diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/HotKeyMapper.cs b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/HotKeyMapper.cs
index a3ad20f77..b9ac6afb3 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Helper/HotKeyMapper.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Helper/HotKeyMapper.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Helper
         internal static void Initialize(MainViewModel mainVM)
         {
             mainViewModel = mainVM;
-            settings = mainViewModel._settings;
+            settings = mainViewModel.Settings;
 
             SetHotkey(settings.Hotkey, OnToggleHotkey);
             LoadCustomPluginHotkey();
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
index 68a4c2c23..3b57e7a70 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<Window
-    x:Class="Flow.Launcher.MainWindow"
+<Window x:Class="Flow.Launcher.MainWindow"
     xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
     xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
     xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:Flow.Launcher.Converters"
@@ -36,144 +35,129 @@
     <Window.Resources>
         <converters:QuerySuggestionBoxConverter x:Key="QuerySuggestionBoxConverter" />
         <converters:BorderClipConverter x:Key="BorderClipConverter" />
+        <BooleanToVisibilityConverter x:Key="BooleanToVisibilityConverter" />
     </Window.Resources>
     <Window.InputBindings>
-        <KeyBinding Key="Escape" Command="{Binding EscCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="F1" Command="{Binding StartHelpCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="F5" Command="{Binding ReloadPluginDataCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="Tab" Command="{Binding AutocompleteQueryCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Tab"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Escape"
+            Command="{Binding EscCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="F1"
+            Command="{Binding StartHelpCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="F5"
+            Command="{Binding ReloadPluginDataCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="Tab"
+            Command="{Binding AutocompleteQueryCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="Tab"
             Command="{Binding AutocompleteQueryCommand}"
             Modifiers="Shift" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="I"
+        <KeyBinding Key="I"
             Command="{Binding OpenSettingCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="N"
+        <KeyBinding Key="N"
             Command="{Binding SelectNextItemCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="J"
+        <KeyBinding Key="J"
             Command="{Binding SelectNextItemCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D"
             Command="{Binding SelectNextPageCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="P"
+        <KeyBinding Key="P"
             Command="{Binding SelectPrevItemCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="K"
+        <KeyBinding Key="K"
             Command="{Binding SelectPrevItemCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="U"
+        <KeyBinding Key="U"
             Command="{Binding SelectPrevPageCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Home"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Home"
             Command="{Binding SelectFirstResultCommand}"
             Modifiers="Alt" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="O"
+        <KeyBinding Key="O"
             Command="{Binding LoadContextMenuCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="Right" Command="{Binding LoadContextMenuCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="Left" Command="{Binding EscCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="H"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Right"
+            Command="{Binding LoadContextMenuCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="Left"
+            Command="{Binding EscCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="H"
             Command="{Binding LoadHistoryCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Enter"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Enter"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl+Shift" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Enter"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Enter"
             Command="{Binding LoadContextMenuCommand}"
             Modifiers="Shift" />
-        <KeyBinding Key="Enter" Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Enter"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Enter"
+            Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}" />
+        <KeyBinding Key="Enter"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             Modifiers="Ctrl" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="Enter"
+        <KeyBinding Key="Enter"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             Modifiers="Alt" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D1"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D1"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="0"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D2"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D2"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="1"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D3"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D3"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="2"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D4"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D4"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="3"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D5"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D5"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="4"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D6"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D6"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="5"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D7"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D7"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="6"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D8"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D8"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="7"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D9"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D9"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="8"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
-        <KeyBinding
-            Key="D0"
+        <KeyBinding Key="D0"
             Command="{Binding OpenResultCommand}"
             CommandParameter="9"
             Modifiers="{Binding OpenResultCommandModifiers}" />
     </Window.InputBindings>
     <Grid>
-        <Border MouseDown="OnMouseDown" Style="{DynamicResource WindowBorderStyle}">
+        <Border MouseDown="OnMouseDown"
+            Style="{DynamicResource WindowBorderStyle}">
             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
                 <Grid>
-                    <TextBox
-                        x:Name="QueryTextSuggestionBox"
+                    <TextBox x:Name="QueryTextSuggestionBox"
                         IsEnabled="False"
                         Style="{DynamicResource QuerySuggestionBoxStyle}">
                         <TextBox.Text>
                             <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource QuerySuggestionBoxConverter}">
-                                <Binding ElementName="QueryTextBox" Mode="OneTime" />
-                                <Binding ElementName="ResultListBox" Path="SelectedItem" />
-                                <Binding ElementName="QueryTextBox" Path="Text" />
+                                <Binding ElementName="QueryTextBox"
+                                    Mode="OneTime" />
+                                <Binding ElementName="ResultListBox"
+                                    Path="SelectedItem" />
+                                <Binding ElementName="QueryTextBox"
+                                    Path="Text" />
                             </MultiBinding>
                         </TextBox.Text>
                     </TextBox>
-                    <TextBox
-                        x:Name="QueryTextBox"
+                    <TextBox x:Name="QueryTextBox"
                         AllowDrop="True"
                         Background="Transparent"
                         PreviewDragOver="OnPreviewDragOver"
@@ -182,31 +166,42 @@
                         PreviewKeyUp="QueryTextBox_KeyUp"
                         Visibility="Visible">
                         <TextBox.CommandBindings>
-                            <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy" Executed="OnCopy" />
+                            <CommandBinding Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy"
+                                Executed="OnCopy" />
                         </TextBox.CommandBindings>
                         <TextBox.ContextMenu>
                             <ContextMenu>
-                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Cut" Header="{DynamicResource cut}" />
-                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy" Header="{DynamicResource copy}" />
-                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Paste" Header="{DynamicResource paste}" />
-                                <Separator
-                                    Margin="0"
+                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Cut"
+                                    Header="{DynamicResource cut}" />
+                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Copy"
+                                    Header="{DynamicResource copy}" />
+                                <MenuItem Command="ApplicationCommands.Paste"
+                                    Header="{DynamicResource paste}" />
+                                <Separator Margin="0"
                                     Padding="0,4,0,4"
                                     Background="{DynamicResource ContextSeparator}" />
-                                <MenuItem Click="OnContextMenusForSettingsClick" Header="{DynamicResource flowlauncher_settings}" />
-                                <MenuItem Command="{Binding EscCommand}" Header="{DynamicResource closeWindow}" />
+                                <MenuItem Click="OnContextMenusForSettingsClick"
+                                    Header="{DynamicResource flowlauncher_settings}" />
+                                <MenuItem Command="{Binding EscCommand}"
+                                    Header="{DynamicResource closeWindow}" />
                             </ContextMenu>
                         </TextBox.ContextMenu>
                     </TextBox>
 
-                    <StackPanel x:Name="ClockPanel" Style="{DynamicResource ClockPanel}" IsHitTestVisible="False">
-                        <TextBlock x:Name="DateBox" Style="{DynamicResource DateBox}" />
-                        <TextBlock x:Name="ClockBox" Style="{DynamicResource ClockBox}" />
+                    <StackPanel x:Name="ClockPanel"
+                        Style="{DynamicResource ClockPanel}"
+                        IsHitTestVisible="False">
+                        <TextBlock
+                            Visibility="{Binding Settings.UseDate, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"
+                            Style="{DynamicResource DateBox}"
+                            Text="{Binding DateText}" />
+                        <TextBlock Style="{DynamicResource ClockBox}"
+                            Visibility="{Binding Settings.UseClock, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}"
+                            Text="{Binding ClockText}"/>
                     </StackPanel>
 
                     <Canvas Style="{DynamicResource SearchIconPosition}">
-                        <Image
-                            x:Name="PluginActivationIcon"
+                        <Image x:Name="PluginActivationIcon"
                             Width="32"
                             Height="32"
                             Margin="0,0,0,0"
@@ -217,8 +212,7 @@
                             Source="{Binding PluginIconPath}"
                             Stretch="Uniform"
                             Style="{DynamicResource PluginActivationIcon}" />
-                        <Path
-                            Name="SearchIcon"
+                        <Path Name="SearchIcon"
                             Margin="0"
                             Data="{DynamicResource SearchIconImg}"
                             Stretch="Fill"
@@ -231,27 +225,32 @@
                     <ContentControl>
                         <ContentControl.Style>
                             <Style TargetType="ContentControl">
-                                <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
+                                <Setter Property="Visibility"
+                                    Value="Collapsed" />
                                 <Style.Triggers>
-                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=ResultListBox, Path=Visibility}" Value="Visible">
-                                        <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
+                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=ResultListBox, Path=Visibility}"
+                                        Value="Visible">
+                                        <Setter Property="Visibility"
+                                            Value="Visible" />
                                     </DataTrigger>
-                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=ContextMenu, Path=Visibility}" Value="Visible">
-                                        <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
+                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=ContextMenu, Path=Visibility}"
+                                        Value="Visible">
+                                        <Setter Property="Visibility"
+                                            Value="Visible" />
                                     </DataTrigger>
-                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=History, Path=Visibility}" Value="Visible">
-                                        <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Visible" />
+                                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ElementName=History, Path=Visibility}"
+                                        Value="Visible">
+                                        <Setter Property="Visibility"
+                                            Value="Visible" />
                                     </DataTrigger>
                                 </Style.Triggers>
                             </Style>
                         </ContentControl.Style>
-                        <Rectangle
-                            Width="Auto"
+                        <Rectangle Width="Auto"
                             HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
                             Style="{DynamicResource SeparatorStyle}" />
                     </ContentControl>
-                    <Line
-                        x:Name="ProgressBar"
+                    <Line x:Name="ProgressBar"
                         Width="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type Grid}}, Path=ActualWidth}"
                         Height="2"
                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -267,14 +266,16 @@
                 <Border Style="{DynamicResource WindowRadius}">
                     <Border.Clip>
                         <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource BorderClipConverter}">
-                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
                         </MultiBinding>
                     </Border.Clip>
                     <ContentControl>
-                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox
-                            x:Name="ResultListBox"
+                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox x:Name="ResultListBox"
                             DataContext="{Binding Results}"
                             PreviewMouseDown="OnPreviewMouseButtonDown" />
                     </ContentControl>
@@ -282,14 +283,16 @@
                 <Border Style="{DynamicResource WindowRadius}">
                     <Border.Clip>
                         <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource BorderClipConverter}">
-                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
                         </MultiBinding>
                     </Border.Clip>
                     <ContentControl>
-                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox
-                            x:Name="ContextMenu"
+                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox x:Name="ContextMenu"
                             DataContext="{Binding ContextMenu}"
                             PreviewMouseDown="OnPreviewMouseButtonDown" />
                     </ContentControl>
@@ -297,14 +300,16 @@
                 <Border Style="{DynamicResource WindowRadius}">
                     <Border.Clip>
                         <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource BorderClipConverter}">
-                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
-                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius" RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualWidth"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="ActualHeight"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
+                            <Binding Path="CornerRadius"
+                                RelativeSource="{RelativeSource Self}" />
                         </MultiBinding>
                     </Border.Clip>
                     <ContentControl>
-                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox
-                            x:Name="History"
+                        <flowlauncher:ResultListBox x:Name="History"
                             DataContext="{Binding History}"
                             PreviewMouseDown="OnPreviewMouseButtonDown" />
                     </ContentControl>
@@ -312,4 +317,4 @@
             </StackPanel>
         </Border>
     </Grid>
-</Window>
+</Window>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 3646f1c87..1ae7f43bd 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -48,17 +48,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             DataContext = mainVM;
             _viewModel = mainVM;
             _settings = settings;
-
-
-            var timer = new Timer
-            {
-                Interval = 1000,
-            };
-            timer.Tick += (s, evt) =>
-            {
-                ClockDisplay();
-            };
-            timer.Start();
+            
             InitializeComponent();
             InitializePosition();
             animationSound.Open(new Uri(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + "Resources\\open.wav"));
@@ -69,28 +59,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
-        public void ClockDisplay()
-        {
-            if (_settings.UseClock == true)
-            {
-                ClockBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                ClockBox.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToString(_settings.TimeFormat);
-            }
-            else if (_settings.UseClock == false)
-            {
-                ClockBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-            }
-            if (_settings.UseDate == true)
-            {
-                DateBox.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
-                DateBox.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToString(_settings.DateFormat);
-            }
-            else if (_settings.UseDate == false)
-            {
-                DateBox.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
-            }
-
-        }
+        
         private void OnCopy(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (QueryTextBox.SelectionLength == 0)
@@ -213,12 +182,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                     case nameof(Settings.Hotkey):
                         UpdateNotifyIconText();
                         break;
-                    case nameof(Settings.UseClock):
-                        ClockDisplay();
-                        break;
-                    case nameof(Settings.UseDate):
-                        ClockDisplay();
-                        break;
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index e62899261..aba9bc010 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
         private readonly FlowLauncherJsonStorage<History> _historyItemsStorage;
         private readonly FlowLauncherJsonStorage<UserSelectedRecord> _userSelectedRecordStorage;
         private readonly FlowLauncherJsonStorage<TopMostRecord> _topMostRecordStorage;
-        internal readonly Settings _settings;
         private readonly History _history;
         private readonly UserSelectedRecord _userSelectedRecord;
         private readonly TopMostRecord _topMostRecord;
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
             _queryText = "";
             _lastQuery = new Query();
 
-            _settings = settings;
-            _settings.PropertyChanged += (_, args) =>
+            Settings = settings;
+            Settings.PropertyChanged += (_, args) =>
             {
                 if (args.PropertyName == nameof(Settings.WindowSize))
                 {
@@ -76,14 +75,15 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
             _userSelectedRecord = _userSelectedRecordStorage.Load();
             _topMostRecord = _topMostRecordStorage.Load();
 
-            ContextMenu = new ResultsViewModel(_settings);
-            Results = new ResultsViewModel(_settings);
-            History = new ResultsViewModel(_settings);
+            ContextMenu = new ResultsViewModel(Settings);
+            Results = new ResultsViewModel(Settings);
+            History = new ResultsViewModel(Settings);
             _selectedResults = Results;
 
             InitializeKeyCommands();
             RegisterViewUpdate();
             RegisterResultsUpdatedEvent();
+            RegisterClockAndDateUpdateAsync();
 
             SetOpenResultModifiers();
         }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
                             Notification.Show(
                                 InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("success"),
                                 InternationalizationManager.Instance.GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully")
-                                );
+                            );
                         }), TaskScheduler.Default)
                     .ConfigureAwait(false);
             });
@@ -317,10 +317,26 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 
         #region ViewModel Properties
 
+        public Settings Settings { get; }
+        public object ClockText { get; private set; }
+        public string DateText { get; private set; }
+
+        private async Task RegisterClockAndDateUpdateAsync()
+        {
+            var timer = new PeriodicTimer(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+            // ReSharper disable once MethodSupportsCancellation
+            while (await timer.WaitForNextTickAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                if (Settings.UseClock)
+                    ClockText = DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimeFormat);
+                if (Settings.UseDate)
+                    DateText = DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.DateFormat);
+            }
+        }
         public ResultsViewModel Results { get; private set; }
-        
+
         public ResultsViewModel ContextMenu { get; private set; }
-        
+
         public ResultsViewModel History { get; private set; }
 
         public bool GameModeStatus { get; set; }
@@ -411,7 +427,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 
         public Visibility SearchIconVisibility { get; set; }
 
-        public double MainWindowWidth => _settings.WindowSize;
+        public double MainWindowWidth => Settings.WindowSize;
 
         public string PluginIconPath { get; set; } = null;
 
@@ -592,7 +608,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
                 PluginIconPath = null;
                 SearchIconVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
             }
-            
+
 
             if (query.ActionKeyword == Plugin.Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign)
             {
@@ -759,7 +775,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 
         private void SetOpenResultModifiers()
         {
-            OpenResultCommandModifiers = _settings.OpenResultModifiers ?? DefaultOpenResultModifiers;
+            OpenResultCommandModifiers = Settings.OpenResultModifiers ?? DefaultOpenResultModifiers;
         }
 
         public void ToggleFlowLauncher()
@@ -788,24 +804,24 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
             // Trick for no delay
             MainWindowOpacity = 0;
 
-            switch (_settings.LastQueryMode)
+            switch (Settings.LastQueryMode)
             {
                 case LastQueryMode.Empty:
                     ChangeQueryText(string.Empty);
                     await Task.Delay(100); //Time for change to opacity
                     break;
                 case LastQueryMode.Preserved:
-                    if (_settings.UseAnimation)
+                    if (Settings.UseAnimation)
                         await Task.Delay(100);
                     LastQuerySelected = true;
                     break;
                 case LastQueryMode.Selected:
-                    if (_settings.UseAnimation)
+                    if (Settings.UseAnimation)
                         await Task.Delay(100);
                     LastQuerySelected = false;
                     break;
                 default:
-                    throw new ArgumentException($"wrong LastQueryMode: <{_settings.LastQueryMode}>");
+                    throw new ArgumentException($"wrong LastQueryMode: <{Settings.LastQueryMode}>");
             }
 
             MainWindowVisibilityStatus = false;
@@ -820,7 +836,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
         /// </summary>
         public bool ShouldIgnoreHotkeys()
         {
-            return _settings.IgnoreHotkeysOnFullscreen && WindowsInteropHelper.IsWindowFullscreen();
+            return Settings.IgnoreHotkeysOnFullscreen && WindowsInteropHelper.IsWindowFullscreen();
         }
 
 
@@ -903,18 +919,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
 
                         Clipboard.SetFileDropList(paths);
                         App.API.ShowMsg(
-                            App.API.GetTranslation("copy") 
-                                +" " 
-                                + (isFile? App.API.GetTranslation("fileTitle") : App.API.GetTranslation("folderTitle")), 
+                            App.API.GetTranslation("copy")
+                            + " "
+                            + (isFile ? App.API.GetTranslation("fileTitle") : App.API.GetTranslation("folderTitle")),
                             App.API.GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         Clipboard.SetDataObject(copyText.ToString());
                         App.API.ShowMsg(
-                            App.API.GetTranslation("copy") 
-                                + " " 
-                                + App.API.GetTranslation("textTitle"), 
+                            App.API.GetTranslation("copy")
+                            + " "
+                            + App.API.GetTranslation("textTitle"),
                             App.API.GetTranslation("completedSuccessfully"));
                     }
                 }