Improved program responsiveness on startup

Author: airtaxi

PinStats/App.xaml.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using LiveChartsCore;
 using LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView;
+using H.NotifyIcon.EfficiencyMode;
 
 namespace PinStats;
 
@@ -118,9 +119,6 @@ protected override void OnLaunched(LaunchActivatedEventArgs args)
 	{
 		base.OnLaunched(args);
 		LaunchEmptyWindowIfNotExists();
-
-        // Set the process priority to high to improve performance.
-        Process.GetCurrentProcess().PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.High; 
     }
 
 	private static Window s_emptyWindow;
@@ -159,5 +157,11 @@ private async void OnEmptyWindowContentLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         var resource = new TaskbarUsageResource();
         Resources.Add("TaskbarUsageResources", resource);
         await CheckForUpdateAsync();
+
+        // Disable efficiency mode to improve performance.
+        EfficiencyModeUtilities.SetEfficiencyMode(false);
+
+        // Set the process priority to high to improve performance.
+        Process.GetCurrentProcess().PriorityClass = System.Diagnostics.ProcessPriorityClass.High;
     }
 }

PinStats/MonitorWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using H.NotifyIcon.EfficiencyMode;
 using Microsoft.UI.Windowing;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;

PinStats/PopupWindow.xaml

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 Stretch="UniformToFill" />
             <Rectangle Fill="{ThemeResource LayerOnMicaBaseAltFillColorDefaultBrush}" />
+            <Rectangle Fill="{ThemeResource LayerOnMicaBaseAltFillColorDefaultBrush}" Opacity="0.5" />
         </Grid>
 
         <Grid