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diff --git a/dropship/main.cpp b/dropship/main.cpp
index 2369b67..0346b1f 100644
--- a/dropship/main.cpp
+++ b/dropship/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <d3d11.h>
 
 #include <string>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 // common
 #include "util.hpp"
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ OPTIONS options
     #else
         .auto_update = true,
     #endif
+
+    // TODO implement
+    ._save_settings = true,
 };
 
 AppStore __default__appStore
@@ -253,8 +257,27 @@ int main(int, char**)
     // https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/issues/5169
 
     // TODO /tmp
-    io.IniFilename = NULL;
-    io.LogFilename = NULL;
+    // io.IniFilename = NULL;
+    //{
+        std::filesystem::path path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().append("dropship");
+        if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(path) || !std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+            std::filesystem::create_directory(path);
+        }
+
+        path.append("dropship.ini");
+
+        std::string path_name = path.string();
+
+        io.IniFilename = path_name.c_str();
+    //}
+
+    io.UserData = &options;
+
+    ImGui::SaveIniSettingsToDisk(io.IniFilename);
+
+    printf("file path: %s\n", io.IniFilename);
+
+    //io.LogFilename = NULL;
     // store my own data :D
     //io.UserData = NULL
 
diff --git a/dropship/src/DashboardManager.cpp b/dropship/src/DashboardManager.cpp
index b4d7694..83ac38c 100644
--- a/dropship/src/DashboardManager.cpp
+++ b/dropship/src/DashboardManager.cpp
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ DashboardManager::DashboardManager() :
 
             if (__previous__application_open && !appStore.application_open)
             {
-                // std::thread([&]() {
+                std::thread([&]() {
                     firewallManager.sync(&(this->endpoints));
-                // }).detach();
+                }).detach();
 
                 appStore.dashboard.heading = __default__appStore.dashboard.heading;
 
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ void DashboardManager::RenderInline()
                     // action
                     if (action)
                     {
-                        // std::thread([&]() {
+                        std::thread([&]() {
                                 firewallManager.sync(&(this->endpoints), appStore.application_open);
 
                                 bool pending_actions = false;
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void DashboardManager::RenderInline()
                                         pending_actions = true;
 
                                 this->game_restart_required = pending_actions;
-                        // }).detach();
+                        }).detach();
 
                         // fill missing frame
                         w_list->AddRectFilled(ImGui::GetItemRectMin(), ImGui::GetItemRectMax(), color, 5, NULL);
diff --git a/dropship/src/_WindowsFirewallUtil.h b/dropship/src/_WindowsFirewallUtil.h
index e484b62..dcf0825 100644
--- a/dropship/src/_WindowsFirewallUtil.h
+++ b/dropship/src/_WindowsFirewallUtil.h
@@ -1330,8 +1330,6 @@ class _WindowsFirewallUtil : public failable
                                         if (!e.active_desired_state != ruleEnabled && (!only_unblocks || (only_unblocks && (!e.active && e.active_desired_state))))
                                         {
 
-                                            printf("\n\nhere\n\n");
-
                                             // if endpointDominant, set firewall to mirror endpoint state
                                             if (endpointDominant)
                                             {
diff --git a/dropship/src/_windows_download.hpp b/dropship/src/_windows_download.hpp
index 7a206a1..cdcf257 100644
--- a/dropship/src/_windows_download.hpp
+++ b/dropship/src/_windows_download.hpp
@@ -127,23 +127,25 @@ class _downloading : public IBindStatusCallback
 
 static void download_file(std::string uri, std::string filename, float* progress, std::string* data = nullptr, std::filesystem::path* path = nullptr)
 {
-    std::string directory = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().string() + "/dropship";
+    std::filesystem::path _path = std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().append("dropship");
 
-    if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(directory) || !std::filesystem::exists("src")) {
-        std::filesystem::create_directory(directory);
+    if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(_path) || !std::filesystem::exists(_path)) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(_path);
     }
 
-    std::filesystem::path filePath = directory + "/" + filename;
+    _path.append(filename);
 
-    if (std::filesystem::exists(filePath))
-        std::filesystem::remove(filePath);
+    if (std::filesystem::exists(_path))
+        std::filesystem::remove(_path);
 
-    DeleteUrlCacheEntry(filePath.string().c_str());
+    std::string _path_name = _path.string();
 
-    wprintf(filePath.c_str());
+    DeleteUrlCacheEntry(_path_name.c_str());
+
+    printf("downloading: %s\n", _path_name.c_str());
 
     _downloading _progress(progress);
-    if (URLDownloadToFile(NULL, uri.c_str(), filePath.string().c_str(), 0, &_progress) != S_OK)
+    if (URLDownloadToFile(NULL, uri.c_str(), _path_name.c_str(), 0, &_progress) != S_OK)
     {
         printf("download failed\n");
     }
@@ -154,12 +156,12 @@ static void download_file(std::string uri, std::string filename, float* progress
         if (data != nullptr)
         {
 
-            *data = get_file_contents(filePath.string().c_str());
+            *data = get_file_contents(_path_name.c_str());
         }
 
         if (path != nullptr)
         {
-            *path = filePath;
+            *path = _path;
         }
 
         // std::filesystem::hash_value
diff --git a/dropship/src/util.hpp b/dropship/src/util.hpp
index 95d3727..3c49431 100644
--- a/dropship/src/util.hpp
+++ b/dropship/src/util.hpp
@@ -48,14 +48,15 @@ struct Endpoint
     //std::shared_ptr<int> ping = std::make_shared<int>(-9);
     int display_ping = 0;
 
-    bool active;
-    bool active_desired_state;
+    bool active = true; // if no rules have been defined, default to selected
+    bool active_desired_state = true;
 
 };
 
 struct OPTIONS
 {
     bool auto_update;
+    bool _save_settings;
 };