diff --git a/MainApp/AppWindow/AppMainWindow.xaml.cs b/MainApp/AppWindow/AppMainWindow.xaml.cs
index 64860a3..6d412b5 100644
--- a/MainApp/AppWindow/AppMainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MainApp/AppWindow/AppMainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Interop;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
@@ -27,11 +28,6 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.MainApp.AppWindow
             WindowActionManager.OnPopOutManagerAlwaysOnTopChanged += (_, e) => { Topmost = e; };
             MouseLeftButtonDown += (_, _) => DragMove();
 
-            GotFocus += (_, _) =>
-            {
-                if (_viewModel.AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.GeneralSetting.AlwaysOnTop)
-                    WindowActionManager.ApplyAlwaysOnTop(_viewModel.ApplicationHandle, PanelType.PopOutManager, true);
-            };
         }
 
         private void AppWindow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/Orchestration/FlightSimOrchestrator.cs b/Orchestration/FlightSimOrchestrator.cs
index d80a2c4..5a977b5 100644
--- a/Orchestration/FlightSimOrchestrator.cs
+++ b/Orchestration/FlightSimOrchestrator.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.Orchestration
                 MapHudBarSimConnectData(e);
             };
 
+            var _lastDynamicLodPause = DateTime.Now;
+            var _isDynamicLodPausePrevously = true;
+            var _lastDyanmicLodUpdatedTime = DateTime.Now;
+
             _simConnectProvider.OnSimConnectDataDynamicLodRefreshed += (_, e) =>
             {
                 if (!AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.DynamicLodSetting.IsEnabled || !FlightSimData.IsFlightStarted)
@@ -80,9 +84,25 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.Orchestration
                 var isPaused = (AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.DynamicLodSetting.PauseWhenMsfsLoseFocus && !WindowActionManager.IsMsfsInFocus()) ||
                                (AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.DynamicLodSetting.PauseOutsideCockpitView && FlightSimData.CameraState != CameraState.Cockpit);
 
-                if (isPaused)
+                if (_isDynamicLodPausePrevously && !isPaused)
+                {
+                    if (DateTime.Now - _lastDynamicLodPause <= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3))
+                        return;
+                    
+                    _lastDynamicLodPause = DateTime.Now;
+                    _isDynamicLodPausePrevously = false;
+                }
+                else if (isPaused)
+                {
+                    _isDynamicLodPausePrevously = true;
                     return;
-
+                }
+                
+                if (DateTime.Now - _lastDyanmicLodUpdatedTime <= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.4))     // take FPS sample every 0.4 seconds
+                    return;
+                
+                _lastDyanmicLodUpdatedTime = DateTime.Now;
+            
                 MapDynamicLodSimConnectData(e);
                 _dynamicLodOrchestrator.UpdateLod();
             };
diff --git a/Orchestration/PanelPopOutOrchestrator.cs b/Orchestration/PanelPopOutOrchestrator.cs
index 015d779..27d02da 100644
--- a/Orchestration/PanelPopOutOrchestrator.cs
+++ b/Orchestration/PanelPopOutOrchestrator.cs
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.Orchestration
                 ApplyPanelConfig(panelConfig);
 
                 // Set title bar color
-                if (AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.IsEnabled && !panelConfig.FullScreen)
-                {
-                    WindowActionManager.SetWindowTitleBarColor(panelConfig.PanelHandle, AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.HexColor);
-                }
+                //if (AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.IsEnabled && !panelConfig.FullScreen)
+                //{
+                //    WindowActionManager.SetWindowTitleBarColor(panelConfig.PanelHandle, AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.HexColor);
+                //}
             }
 
-            if(ActiveProfile.PanelConfigs.Any(p => p.AlwaysOnTop))
-                WindowActionManager.ApplyAlwaysOnTop(WindowProcessManager.SimulatorProcess.Handle, PanelType.FlightSimMainWindow, true);
+            //if(ActiveProfile.PanelConfigs.Any(p => p.AlwaysOnTop))
+            //    WindowActionManager.ApplyAlwaysOnTop(WindowProcessManager.SimulatorProcess.Handle, PanelType.FlightSimMainWindow, true);
         }
 
         private async Task StepPostPopout()
@@ -534,11 +534,10 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.Orchestration
 
             if (!panel.FullScreen)
             {
-                // Apply always on top
-                if (panel.AlwaysOnTop)
+                // Set title bar color
+                if (AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.IsEnabled)
                 {
-                    WindowActionManager.ApplyAlwaysOnTop(panel.PanelHandle, panel.PanelType, panel.AlwaysOnTop);
-                    Thread.Sleep(250);
+                    WindowActionManager.SetWindowTitleBarColor(panel.PanelHandle, AppSettingData.ApplicationSetting.PopOutSetting.PopOutTitleBarCustomization.HexColor);
                 }
 
                 // Apply hide title bar
@@ -547,6 +546,13 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.Orchestration
                     WindowActionManager.ApplyHidePanelTitleBar(panel.PanelHandle, true);
                     Thread.Sleep(250);
                 }
+
+                // Apply always on top (must apply this last)
+                if (panel.AlwaysOnTop)
+                {
+                    WindowActionManager.ApplyAlwaysOnTop(panel.PanelHandle, panel.PanelType, panel.AlwaysOnTop);
+                    Thread.Sleep(250);
+                }
             }
 
             if (panel.FullScreen && !panel.AlwaysOnTop && !panel.HideTitlebar)
diff --git a/SimconnectAgent/FpsCalc.cs b/SimconnectAgent/FpsCalc.cs
index c4baff4..ddee248 100644
--- a/SimconnectAgent/FpsCalc.cs
+++ b/SimconnectAgent/FpsCalc.cs
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.SimConnectAgent
 {
     public class FpsCalc
     {
-        private const int FPS_LEN = 20;     
+        private const int FPS_LEN = 5;     
         private static readonly float[] FpsStatistic = new float[FPS_LEN];
         private static int _fpsIndex = -1;
         private static int _avgFps;
+        private static int _ignoreFpsSpikeCount = 0;
 
         public static int GetAverageFps(int newValue)
         {
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.SimConnectAgent
             }
             else
             {
+                var isSpike = Math.Abs(newValue - _avgFps) / (_avgFps * 1.0) > 0.1;
+
+                if (_ignoreFpsSpikeCount != 3 && isSpike) // if new FPS spikes more than 10%, ignore the value
+                {
+                    _ignoreFpsSpikeCount++;
+                    return _avgFps;
+                }
+
+                _ignoreFpsSpikeCount = 0;
+
                 var deltaFps = newValue - _avgFps;
 
                 if (deltaFps < 0 && Math.Abs(deltaFps) > _avgFps * 0.1)     // FPS suddenly drops more than 10%
diff --git a/WindowsAgent/WindowActionManager.cs b/WindowsAgent/WindowActionManager.cs
index 9ea692d..7c33d57 100644
--- a/WindowsAgent/WindowActionManager.cs
+++ b/WindowsAgent/WindowActionManager.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace MSFSPopoutPanelManager.WindowsAgent
             if (panelType == PanelType.PopOutManager)
             {
                 OnPopOutManagerAlwaysOnTopChanged?.Invoke(null, alwaysOnTop);
+                if(alwaysOnTop)
+                    PInvoke.SetWindowPos(hwnd, new IntPtr(PInvokeConstant.HWND_TOPMOST), 0, 0, 0, 0, PInvokeConstant.SWP_ALWAYS_ON_TOP);
                 return;
             }