diff --git a/src/core/config.py b/src/core/config.py
index 21b1f22..5c3259f 100644
--- a/src/core/config.py
+++ b/src/core/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from typing import Union
 from core.validation.config import CONFIG_SCHEMA
 from core.utils.alert_dialog import raise_info_alert
-#from cssutils import CSSParser
 from cerberus import Validator, schema
 from yaml.parser import ParserError
 from yaml import safe_load, dump
diff --git a/src/core/utils/cli.py b/src/core/utils/cli.py
index c7783a9..533a897 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/cli.py
+++ b/src/core/utils/cli.py
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ def parse_arguments():
             sys.exit(0)    
             
         elif args.command == 'log':
-            log_file = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config", "yasb", "yasb.log")
+            config_home = os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') if os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') else os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config", "yasb")
+            log_file = os.path.join(config_home, "yasb.log")
             if not os.path.exists(log_file):
                 print("Log file does not exist. Please restart YASB to generate logs.")
                 sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/src/core/utils/themes.py b/src/core/utils/themes.py
index 2c74dea..523e2ff 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/themes.py
+++ b/src/core/utils/themes.py
@@ -288,16 +288,15 @@ def install_theme(self):
         # Show the dialog and check the user's response
         if dialog.exec() == QDialog.DialogCode.Accepted:
             try:
-                subprocess.run(["yasbc", "stop"], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+                subprocess.run(["yasbc", "stop"], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
                 # Define the URLs for the files
                 base_url = f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amnweb/yasb-themes/main/themes/{self.theme_data['id']}"
                 config_url = f"{base_url}/config.yaml"
                 styles_url = f"{base_url}/styles.css"
 
-                # Define the destination paths
-                home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
-                config_path = os.path.join(home_dir, ".config", "yasb", "config.yaml")
-                styles_path = os.path.join(home_dir, ".config", "yasb", "styles.css")
+                config_home = os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') if os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') else os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config", "yasb")
+                config_path = os.path.join(config_home, "config.yaml")
+                styles_path = os.path.join(config_home, "styles.css")
 
                 # Create the directory if it doesn't exist
                 os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(config_path), exist_ok=True)
@@ -307,13 +306,13 @@ def install_theme(self):
                 styles_response.raise_for_status()
                 with open(styles_path, 'wb') as styles_file:
                     styles_file.write(styles_response.content)
-                    
+
                 # Download and save the config.yaml file
                 config_response = requests.get(config_url)
                 config_response.raise_for_status()
                 with open(config_path, 'wb') as config_file:
                     config_file.write(config_response.content)
-                subprocess.run(["yasbc", "start"], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
+                subprocess.run(["yasbc", "start"], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
             except Exception as e:
                 QMessageBox.critical(self, 'Error', f"Failed to install theme: {str(e)}")
 
@@ -349,7 +348,8 @@ def init_ui(self):
         self.placeholder_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         layout.addWidget(self.placeholder_label)
 
-        self.backup_info = QLabel("Backup your current theme before installing a new one. You can do this by copying the <b>config.yaml</b> and <b>styles.css</b> files from the <b><i>.config/yasb</i></b> directory to a safe location.")
+        config_home = os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') if os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME') else os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config", "yasb")
+        self.backup_info = QLabel(f"Backup your current theme before installing a new one. You can do this by copying the <b>config.yaml</b> and <b>styles.css</b> files from the <b><i>{config_home}</i></b> directory to a safe location.")
         self.backup_info.setWordWrap(True)
         self.backup_info.setStyleSheet("color:#fff; background-color: rgba(166, 16, 48, 0.3);border-radius:6px;border:1px solid rgba(166, 16, 48, 0.5);padding:4px 8px;font-size:11px;font-family:'Segoe UI';margin:14px 20px 0 14px")
         self.backup_info.hide()
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index f418edd..2b99c9e 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 import asyncio
 import logging
 import sys
@@ -16,9 +15,6 @@
 import ctypes.wintypes
 from core.utils.win32.windows import WindowsTaskbar
 
-# Set font engine to GDI as DirectWrite causes issues with some fonts in PyQt6.8
-os.environ["QT_QPA_PLATFORM"] = "windows:fontengine=gdi"
-
 logging.getLogger('asyncio').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
 
 def main():
diff --git a/src/settings.py b/src/settings.py
index 4177c32..8a4b498 100644
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ b/src/settings.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 SCRIPT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 GITHUB_URL = "https://github.com/amnweb/yasb"
 GITHUB_THEME_URL = "https://github.com/amnweb/yasb-themes"
-BUILD_VERSION = "1.6.3"
+BUILD_VERSION = "1.6.4"
 # Development Settings
 DEBUG = False
 # Configuration Settings
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY = ".config\\yasb"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY = os.getenv('YASB_CONFIG_HOME', ".config\\yasb")
 DEFAULT_STYLES_FILENAME = "styles.css"
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILENAME = "config.yaml"
-DEFAULT_LOG_FILENAME = "yasb.log"
+DEFAULT_LOG_FILENAME = "yasb.log"
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