diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index 9e977ec..e9f8bf9 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -93,7 +93,22 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     // -----------------
-    // 2nd. migrate global settings to user settings
+    // 2nd. remove any non existing widget type
+    for (var s = 0; s < sections.length; s++) {
+      const sectionName = sections[s]
+      const widgets = adapter.bar.widgets[sectionName]
+      // Iterate backward through the widgets array, so it does not break when removing a widget
+      for (var i = widgets.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        var widget = widgets[i]
+        if (!BarWidgetRegistry.hasWidget(widget.id)) {
+          widgets.splice(i, 1)
+          Logger.warn(`Settings`, `Deleted invalid widget ${widget.id}`)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // -----------------
+    // 3nd. migrate global settings to user settings
     for (var s = 0; s < sections.length; s++) {
       const sectionName = sections[s]
       for (var i = 0; i < adapter.bar.widgets[sectionName].length; i++) {
@@ -219,7 +234,6 @@ Singleton {
       if (!isLoaded) {
         Logger.log("Settings", "----------------------------")
         Logger.log("Settings", "Settings loaded successfully")
-        isLoaded = true
 
         upgradeSettingsData()
 
@@ -227,6 +241,8 @@ Singleton {
 
         kickOffServices()
 
+        isLoaded = true
+
         // Emit the signal
         root.settingsLoaded()
       }
diff --git a/Modules/ArchUpdaterPanel/ArchUpdaterPanel.qml b/Modules/ArchUpdaterPanel/ArchUpdaterPanel.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 36ad4ab..0000000
--- a/Modules/ArchUpdaterPanel/ArchUpdaterPanel.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,527 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Controls
-import QtQuick.Layouts
-import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Wayland
-import qs.Commons
-import qs.Services
-import qs.Widgets
-
-NPanel {
-  id: root
-  panelWidth: 380 * scaling
-  panelHeight: 500 * scaling
-  panelAnchorRight: true
-
-  panelContent: Rectangle {
-    color: Color.mSurface
-    radius: Style.radiusL * scaling
-
-    ColumnLayout {
-      anchors.fill: parent
-      anchors.margins: Style.marginL * scaling
-      spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-      // Header
-      RowLayout {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-        NIcon {
-          icon: "box"
-          font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXL * scaling
-          color: Color.mPrimary
-        }
-
-        NText {
-          text: "System Updates"
-          font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-          font.weight: Style.fontWeightBold
-          color: Color.mOnSurface
-          Layout.fillWidth: true
-        }
-
-        // Reset button (only show if update failed)
-        NIconButton {
-          visible: ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-          icon: "refresh"
-          tooltipText: "Reset update state"
-          sizeRatio: 0.8
-          colorBg: Color.mError
-          colorFg: Color.mOnError
-          onClicked: {
-            ArchUpdaterService.resetUpdateState()
-          }
-        }
-
-        NIconButton {
-          icon: "close"
-          tooltipText: "Close"
-          sizeRatio: 0.8
-          onClicked: root.close()
-        }
-      }
-
-      NDivider {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-      }
-
-      // Update summary (only show when packages are available and terminal is configured)
-      NText {
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0 && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-        text: ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates + " package" + (ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates !== 1 ? "s" : "") + " can be updated"
-        font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-        font.weight: Style.fontWeightMedium
-        color: Color.mOnSurface
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-      }
-
-      // Package selection info (only show when not updating and have packages and terminal is configured)
-      NText {
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0 && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-        text: ArchUpdaterService.selectedPackagesCount + " of " + ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates + " packages selected"
-        font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeS * scaling
-        color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-      }
-
-      // Update in progress state
-      ColumnLayout {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress
-        spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-        Item {
-          Layout.fillHeight: true
-        } // Spacer
-
-        NIcon {
-          icon: "hourglass"
-          font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-          color: Color.mPrimary
-          Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-        }
-
-        NText {
-          text: "Update in progress"
-          font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-          color: Color.mOnSurface
-          Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-        }
-
-        NText {
-          text: "Please check your terminal window for update progress and prompts."
-          font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-          color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-          Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-          wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-          Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-        }
-
-        Item {
-          Layout.fillHeight: true
-        } // Spacer
-      }
-
-      // Terminal not available state
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable && !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NIcon {
-            icon: "terminal"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mError
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Terminal not configured"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "The TERMINAL environment variable is not set. Please set it to your preferred terminal (e.g., kitty, alacritty, foot) in your shell configuration."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // AUR helper not available state
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable && !ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NIcon {
-            icon: "box"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mError
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "AUR helper not found"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "No AUR helper (yay or paru) is installed. Please install either yay or paru to manage AUR packages. yay is recommended."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Check failed state (AUR down, network issues, etc.)
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NIcon {
-            icon: "exclamation-triangle"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mError
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Cannot check for updates"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: ArchUpdaterService.lastCheckError
-                  || "AUR helper is unavailable or network connection failed. This could be due to AUR being down, network issues, or missing AUR helper (yay/paru)."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-
-          // Prominent refresh button
-          NIconButton {
-            icon: "refresh"
-            tooltipText: "Try checking again"
-            sizeRatio: 1.2
-            colorBg: Color.mPrimary
-            colorFg: Color.mOnPrimary
-            onClicked: {
-              ArchUpdaterService.forceRefresh()
-            }
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            Layout.topMargin: Style.marginL * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Update failed state
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NIcon {
-            icon: "exclamation-triangle"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mError
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Update failed"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Check your terminal for error details and try again."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-
-          // Prominent refresh button
-          NIconButton {
-            icon: "refresh"
-            tooltipText: "Refresh and try again"
-            sizeRatio: 1.2
-            colorBg: Color.mPrimary
-            colorFg: Color.mOnPrimary
-            onClicked: {
-              ArchUpdaterService.resetUpdateState()
-            }
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            Layout.topMargin: Style.marginL * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // No updates available state
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates === 0 && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NIcon {
-            icon: "check"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mPrimary
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "System is up to date"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "All packages are current. Check back later for updates."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Checking for updates state
-      Item {
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-        visible: ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy && !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-
-        ColumnLayout {
-          anchors.centerIn: parent
-          spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
-
-          NBusyIndicator {
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            size: Style.fontSizeXXXL * scaling
-            color: Color.mPrimary
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Checking for updates"
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeL * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurface
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-          }
-
-          NText {
-            text: "Scanning package databases for available updates..."
-            font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeNormal * scaling
-            color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-            Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-            Layout.maximumWidth: 280 * scaling
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Package list (only show when not in any special state)
-      NBox {
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0 && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        Layout.fillHeight: true
-
-        // Combine repo and AUR lists in order: repos first, then AUR
-        property var items: (ArchUpdaterService.repoPackages || []).concat(ArchUpdaterService.aurPackages || [])
-
-        ListView {
-          id: unifiedList
-          anchors.fill: parent
-          anchors.margins: Style.marginM * scaling
-          cacheBuffer: Math.round(300 * scaling)
-          clip: true
-
-          model: parent.items
-          delegate: Rectangle {
-            width: unifiedList.width
-            height: 44 * scaling
-            color: Color.transparent
-            radius: Style.radiusS * scaling
-
-            RowLayout {
-              anchors.fill: parent
-              spacing: Style.marginS * scaling
-
-              // Checkbox for selection
-              NCheckbox {
-                id: checkbox
-                label: ""
-                description: ""
-                checked: ArchUpdaterService.isPackageSelected(modelData.name)
-                baseSize: Math.max(Style.baseWidgetSize * 0.7, 14)
-                onToggled: function (checked) {
-                  ArchUpdaterService.togglePackageSelection(modelData.name)
-                  // Force refresh of the checked property
-                  checkbox.checked = ArchUpdaterService.isPackageSelected(modelData.name)
-                }
-              }
-
-              // Package info
-              ColumnLayout {
-                Layout.fillWidth: true
-                spacing: Style.marginXXS * scaling
-
-                NText {
-                  text: modelData.name
-                  font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeS * scaling
-                  font.weight: Style.fontWeightBold
-                  color: Color.mOnSurface
-                  Layout.fillWidth: true
-                  Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
-                }
-
-                NText {
-                  text: modelData.oldVersion + " → " + modelData.newVersion
-                  font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXS * scaling
-                  color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-                  Layout.fillWidth: true
-                }
-              }
-
-              // Source tag (AUR vs PAC)
-              Rectangle {
-                visible: !!modelData.source
-                radius: width * 0.5
-                color: modelData.source === "aur" ? Color.mTertiary : Color.mSecondary
-                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
-                implicitHeight: Style.fontSizeS * 1.8 * scaling
-                // Width based on label content + horizontal padding
-                implicitWidth: badgeText.implicitWidth + Math.max(12 * scaling, Style.marginS * scaling)
-
-                NText {
-                  id: badgeText
-                  anchors.centerIn: parent
-                  text: modelData.source === "aur" ? "AUR" : "PAC"
-                  font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeXXS * scaling
-                  font.weight: Style.fontWeightBold
-                  color: modelData.source === "aur" ? Color.mOnTertiary : Color.mOnSecondary
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Action buttons (only show when not updating)
-      RowLayout {
-        visible: !ArchUpdaterService.updateInProgress && !ArchUpdaterService.updateFailed
-                 && !ArchUpdaterService.checkFailed && ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable
-                 && ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable
-        Layout.fillWidth: true
-        spacing: Style.marginL * scaling
-
-        NIconButton {
-          icon: "refresh"
-          tooltipText: ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy ? "Checking for updates..." : (!ArchUpdaterService.canPoll ? "Refresh available soon" : "Refresh package lists")
-          onClicked: {
-            ArchUpdaterService.forceRefresh()
-          }
-          colorBg: Color.mSurfaceVariant
-          colorFg: Color.mOnSurface
-          Layout.fillWidth: true
-          enabled: !ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy
-        }
-
-        NIconButton {
-          icon: "box-fill"
-          tooltipText: "Update all packages"
-          enabled: ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0
-          onClicked: {
-            ArchUpdaterService.runUpdate()
-            root.close()
-          }
-          colorBg: ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0 ? Color.mPrimary : Color.mSurfaceVariant
-          colorFg: ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0 ? Color.mOnPrimary : Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-          Layout.fillWidth: true
-        }
-
-        NIconButton {
-          icon: "box"
-          tooltipText: "Update selected packages"
-          enabled: ArchUpdaterService.selectedPackagesCount > 0
-          onClicked: {
-            if (ArchUpdaterService.selectedPackagesCount > 0) {
-              ArchUpdaterService.runSelectiveUpdate()
-              root.close()
-            }
-          }
-          colorBg: ArchUpdaterService.selectedPackagesCount > 0 ? Color.mPrimary : Color.mSurfaceVariant
-          colorFg: ArchUpdaterService.selectedPackagesCount > 0 ? Color.mOnPrimary : Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-          Layout.fillWidth: true
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ArchUpdater.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ArchUpdater.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9375855..0000000
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/ArchUpdater.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Controls
-import QtQuick.Layouts
-import Quickshell
-import qs.Commons
-import qs.Services
-import qs.Widgets
-
-NIconButton {
-  id: root
-
-  property ShellScreen screen
-  property real scaling: 1.0
-
-  sizeRatio: 0.8
-  colorBg: Color.mSurfaceVariant
-  colorBorder: Color.transparent
-  colorBorderHover: Color.transparent
-  colorFg: {
-    if (!ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable || !ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable) {
-      return Color.mError
-    }
-    return (ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates === 0) ? Color.mOnSurface : Color.mPrimary
-  }
-
-  // Icon states
-  icon: {
-    if (!ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable) {
-      return "terminal"
-    }
-    if (!ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable) {
-      return "box"
-    }
-    if (ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy) {
-      return "refresh"
-    }
-    if (ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates > 0) {
-      return "box-fill"
-    }
-    return "box"
-  }
-
-  // Tooltip with repo vs AUR breakdown and sample lists
-  tooltipText: {
-    if (!ArchUpdaterService.terminalAvailable) {
-      return "Terminal not configured\nSet TERMINAL environment variable"
-    }
-    if (!ArchUpdaterService.aurHelperAvailable) {
-      return "AUR helper not found\nInstall yay or paru"
-    }
-    if (ArchUpdaterService.aurBusy) {
-      return "Checking for updates…"
-    }
-
-    const total = ArchUpdaterService.totalUpdates
-    if (total === 0) {
-      return "System is up to date ✓"
-    }
-    let header = (total === 1) ? "1 package can be updated" : (total + " packages can be updated")
-
-    const pacCount = ArchUpdaterService.updates
-    const aurCount = ArchUpdaterService.aurUpdates
-    const pacmanTooltip = (pacCount > 0) ? ((pacCount === 1) ? "1 system package" : pacCount + " system packages") : ""
-    const aurTooltip = (aurCount > 0) ? ((aurCount === 1) ? "1 AUR package" : aurCount + " AUR packages") : ""
-
-    let tooltip = header
-    if (pacmanTooltip !== "") {
-      tooltip += "\n" + pacmanTooltip
-    }
-    if (aurTooltip !== "") {
-      tooltip += "\n" + aurTooltip
-    }
-    return tooltip
-  }
-
-  onClicked: {
-    // Always allow panel to open, never block
-    PanelService.getPanel("archUpdaterPanel").toggle(screen, this)
-  }
-}
diff --git a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index 6005842..d92fd18 100644
--- a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Singleton {
   // Widget registry object mapping widget names to components
   property var widgets: ({
                            "ActiveWindow": activeWindowComponent,
-                           "ArchUpdater": archUpdaterComponent,
                            "Battery": batteryComponent,
                            "Bluetooth": bluetoothComponent,
                            "Brightness": brightnessComponent,
@@ -111,9 +110,6 @@ Singleton {
   property Component activeWindowComponent: Component {
     ActiveWindow {}
   }
-  property Component archUpdaterComponent: Component {
-    ArchUpdater {}
-  }
   property Component batteryComponent: Component {
     Battery {}
   }
diff --git a/shell.qml b/shell.qml
index 823857d..24544f5 100644
--- a/shell.qml
+++ b/shell.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import qs.Modules.PowerPanel
 import qs.Modules.SidePanel
 import qs.Modules.Toast
 import qs.Modules.WiFiPanel
-import qs.Modules.ArchUpdaterPanel
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
@@ -95,11 +94,6 @@ ShellRoot {
     objectName: "bluetoothPanel"
   }
 
-  ArchUpdaterPanel {
-    id: archUpdaterPanel
-    objectName: "archUpdaterPanel"
-  }
-
   Component.onCompleted: {
     // Save a ref. to our lockScreen so we can access it  easily
     PanelService.lockScreen = lockScreen