScreen == 1;
-		return bFullScreen;
-	}
-
 	bool LoadAppendedConfig();
 	void SetAppendedConfigIni(const Path &path) { appendedConfigFileName_ = path; }
 	void UpdateAfterSettingAutoFrameSkip();
@@ -718,6 +711,10 @@ public:
 
 	static int GetDefaultValueInt(int *configSetting);
 
+	void DoNotSaveSetting(void *configSetting) {
+		settingsNotToSave_.push_back(configSetting);
+	}
+
 private:
 	void LoadStandardControllerIni();
 
@@ -747,6 +744,9 @@ private:
 	Path appendedConfigFileName_;
 	// A set make more sense, but won't have many entry, and I dont want to include the whole std::set header here
 	std::vector<std::string> appendedConfigUpdatedGames_;
+	std::vector<void *> settingsNotToSave_;
+
+	bool ShouldSaveSetting(const void *configSetting) const;
 };
 
 std::string CreateRandMAC();
diff --git a/Core/ConfigSettings.h b/Core/ConfigSettings.h
index 035a32f5d8..04472b4fd0 100644
--- a/Core/ConfigSettings.h
+++ b/Core/ConfigSettings.h
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ struct ConfigSetting {
 		return defaultCallback_.i ? defaultCallback_.i() : default_.i;
 	}
 
-	std::string_view iniKey_;
+	std::string_view IniKey() const {
+		return iniKey_;
+	}
+
 	const char *ini2_ = nullptr;
 	const char *ini3_ = nullptr;
 	const char *ini4_ = nullptr;
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ struct ConfigSetting {
 	}
 
 private:
+	std::string_view iniKey_;
 	CfgFlag flags_;
 	DefaultValue default_{};
 	DefaultCallback defaultCallback_{};
diff --git a/Core/Dialog/PSPOskDialog.cpp b/Core/Dialog/PSPOskDialog.cpp
index 79806596fe..c1e9ef5716 100755
--- a/Core/Dialog/PSPOskDialog.cpp
+++ b/Core/Dialog/PSPOskDialog.cpp
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ int PSPOskDialog::Update(int animSpeed) {
 	// Windows: Fall back to the OSK/continue normally if we're in fullscreen.
 	// The dialog box doesn't work right if in fullscreen.
 	if (System_GetPropertyBool(SYSPROP_HAS_KEYBOARD)) {
-		if (g_Config.bBypassOSKWithKeyboard && !g_Config.UseFullScreen())
+		if (g_Config.bBypassOSKWithKeyboard && !g_Config.bFullScreen)
 			return NativeKeyboard();
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/Qt/QtMain.cpp b/Qt/QtMain.cpp
index 6997a1f0e4..c7d43a35ee 100644
--- a/Qt/QtMain.cpp
+++ b/Qt/QtMain.cpp
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	NativeInit(argc, (const char **)argv, savegame_dir.c_str(), external_dir.c_str(), nullptr);
 
-	g_mainWindow = new MainWindow(nullptr, g_Config.UseFullScreen());
+	g_mainWindow = new MainWindow(nullptr, g_Config.bFullScreen);
 	g_mainWindow->show();
 
 	// TODO: Support other backends than GL, like Vulkan, in the Qt backend.
diff --git a/Qt/mainwindow.cpp b/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
index d2ccd5820c..c0de52e460 100644
--- a/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ void MainWindow::newFrame()
 {
 	if (lastUIState != GetUIState()) {
 		lastUIState = GetUIState();
-		if (lastUIState == UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.UseFullScreen() && !QApplication::overrideCursor() && !g_Config.bShowTouchControls)
+		if (lastUIState == UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.bFullScreen && !QApplication::overrideCursor() && !g_Config.bShowTouchControls)
 			QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::BlankCursor));
-		if (lastUIState != UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.UseFullScreen() && QApplication::overrideCursor())
+		if (lastUIState != UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.bFullScreen && QApplication::overrideCursor())
 			QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 
 		updateMenus();
 	}
 
-	if (g_Config.UseFullScreen() != isFullScreen())
-		SetFullScreen(g_Config.UseFullScreen());
+	if (g_Config.bFullScreen != isFullScreen())
+		SetFullScreen(g_Config.bFullScreen);
 
 	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(msgMutex_);
 	while (!msgQueue_.empty()) {
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ void MainWindow::fullscrAct()
 {
 	// Toggle the current state.
 	g_Config.bFullScreen = !isFullScreen();
-	g_Config.iForceFullScreen = -1;
 	SetFullScreen(g_Config.bFullScreen);
 
 	QTimer::singleShot(1000, this, SLOT(raiseTopMost()));
diff --git a/SDL/CocoaBarItems.mm b/SDL/CocoaBarItems.mm
index a76cbe02f7..7a04794383 100644
--- a/SDL/CocoaBarItems.mm
+++ b/SDL/CocoaBarItems.mm
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ TOGGLE_METHOD_INVERSE(BreakOnLoad, g_Config.bAutoRun)
 TOGGLE_METHOD(IgnoreIllegalRWs, g_Config.bIgnoreBadMemAccess)
 TOGGLE_METHOD(AutoFrameSkip, g_Config.bAutoFrameSkip, g_Config.UpdateAfterSettingAutoFrameSkip())
 TOGGLE_METHOD(SoftwareRendering, g_Config.bSoftwareRendering)
-TOGGLE_METHOD(FullScreen, g_Config.bFullScreen, System_MakeRequest(SystemRequestType::TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN_STATE, 0, g_Config.UseFullScreen() ? "1" : "0", "", 3, 0))
+TOGGLE_METHOD(FullScreen, g_Config.bFullScreen, System_MakeRequest(SystemRequestType::TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN_STATE, 0, g_Config.bFullScreen ? "1" : "0", "", 3, 0))
 // TOGGLE_METHOD(VSync, g_Config.bVSync)
 #undef TOGGLE_METHOD
 
diff --git a/SDL/SDLMain.cpp b/SDL/SDLMain.cpp
index ed43e56c62..0a843845c5 100644
--- a/SDL/SDLMain.cpp
+++ b/SDL/SDLMain.cpp
@@ -965,9 +965,8 @@ static void ProcessSDLEvent(SDL_Window *window, const SDL_Event &event, InputSta
 			Native_UpdateScreenScale(new_width_px, new_height_px, UIScaleFactorToMultiplier(g_Config.iUIScaleFactor));
 
 			// Set variable here in case fullscreen was toggled by hotkey
-			if (g_Config.UseFullScreen() != fullscreen) {
+			if (g_Config.bFullScreen != fullscreen) {
 				g_Config.bFullScreen = fullscreen;
-				g_Config.iForceFullScreen = -1;
 			} else {
 				// It is possible for the monitor to change DPI, so recalculate
 				// DPI on each resize event.
@@ -1341,9 +1340,9 @@ void UpdateSDLCursor() {
 #if !defined(MOBILE_DEVICE)
 	if (lastUIState != GetUIState()) {
 		lastUIState = GetUIState();
-		if (lastUIState == UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.UseFullScreen() && !g_Config.bShowTouchControls)
+		if (lastUIState == UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.bFullScreen && !g_Config.bShowTouchControls)
 			SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_DISABLE);
-		if (lastUIState != UISTATE_INGAME || !g_Config.UseFullScreen())
+		if (lastUIState != UISTATE_INGAME || !g_Config.bFullScreen)
 			SDL_ShowCursor(SDL_ENABLE);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1471,7 +1470,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--fullscreen")) {
 			mode |= SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP;
-			g_Config.iForceFullScreen = 1;
+			g_Config.DoNotSaveSetting(&g_Config.bFullScreen);
 		} else if (set_xres == -2)
 			set_xres = parseInt(argv[i]);
 		else if (set_yres == -2)
@@ -1578,8 +1577,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if (mode & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) {
 		g_display.pixel_xres = g_DesktopWidth;
 		g_display.pixel_yres = g_DesktopHeight;
-		if (g_Config.iForceFullScreen == -1)
-			g_Config.bFullScreen = true;
+		g_Config.bFullScreen = true;
 	} else {
 		// set a sensible default resolution (2x)
 		g_display.pixel_xres = 480 * 2 * set_scale;
@@ -1587,8 +1585,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		if (portrait) {
 			std::swap(g_display.pixel_xres, g_display.pixel_yres);
 		}
-		if (g_Config.iForceFullScreen == -1)
-			g_Config.bFullScreen = false;
+		g_Config.bFullScreen = false;
 	}
 
 	if (set_ipad) {
@@ -1639,7 +1636,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	NativeInit(remain_argc, (const char **)remain_argv, path, external_dir, nullptr);
 
 	// Use the setting from the config when initing the window.
-	if (g_Config.UseFullScreen())
+	if (g_Config.bFullScreen)
 		mode |= SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP;
 
 	int x = SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED_DISPLAY(getDisplayNumber());
diff --git a/UI/ChatScreen.cpp b/UI/ChatScreen.cpp
index 01d29b0b25..2e420210b0 100644
--- a/UI/ChatScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/ChatScreen.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void ChatMenu::Update() {
 #if defined(USING_WIN_UI)
 	// Could remove the fullscreen check here, it works now.
 	auto n = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::NETWORKING);
-	if (promptInput_ && g_Config.bBypassOSKWithKeyboard && !g_Config.UseFullScreen()) {
+	if (promptInput_ && g_Config.bBypassOSKWithKeyboard && !g_Config.bFullScreen) {
 		System_InputBoxGetString(token_, n->T("Chat"), n->T("Chat Here"), false, [](const std::string &value, int) {
 			sendChat(value);
 		});
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 43913fe9a2..1c5975b6ac 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateGraphicsSettings(UI::ViewGroup *graphicsSettings)
 		if (System_GetPropertyInt(SYSPROP_DISPLAY_COUNT) > 1) {
 			CheckBox *fullscreenMulti = new CheckBox(&g_Config.bFullScreenMulti, gr->T("Use all displays"));
 			fullscreenMulti->SetEnabledFunc([] {
-				return g_Config.UseFullScreen();
+				return g_Config.bFullScreen;
 			});
 			graphicsSettings->Add(fullscreenMulti)->OnClick.Handle(this, &GameSettingsScreen::OnFullscreenMultiChange);
 		}
@@ -1622,12 +1622,11 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::OnChangeBackground(UI::EventParams &e) {
 }
 
 void GameSettingsScreen::OnFullscreenChange(UI::EventParams &e) {
-	g_Config.iForceFullScreen = -1;
-	System_ToggleFullscreenState(g_Config.UseFullScreen() ? "1" : "0");
+	System_ToggleFullscreenState(g_Config.bFullScreen ? "1" : "0");
 }
 
 void GameSettingsScreen::OnFullscreenMultiChange(UI::EventParams &e) {
-	System_ToggleFullscreenState(g_Config.UseFullScreen() ? "1" : "0");
+	System_ToggleFullscreenState(g_Config.bFullScreen ? "1" : "0");
 }
 
 void GameSettingsScreen::dialogFinished(const Screen *dialog, DialogResult result) {
diff --git a/UI/MainScreen.cpp b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
index 48407b83be..fa25a16c33 100644
--- a/UI/MainScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MainScreen.cpp
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ void MainScreen::CreateViews() {
 		ViewGroup *logo = new LogoView(false, new LinearLayoutParams(FILL_PARENT, 80.0f));
 #if !defined(MOBILE_DEVICE)
 		auto gr = GetI18NCategory(I18NCat::GRAPHICS);
-		ImageID icon(g_Config.UseFullScreen() ? "I_RESTORE" : "I_FULLSCREEN");
+		ImageID icon(g_Config.bFullScreen ? "I_RESTORE" : "I_FULLSCREEN");
 		fullscreenButton_ = logo->Add(new Button(gr->T("FullScreen", "Full Screen"), icon, new AnchorLayoutParams(48, 48, NONE, 0, 0, NONE, Centering::None)));
 		fullscreenButton_->SetIgnoreText(true);
 		fullscreenButton_->OnClick.Handle(this, &MainScreen::OnFullScreenToggle);
@@ -1511,10 +1511,8 @@ void MainScreen::OnLoadFile(UI::EventParams &e) {
 }
 
 void MainScreen::OnFullScreenToggle(UI::EventParams &e) {
-	if (g_Config.iForceFullScreen != -1)
-		g_Config.bFullScreen = g_Config.UseFullScreen();
 	if (fullscreenButton_) {
-		fullscreenButton_->SetImageID(ImageID(!g_Config.UseFullScreen() ? "I_RESTORE" : "I_FULLSCREEN"));
+		fullscreenButton_->SetImageID(ImageID(!g_Config.bFullScreen ? "I_RESTORE" : "I_FULLSCREEN"));
 	}
 #if !defined(MOBILE_DEVICE)
 	g_Config.bFullScreen = !g_Config.bFullScreen;
diff --git a/UI/NativeApp.cpp b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
index ff8064c997..b39e55a5de 100644
--- a/UI/NativeApp.cpp
+++ b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
@@ -580,14 +580,16 @@ void NativeInit(int argc, const char *argv[], const char *savegame_dir, const ch
 				if (!strncmp(argv[i], "--pause-menu-exit", strlen("--pause-menu-exit")))
 					g_Config.bPauseMenuExitsEmulator = true;
 				if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--fullscreen")) {
-					g_Config.iForceFullScreen = 1;
+					g_Config.DoNotSaveSetting(&g_Config.bFullScreen);
+					g_Config.bFullScreen = true;
 					System_ToggleFullscreenState("1");
 				}
 				if (!strncmp(argv[i], "--root=", strlen("--root=")) && strlen(argv[i]) > strlen("--root=")) {
 					g_Config.mountRoot = Path(argv[i] + strlen("--root="));
 				}
 				if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--windowed")) {
-					g_Config.iForceFullScreen = 0;
+					g_Config.DoNotSaveSetting(&g_Config.bFullScreen);
+					g_Config.bFullScreen = false;
 					System_ToggleFullscreenState("0");
 				}
 				if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--touchscreentest"))
diff --git a/UWP/App.cpp b/UWP/App.cpp
index 48bfc60048..ef75269702 100644
--- a/UWP/App.cpp
+++ b/UWP/App.cpp
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ void App::OnActivated(const CoreApplicationView& applicationView, const IActivat
 	CoreWindow::GetForCurrentThread().Activate();
 	// On mobile, we force-enter fullscreen mode.
 	if (m_isPhone)
-		g_Config.iForceFullScreen = 1;
+		g_Config.bFullScreen = true;
 
-	if (g_Config.UseFullScreen())
+	if (g_Config.bFullScreen)
 		winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::ApplicationView::GetForCurrentView().TryEnterFullScreenMode();
 
 	//Detect if app started or activated by launch item (file, uri)
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ void App::OnResuming(const IInspectable& sender, const IInspectable& args) {
 void App::OnWindowSizeChanged(const CoreWindow& sender, const WindowSizeChangedEventArgs& args) {
 	auto view = winrt::Windows::UI::ViewManagement::ApplicationView::GetForCurrentView();
 	g_Config.bFullScreen = view.IsFullScreenMode();
-	g_Config.iForceFullScreen = -1;
 
 	float width = sender.Bounds().Width;
 	float height = sender.Bounds().Height;
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
index 8aa4c5c370..60010f238a 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 	static bool inFullscreenResize = false;
 	static bool inResizeMove = false;
 	static bool hasFocus = true;
-	static bool g_isFullscreen = false;
 	static bool g_keepScreenBright = false;
 
 	static bool disasmMapLoadPending = false;
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 	}
 
 	void SavePosition() {
-		if (g_Config.UseFullScreen() || inFullscreenResize)
+		if (g_Config.bFullScreen || inFullscreenResize)
 			return;
 
 		WINDOWPLACEMENT placement{};
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 	}
 
 	void CorrectCursor() {
-		bool autoHide = ((g_Config.UseFullScreen() && !mouseButtonDown) || (g_Config.bMouseControl && trapMouse)) && GetUIState() == UISTATE_INGAME;
+		bool autoHide = ((g_Config.bFullScreen && !mouseButtonDown) || (g_Config.bMouseControl && trapMouse)) && GetUIState() == UISTATE_INGAME;
 		if (autoHide && (hideCursor || g_Config.bMouseControl)) {
 			while (cursorCounter >= 0) {
 				cursorCounter = ShowCursor(FALSE);
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		}
 
 		// Don't save the window state if fullscreen.
-		if (!g_Config.UseFullScreen()) {
+		if (!g_Config.bFullScreen) {
 			g_WindowState = newSizingType;
 		}
 	}
@@ -337,11 +336,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		// Remove the menu bar if going fullscreen. This can trigger WM_SIZE because the contents change size.
 		::SetMenu(hWnd, goingFullscreen || !g_Config.bShowMenuBar ? NULL : g_hMenu);
 
-		if (g_Config.UseFullScreen() != goingFullscreen) {
-			g_Config.bFullScreen = goingFullscreen;
-			g_Config.iForceFullScreen = -1;
-		}
-		g_isFullscreen = goingFullscreen;
+		g_Config.bFullScreen = goingFullscreen;
 
 		g_IgnoreWM_SIZE = false;
 
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		bool resetPositionX = true;
 		bool resetPositionY = true;
 
-		if (g_Config.iWindowWidth > 0 && g_Config.iWindowHeight > 0 && !g_Config.UseFullScreen()) {
+		if (g_Config.iWindowWidth > 0 && g_Config.iWindowHeight > 0 && !g_Config.bFullScreen) {
 			bool visibleHorizontally = ((g_Config.iWindowX + g_Config.iWindowWidth) >= virtualScreenX) &&
 				((g_Config.iWindowX + g_Config.iWindowWidth) < (virtualScreenWidth + g_Config.iWindowWidth));
 
@@ -507,7 +502,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		hideCursor = true;
 		SetTimer(hwndMain, TIMER_CURSORUPDATE, CURSORUPDATE_INTERVAL_MS, 0);
 
-		ToggleFullscreen(hwndMain, g_Config.UseFullScreen());
+		ToggleFullscreen(hwndMain, g_Config.bFullScreen);
 
 		W32Util::MakeTopMost(hwndMain, g_Config.bTopMost);
 
@@ -657,28 +652,23 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 			// Return game ID as four u32 values
 			// wParam: 0-3 = which u32 to return (chars 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15)
 			// Returns: packed u32 with 4 bytes of game ID
-			if (!PSP_IsInited())
-			{
+			if (!PSP_IsInited()) {
 				return 0;
 			}
 			const std::string gameID = Reporting::CurrentGameID();
-			if (gameID.empty())
-			{
+			if (gameID.empty()) {
 				return 0;
 			}
 			const size_t offset = (wParam & 0x3) * 4;  // 0, 4, 8, 12
 			u32 packed = 0;
-			for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
-			{
-				if (offset + i < gameID.length())
-				{
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+				if (offset + i < gameID.length()) {
 					const u8 c = static_cast<u8>(gameID[offset + i]);
 					packed |= ((u32)c << (i * 8));
 				}
 			}
 			return packed;
 		}
-		break;
 		case WM_USER_GET_MODULE_INFO:
 		{
 			// Get module information by name
@@ -722,7 +712,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 			// Module not found
 			return 0;
 		}
-		break;
 
 		// Hack to kill the white line underneath the menubar.
 		// From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57177310/how-to-paint-over-white-line-between-menu-bar-and-client-area-of-window
@@ -755,8 +744,8 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 				AdjustWindowRect(&rc, WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, TRUE);
 				minmax->ptMinTrackSize.x = rc.right - rc.left;
 				minmax->ptMinTrackSize.y = rc.bottom - rc.top;
+				return 0;
 			}
-			return 0;
 
 		case WM_ACTIVATE:
 			{
@@ -1138,7 +1127,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 					const float dy = lastMouseDownY - y;
 					const float distSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
 					if (distSq < 3.0f*3.0f && !g_Config.bShowTouchControls && !g_Config.bShowImDebugger && !g_Config.bMouseControl && GetUIState() == UISTATE_INGAME && g_Config.bFullscreenOnDoubleclick) {
-						SendToggleFullscreen(!g_Config.UseFullScreen());
+						SendToggleFullscreen(!g_Config.bFullScreen);
 					}
 					lastMouseDownTime = 0.0;
 				} else {
@@ -1252,10 +1241,6 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 		PostMessage(hwndMain, WM_USER_TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN, fullscreen, 0);
 	}
 
-	bool IsFullscreen() {
-		return g_isFullscreen;
-	}
-
 	void RunCallbackInWndProc(void (*callback)(void *, void *), void *userdata) {
 		PostMessage(hwndMain, WM_USER_RUN_CALLBACK, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(callback), reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(userdata));
 	}
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindow.h b/Windows/MainWindow.h
index e80c376ab3..cd3a1c44f9 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindow.h
+++ b/Windows/MainWindow.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ namespace MainWindow
 	void ToggleFullscreen(HWND hWnd, bool goingFullscreen);
 	void Minimize();
 	void SendToggleFullscreen(bool fullscreen);  // To be used off-thread
-	bool IsFullscreen();
 	void ToggleDebugConsoleVisibility();
 	void SetInternalResolution(int res = -1);
 	void SetWindowSize(int zoom);
diff --git a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
index fd30325bea..8cccf6223a 100644
--- a/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
+++ b/Windows/MainWindowMenu.cpp
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ namespace MainWindow {
 
 		case ID_OPTIONS_FULLSCREEN:
 			if (!g_Config.bShowImDebugger) {
-				SendToggleFullscreen(!g_Config.UseFullScreen());
+				SendToggleFullscreen(!g_Config.bFullScreen);
 			}
 			break;
 
diff --git a/Windows/main.cpp b/Windows/main.cpp
index cd836bee74..4b52ba4dd5 100644
--- a/Windows/main.cpp
+++ b/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ bool System_MakeRequest(SystemRequestType type, int requestId, const std::string
 
 	case SystemRequestType::TOGGLE_FULLSCREEN_STATE:
 	{
-		bool flag = !MainWindow::IsFullscreen();
+		bool flag = !g_Config.bFullScreen;
 		if (param1 == "0") {
 			flag = false;
 		} else if (param1 == "1") {
@@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE _hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR szCmdLin
 
 	if (iCmdShow == SW_MAXIMIZE) {
 		// Consider this to mean --fullscreen.
-		g_Config.iForceFullScreen = 1;
+		g_Config.bFullScreen = true;
+		g_Config.DoNotSaveSetting(&g_Config.bFullScreen);
 	}
 
 	// Consider at least the following cases before changing this code:

From 7db8709e56a59de2f3684a90174bafdece997c75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Henrik=20Rydg=C3=A5rd?= <hrydgard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:44:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Buildfix

---
 GPU/Common/PostShader.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/GPU/Common/PostShader.h b/GPU/Common/PostShader.h
index 8165e66d5a..0eee0f8976 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/PostShader.h
+++ b/GPU/Common/PostShader.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "Common/GPU/thin3d.h"
+
 struct ShaderInfo {
 	Path iniFile;  // which ini file was this definition in? So we can write settings back later
 	std::string section;  // ini file section. This is saved.