diff --git a/App.config b/App.config
index ecdcf8a5..22d18a12 100644
--- a/App.config
+++ b/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
-    <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2"/>
-    </startup>
+	<startup>
+		<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2"/>
+	</startup>
+
+	<System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection>
+		<add key="DpiAwareness" value="PerMonitorV2" />
+	</System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationConfigurationSection>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/CefService.cs b/CefService.cs
index d0ff5c53..1509c351 100644
--- a/CefService.cs
+++ b/CefService.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ namespace VRCX
             {
                 CachePath = Path.Combine(Program.AppDataDirectory, "cache"),
                 UserDataPath = Path.Combine(Program.AppDataDirectory, "userdata"),
-                IgnoreCertificateErrors = true,
                 LogSeverity = LogSeverity.Disable,
                 WindowlessRenderingEnabled = true,
                 PersistSessionCookies = true,
@@ -34,16 +33,16 @@ namespace VRCX
                 SchemeHandlerFactory = new FolderSchemeHandlerFactory(Application.StartupPath + "/../../../html")
             });*/
 
+            // cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("allow-universal-access-from-files");
             // cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("ignore-certificate-errors");
-            cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("disable-plugins");
+            // cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("disable-plugins");
             cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("disable-spell-checking");
             cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("disable-pdf-extension");
             cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs["autoplay-policy"] = "no-user-gesture-required";
-            // cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("allow-universal-access-from-files");
             cefSettings.CefCommandLineArgs.Add("disable-web-security");
             cefSettings.SetOffScreenRenderingBestPerformanceArgs();
 
-            CefSharpSettings.WcfEnabled = true; // TOOD: REMOVE THIS LINE YO
+            // CefSharpSettings.WcfEnabled = true; // TOOD: REMOVE THIS LINE YO (needed for synchronous configRepository)
             CefSharpSettings.ShutdownOnExit = false;
 
             // Enable High-DPI support on Windows 7 or newer
diff --git a/Util.cs b/Util.cs
index f4e3ee82..7151ce6a 100644
--- a/Util.cs
+++ b/Util.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace VRCX
             repository.Register("AppApi", AppApi.Instance, true);
             repository.Register("SharedVariable", SharedVariable.Instance, false);
             repository.Register("WebApi", WebApi.Instance, true);
-            repository.Register("VRCXStorage", VRCXStorage.Instance, false);
+            repository.Register("VRCXStorage", VRCXStorage.Instance, true);
             repository.Register("SQLite", SQLite.Instance, true);
             repository.Register("LogWatcher", LogWatcher.Instance, true);
             repository.Register("Discord", Discord.Instance, true);
diff --git a/app.manifest b/app.manifest
index 8b81d249..96f404e1 100644
--- a/app.manifest
+++ b/app.manifest
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
 
 	<assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="CefSharp.MinimalExample.Offscreen.app" />
+
 	<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
 		<security>
 			<requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
@@ -28,13 +29,6 @@
 		</security>
 	</trustInfo>
 
-	<asmv3:application>
-		<asmv3:windowsSettings>
-			<dpiAwareness xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">PerMonitorV2</dpiAwareness>
-			<dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true/PM</dpiAware>
-		</asmv3:windowsSettings>
-	</asmv3:application>
-
 	<compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
 		<application>
 			<!-- A list of all Windows versions that this application is designed to work with.
diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index afd506af..b904e86a 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             'launchAsDesktop'
         ];
         for (var _key of legacyConfigKeys) {
-            configRepository.setBool(_key, VRCXStorage.Get(_key) === 'true');
+            configRepository.setBool(
+                _key,
+                (await VRCXStorage.Get(_key)) === 'true'
+            );
         }
         configRepository.setBool('migrate_config_20201101', true);
     }
@@ -80,9 +83,9 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         }
     });
 
-    VRCXStorage.GetArray = function (key) {
+    VRCXStorage.GetArray = async function (key) {
         try {
-            var array = JSON.parse(this.Get(key));
+            var array = JSON.parse(await this.Get(key));
             if (Array.isArray(array)) {
                 return array;
             }
@@ -96,9 +99,9 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         this.Set(key, JSON.stringify(value));
     };
 
-    VRCXStorage.GetObject = function (key) {
+    VRCXStorage.GetObject = async function (key) {
         try {
-            var object = JSON.parse(this.Get(key));
+            var object = JSON.parse(await this.Get(key));
             if (object === Object(object)) {
                 return object;
             }
@@ -7058,7 +7061,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
     };
 
     $app.methods.migrateMemos = async function () {
-        var json = JSON.parse(VRCXStorage.GetAll());
+        var json = JSON.parse(await VRCXStorage.GetAll());
         database.begin();
         for (var line in json) {
             if (line.substring(0, 8) === 'memo_usr') {
@@ -8368,7 +8371,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         }
         $app.vrInit();
         // remove old data from json file and migrate to SQLite
-        if (VRCXStorage.Get(`${args.json.id}_friendLogUpdatedAt`)) {
+        if (await VRCXStorage.Get(`${args.json.id}_friendLogUpdatedAt`)) {
             VRCXStorage.Remove(`${args.json.id}_feedTable`);
             $app.migrateMemos();
             $app.migrateFriendLog(args.json.id);
@@ -12089,10 +12092,10 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         this.friendLogInitStatus = true;
     };
 
-    $app.methods.migrateFriendLog = function (userId) {
+    $app.methods.migrateFriendLog = async function (userId) {
         VRCXStorage.Remove(`${userId}_friendLogUpdatedAt`);
         VRCXStorage.Remove(`${userId}_friendLog`);
-        this.friendLogTable.data = VRCXStorage.GetArray(
+        this.friendLogTable.data = await VRCXStorage.GetArray(
             `${userId}_friendLogTable`
         );
         database.addFriendLogHistoryArray(this.friendLogTable.data);
@@ -12996,12 +12999,15 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         'VRCX_StartAtWindowsStartup'
     );
     $app.data.isStartAsMinimizedState =
-        VRCXStorage.Get('VRCX_StartAsMinimizedState') === 'true';
+        (await VRCXStorage.Get('VRCX_StartAsMinimizedState')) === 'true';
     $app.data.isCloseToTray = VRCXStorage.Get('VRCX_CloseToTray') === 'true';
     if (configRepository.getBool('VRCX_CloseToTray')) {
         // move back to JSON
         $app.data.isCloseToTray = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_CloseToTray');
-        VRCXStorage.Set('VRCX_CloseToTray', $app.data.isCloseToTray.toString());
+        await VRCXStorage.Set(
+            'VRCX_CloseToTray',
+            $app.data.isCloseToTray.toString()
+        );
         configRepository.remove('VRCX_CloseToTray');
     }
     var saveVRCXWindowOption = function () {
diff --git a/html/src/repository/shared.js b/html/src/repository/shared.js
index 2d86c9ce..5312a393 100644
--- a/html/src/repository/shared.js
+++ b/html/src/repository/shared.js
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ function transformKey(key) {
     return String(key).toLowerCase();
 }
 
+function waitSynchronous(promise) {
+    if (typeof promise !== 'object' || promise === null) {
+        return promise;
+    }
+    console.log('waitSynchronous', promise);
+    while (true) {
+        var state = promise.getState();
+        if (state === 'resolved') {
+            return promise.get();
+        }
+        if (state === 'rejected') {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 class SharedRepository {
     remove(key) {
         var _key = transformKey(key);
@@ -12,6 +28,8 @@ class SharedRepository {
 
     getString(key, defaultValue = null) {
         var _key = transformKey(key);
+        // var get = SharedVariable.Get(_key);
+        // var value = waitSynchronous(get);
         var value = SharedVariable.Get(_key);
         if (value === null) {
             return defaultValue;