diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
index 4ff3f0c..621eb9d 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         _currentDesktopSurfaceIndex = target;
         BeginDesktopPageContextSettle(previousIndex, target);
         ApplyDesktopSurfaceOffset();
-        PersistSettings();
+        SchedulePersistSettings(delayMs: Math.Max(280, (int)FluttermotionToken.Page.TotalMilliseconds + 80));
     }
 
     private bool CanSwipeDesktopSurface()
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.SettingsHardCut.Stubs.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.SettingsHardCut.Stubs.cs
index 3abb52f..ef9f4c8 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.SettingsHardCut.Stubs.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.SettingsHardCut.Stubs.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public partial class MainWindow
     {
         _ = sender;
 
+        if (_suppressOwnSettingsReloadCount > 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (e.Scope == SettingsScope.App && e.ChangedKeys is { Count: > 0 })
         {
             var changedKeys = e.ChangedKeys.ToArray();
@@ -382,6 +387,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
 
     private void PersistSettings()
     {
+        _persistSettingsRevision++;
         if (_suppressSettingsPersistence)
         {
             return;
@@ -389,6 +395,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow
 
         try
         {
+            // Saving our own state should not trigger a full external reload cycle.
+            _suppressOwnSettingsReloadCount++;
             _settingsService.SaveSnapshot(SettingsScope.App, BuildAppSettingsSnapshot());
             _componentLayoutStore.SaveLayout(BuildDesktopLayoutSettingsSnapshot());
             _settingsService.SaveSnapshot(SettingsScope.Launcher, BuildLauncherSettingsSnapshot());
@@ -397,11 +405,29 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         {
             AppLogger.Warn("SettingsRuntime", "Failed to persist settings.", ex);
         }
+        finally
+        {
+            if (_suppressOwnSettingsReloadCount > 0)
+            {
+                _suppressOwnSettingsReloadCount--;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private void SchedulePersistSettings(int delayMs = 200)
     {
-        DispatcherTimer.RunOnce(PersistSettings, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Math.Max(0, delayMs)));
+        var revision = ++_persistSettingsRevision;
+        DispatcherTimer.RunOnce(
+            () =>
+            {
+                if (revision != _persistSettingsRevision)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                PersistSettings();
+            },
+            TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(Math.Max(0, delayMs)));
     }
 
     internal void ReloadFromPersistedSettings()
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml
index 55f2704..f9f1c4b 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@
                                         <TranslateTransform>
                                             <TranslateTransform.Transitions>
                                                 <Transitions>
-                                                    <DoubleTransition Property="X" Duration="{StaticResource FluttermotionToken.Duration.Page}" />
+                                                    <DoubleTransition Property="X"
+                                                                      Duration="{StaticResource FluttermotionToken.Duration.Page}"
+                                                                      Easing="0.22,1,0.36,1" />
                                                 </Transitions>
                                             </TranslateTransform.Transitions>
                                         </TranslateTransform>
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index fb3f319..a033ac1 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window, ISettingsWindowAnchorProvider
     private bool _isWeatherPreviewInProgress;
     private ClockDisplayFormat _clockDisplayFormat = ClockDisplayFormat.HourMinuteSecond;
     private bool _externalSettingsReloadPending;
+    private int _persistSettingsRevision;
+    private int _suppressOwnSettingsReloadCount;
     private double CurrentDesktopPitch => _currentDesktopCellSize + _currentDesktopCellGap;
 
     public MainWindow()