diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
index 4077320bc..8d06e71c5 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Core/Flow.Launcher.Core.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
   
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Droplex" Version="1.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="FSharp.Core" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IO.RecyclableMemoryStream" Version="2.3.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FSharp.Core" Version="7.0.300" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IO.RecyclableMemoryStream" Version="2.3.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.5.2" NoWarn="NU1701" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
index 02930fc25..384df2e62 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@
     <!-- https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/issues/1772#issuecomment-1502440801 -->
     <PackageReference Include="ModernWpfUI" Version="0.9.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="NHotkey.Wpf" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NuGet.CommandLine" Version="6.3.1">
-      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
-      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
-    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="PropertyChanged.Fody" Version="3.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="SharpVectors" Version="1.8.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="VirtualizingWrapPanel" Version="1.5.7" />
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
index 3eff7e398..be2a2dd66 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/Main.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller
 {
@@ -89,7 +88,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller
                     Action = (c) =>
                     {
                         processHelper.TryKill(p);
-                        _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        // Re-query to refresh process list
+                        _context.API.ChangeQuery(query.RawQuery, true);
                         return true;
                     }
                 });
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller
                         {
                             processHelper.TryKill(p.Process);
                         }
-                        _ = DelayAndReQueryAsync(query.RawQuery); // Re-query after killing process to refresh process list
+                        // Re-query to refresh process list
+                        _context.API.ChangeQuery(query.RawQuery, true);
                         return true;
                     }
                 });
@@ -122,11 +123,5 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller
 
             return sortedResults;
         }
-
-        private static async Task DelayAndReQueryAsync(string query)
-        {
-            await Task.Delay(500);
-            _context.API.ChangeQuery(query, true);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/ProcessHelper.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/ProcessHelper.cs
index 0932955d6..0acc39fbb 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/ProcessHelper.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller/ProcessHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
+using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Logger;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.ProcessKiller
                 if (!p.HasExited)
                 {
                     p.Kill();
+                    p.WaitForExit(50);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Helper/ResultHelper.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Helper/ResultHelper.cs
index 0bfb00b34..308e4a88c 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Helper/ResultHelper.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Helper/ResultHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -201,6 +202,21 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.WindowsSettings.Helper
                 Process.Start(processStartInfo);
                 return true;
             }
+            catch (Win32Exception)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
+                    processStartInfo.Verb = "runas";
+                    Process.Start(processStartInfo);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                catch (Exception exception)
+                {
+                    Log.Exception("can't open settings on elevated permission", exception, typeof(ResultHelper));
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
             catch (Exception exception)
             {
                 Log.Exception("can't open settings", exception, typeof(ResultHelper));
diff --git a/Scripts/post_build.ps1 b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
index 23eabedfd..1757ed99e 100644
--- a/Scripts/post_build.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ function Pack-Squirrel-Installer ($path, $version, $output) {
     Write-Host "Packing: $spec"
     Write-Host "Input path:  $input"
 
-    New-Alias Nuget $env:USERPROFILE\.nuget\packages\NuGet.CommandLine\6.3.1\tools\NuGet.exe -Force
     # dotnet pack is not used because ran into issues, need to test installation and starting up if to use it.
     nuget pack $spec -Version $version -BasePath $input -OutputDirectory $output -Properties Configuration=Release