diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index a5a414c1..2de6dc4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
-name: 'lint'
+name: "lint"
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
       - dev
-      - 'release/**'
+      - "release/**"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
       - dev
-      - 'release/**'
+      - "release/**"
 
 jobs:
   lint-web:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: 'recursive'
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: "22"
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         name: Setup pnpm cache
         with:
           path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2e23d235..685cd79f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         architecture: [arm64, amd64]
     runs-on: [self-hosted, macOS]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: WireGuard/wireguard-go
           ref: master
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
             deb_arch: amd64
             binary_arch: x86_64
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
       - name: Write release version
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "20"
+          node-version: "22"
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
           version: 9
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         name: Setup pnpm cache
         with:
           path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
       APPLE_ID: "kamil@defguard.net"
       APPLE_TEAM_ID: "82GZ7KN29J"
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
       - name: Write release version
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "20"
+          node-version: "22"
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
           version: 9
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
         run: echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         name: Setup pnpm cache
         with:
           path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
       - create-release
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: "recursive"
       - name: Write release version
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=$env:VERSION" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "20"
+          node-version: "22"
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
           version: 9
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get pnpm store directory
         shell: bash
         run: echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         name: Setup pnpm cache
         with:
           path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 80fd06f8..f1655dc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -24,29 +24,24 @@ env:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, X64]
-    container: rust:1
+    container:
+      image: rust:1
+      options: --user root
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./src-tauri
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Debug
-        run: echo ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - name: Cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Install required packages
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libssl-dev libxdo-dev unzip
-      - name: Install protobuf compiler
-        run: |
-          PB_REL='https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases'
-          PB_VERSION='3.20.0' && curl -LO $PB_REL/download/v$PB_VERSION/protoc-$PB_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip
-          unzip protoc-$PB_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip bin/protoc include/google/* -d /usr/local
+          apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libssl-dev libxdo-dev unzip protobuf-compiler
       - name: Check format
         run: |
           rustup component add rustfmt
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index e5582a5a..72f0bb71 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -850,9 +850,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.5.44"
+version = "4.5.45"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1c1f056bae57e3e54c3375c41ff79619ddd13460a17d7438712bd0d83fda4ff8"
+checksum = "1fc0e74a703892159f5ae7d3aac52c8e6c392f5ae5f359c70b5881d60aaac318"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_derive"
-version = "4.5.41"
+version = "4.5.45"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef4f52386a59ca4c860f7393bcf8abd8dfd91ecccc0f774635ff68e92eeef491"
+checksum = "14cb31bb0a7d536caef2639baa7fad459e15c3144efefa6dbd1c84562c4739f6"
 dependencies = [
  "heck 0.5.0",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -4708,9 +4708,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
-version = "0.12.22"
+version = "0.12.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cbc931937e6ca3a06e3b6c0aa7841849b160a90351d6ab467a8b9b9959767531"
+checksum = "d429f34c8092b2d42c7c93cec323bb4adeb7c67698f70839adec842ec10c7ceb"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
@@ -5138,9 +5138,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-untagged"
-version = "0.1.7"
+version = "0.1.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "299d9c19d7d466db4ab10addd5703e4c615dec2a5a16dbbafe191045e87ee66e"
+checksum = "34836a629bcbc6f1afdf0907a744870039b1e14c0561cb26094fa683b158eff3"
 dependencies = [
  "erased-serde",
  "serde",
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/bin/defguard-client.rs b/src-tauri/src/bin/defguard-client.rs
index 67a57d79..f3d717cc 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/bin/defguard-client.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/bin/defguard-client.rs
@@ -306,10 +306,13 @@ fn main() {
             });
             debug!("Ctrl-C handler has been set up successfully");
         }
-        RunEvent::ExitRequested { api, .. } => {
+        RunEvent::ExitRequested { code, api, .. } => {
             debug!("Received exit request");
-            // Prevent shutdown on window close.
-            api.prevent_exit();
+            // `code` is `None` when the exit is requested by user interaction.
+            if code.is_none() {
+                // Prevent shutdown on window close.
+                api.prevent_exit();
+            }
         }
         // Handle shutdown.
         RunEvent::Exit => {
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
index fa7ac7b7..548a5f55 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/utils.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ use crate::{
     ConnectionType,
 };
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use crate::active_connections::find_connection;
+
 pub(crate) static DEFAULT_ROUTE_IPV4: &str = "0.0.0.0/0";
 pub(crate) static DEFAULT_ROUTE_IPV6: &str = "::/0";
 
@@ -927,11 +930,7 @@ async fn check_connection(
         }
     }
 
-    if appstate
-        .find_connection(id, connection_type)
-        .await
-        .is_some()
-    {
+    if find_connection(id, connection_type).await.is_some() {
         debug!("{connection_type} {name} has already a connected state, skipping synchronization");
         return Ok(());
     }