diff --git a/css/status-bar.css b/css/status-bar.css
index d60203d..0d35ad8 100644
--- a/css/status-bar.css
+++ b/css/status-bar.css
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
     transition: max-height 0.5s ease, padding 0.5s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
 }
 
+.status-bar .close-button {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .status-bar.visible {
     display: flex;
     max-height: 480px;
diff --git a/forge.config.js b/forge.config.js
index b88f019..b4ead4a 100644
--- a/forge.config.js
+++ b/forge.config.js
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ module.exports = {
     ignore: filesToExclude,
     prune: true,
     derefSymlinks: true,
-    protocols: [ {
+    protocols: [ { 
+      // Register custom URL scheme on macOS
       name: 'micropython-package-installer',
       schemes: ['micropython-package-installer']
     }],
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       name: '@electron-forge/maker-deb',
       platforms: ['linux'],
+      config: {
+        options: {
+          mimeType: ['x-scheme-handler/micropython-package-installer']
+        }
+      }
     },
   ],
   publishers: [
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fdb8c22..85f7577 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ <h2>Packages</h2>
     <div id="status-bar" class="status-bar hidden">
         <span id="status-message"></span>
         <div class="loading-spinner small hidden"></div>
+        <div id="status-bar-close" class="close-button">
+            <!-- Close button SVG -->
+            <svg id="close-icon" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="#eee" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+                <path d="M10 0.707107L9.29289 0L5 4.29289L0.707107 0L0 0.707107L4.29289 5L0 9.29289L0.707107 10L5 5.70711L9.29289 10L10 9.29289L5.70711 5L10 0.707107Z" fill="#eee"/>
+            </svg>
+        </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Divider -->
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 45f6946..2c5e9e9 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2,12 +2,23 @@ if (require('electron-squirrel-startup')) return;
 const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, shell } = require('electron');
 const path = require('path');
 
+const APP_SCHEME_NAME = 'micropython-package-installer';
+const ARDUINO_VID = 0x2341;
+
 // Handle events from windows squirrel installer
 if (process.platform === "win32" && handleSquirrelEvent()) {
   // squirrel event handled and app will exit in 1000ms, so don't do anything else
   return;
 }
 
+// On macOS the scheme is already registered through the app bundle metadata
+// but on Windows and Linux we need to register it manually
+if (process.platform !== "darwin" && !app.isDefaultProtocolClient(APP_SCHEME_NAME)) {
+  if(!app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient(APP_SCHEME_NAME)) {
+    console.error('Failed to register custom URL scheme', APP_SCHEME_NAME);
+  }
+}
+
 const { updateElectronApp } = require('update-electron-app')
 updateElectronApp()
 
@@ -15,7 +26,6 @@ let mainWindow;
 let upyPackage;
 let packageManager;
 let deviceManager;
-const ARDUINO_VID = 0x2341;
 
 function createWindow() {
   mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
@@ -45,9 +55,7 @@ app.on('ready', async() => {
 });
 
 app.on('window-all-closed', () => {
-  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
-    app.quit();
-  }
+  app.quit();
 });
 
 app.on('activate', () => {
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ ipcMain.handle('install-package', async (event, aPackage, serialPort, compileFil
       return { success: true };
   } catch (error) {
       let packageDesignator = aPackage.name || aPackage.url;
-      console.error(`Failed to install package ${packageDesignator}:`, error);
+      console.error(`Failed to install package ${packageDesignator}:`, error.message);
       
       // Check if error contains "Resource busy" and return a more user-friendly message
       if(error.message.includes('Resource busy') || error.message.includes('Access denied')) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cb8e76c..3a4e9a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
   "name": "micropython-package-installer",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1-beta.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "micropython-package-installer",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.0.1-beta.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
         "update-electron-app": "^3.0.0",
-        "upy-package": "github:arduino/upy-package#v1.0.0"
+        "upy-package": "github:arduino/upy-package#v1.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@electron-forge/cli": "^7.5.0",
@@ -7268,8 +7268,8 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/upy-package": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/arduino/upy-package.git#8a0f68f958caedd6afbad535e6c5e2dd05f154d6",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/arduino/upy-package.git#54245d58eab61f493dc82779926e85e14fa4df4a",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^11.1.0",
@@ -7277,7 +7277,7 @@
         "inquirer": "^9.2.12",
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "semver": "^7.6.2",
-        "upy-packager": "github:arduino/upy-packager#v1.0.0"
+        "upy-packager": "github:arduino/upy-packager#v1.0.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "upy-package": "main.js"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4ac217..9324876 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "micropython-package-installer",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1-beta.1",
   "description": "A tool to install MicroPython packages onto supported Arduino boards.",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.1",
     "update-electron-app": "^3.0.0",
-    "upy-package": "github:arduino/upy-package#v1.0.0"
+    "upy-package": "github:arduino/upy-package#v1.0.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/renderer.js b/renderer.js
index 2ee3602..fc4f59f 100644
--- a/renderer.js
+++ b/renderer.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let customURLplaceholders = ['github:janedoe/button-mpy',
 ];
 
 const statusBar = document.getElementById('status-bar');
+const statusBarCloseButton = document.getElementById('status-bar-close');
 const statusMessage = document.getElementById('status-message');
 const deviceSelectionList = document.querySelector(".item-selection-list");
 const reloadDeviceListLink = document.getElementById("reload-link");
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
         setInstallButtonsEnabled(true);
     });
 
+    statusBarCloseButton.addEventListener('click', hideStatus);
+
     reloadDeviceListLink.addEventListener('click', async () => {
         await reloadDeviceList();
     });
@@ -248,6 +251,8 @@ function toggleUserInteraction(enabled) {
     searchField.disabled = !enabled;
     githubUrlInput.disabled = !enabled;
     manualInstallButton.disabled = !enabled;
+    compileFilesCheckbox.disabled = !enabled;
+    overwriteExistingCheckbox.disabled = !enabled;
     reloadDeviceListLink.style.pointerEvents = enabled ? 'auto' : 'none';
     boardItems.forEach(board => board.style.pointerEvents = enabled ? 'auto' : 'none');
 
@@ -335,6 +340,9 @@ function showStatus(message, displayLoader = false, duration = null) {
     statusMessage.textContent = message;
     statusBar.classList.remove('hidden');
     statusBarLoadingSpinner.classList.toggle('hidden', !displayLoader);
+    
+    // Hide close button when loader is displayed
+    statusBarCloseButton.classList.toggle('hidden', displayLoader);
 
     // Add the visible class to trigger the slide down effect
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -348,14 +356,12 @@ function showStatus(message, displayLoader = false, duration = null) {
 }
 
 function hideStatus() {
-    const statusBar = document.getElementById('status-bar');
-
     // Remove the visible class to trigger the slide-up effect
     statusBar.classList.remove('visible');
 
     // After the transition ends, hide the element
     setTimeout(() => {
-        statusBar.style.display = 'none';
+        statusBar.classList.add('hidden');
     }, 500); // Match this duration with the CSS transition duration
 }