diff --git a/src/components/screens/Launch/GeneralTab/BackendSelector.tsx b/src/components/screens/Launch/GeneralTab/BackendSelector.tsx
index 2334500..8172f68 100644
--- a/src/components/screens/Launch/GeneralTab/BackendSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/screens/Launch/GeneralTab/BackendSelector.tsx
@@ -40,34 +40,19 @@ export const BackendSelector = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     const loadBackends = async () => {
       try {
-        const [currentBinaryInfo, cpuCapabilitiesResult, gpuCapabilities] =
-          await Promise.all([
-            window.electronAPI.kobold.getCurrentBinaryInfo(),
-            window.electronAPI.kobold.detectCPU(),
-            window.electronAPI.kobold.detectGPUCapabilities(),
-          ]);
+        const [cpuCapabilitiesResult, backends] = await Promise.all([
+          window.electronAPI.kobold.detectCPU(),
+          window.electronAPI.kobold.getAvailableBackends(),
+        ]);
 
         setCpuCapabilities({
           avx: cpuCapabilitiesResult.avx,
           avx2: cpuCapabilitiesResult.avx2,
         });
 
-        let backends: Array<{
-          value: string;
-          label: string;
-          devices?: string[];
-        }> = [];
-
-        if (currentBinaryInfo?.path) {
-          backends = await window.electronAPI.kobold.getAvailableBackends(
-            currentBinaryInfo.path,
-            gpuCapabilities
-          );
-
-          const cpuBackend = backends.find((b) => b.value === 'cpu');
-          if (cpuBackend) {
-            cpuBackend.devices = cpuCapabilitiesResult.devices;
-          }
+        const cpuBackend = backends.find((b) => b.value === 'cpu');
+        if (cpuBackend) {
+          cpuBackend.devices = cpuCapabilitiesResult.devices;
         }
 
         setAvailableBackends(backends);
@@ -231,7 +216,7 @@ export const BackendSelector = ({
               step={1}
               size="sm"
               w={80}
-              disabled={autoGpuLayers}
+              disabled={autoGpuLayers || backend === 'cpu'}
             />
             <Group gap="xs" align="center">
               <Checkbox
@@ -241,6 +226,7 @@ export const BackendSelector = ({
                   handleAutoGpuLayersChange(event.currentTarget.checked)
                 }
                 size="sm"
+                disabled={backend === 'cpu'}
               />
               <InfoTooltip label="Automatically try to allocate the GPU layers based on available VRAM." />
             </Group>
diff --git a/src/components/screens/Launch/index.tsx b/src/components/screens/Launch/index.tsx
index 28c3043..bcae641 100644
--- a/src/components/screens/Launch/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/screens/Launch/index.tsx
@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ export const LaunchScreen = ({
 
   const setHappyDefaults = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
-      const backends = await window.electronAPI.kobold.getAvailableBackends(
-        (await window.electronAPI.kobold.getCurrentBinaryInfo())?.path || '',
-        await window.electronAPI.kobold.detectGPUCapabilities()
-      );
+      const backends = await window.electronAPI.kobold.getAvailableBackends();
 
       if (!backend && backends.length > 0) {
         handleBackendChange(backends[0].value);
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index ac3e918..e5350d7 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class FriendlyKoboldApp {
     this.windowManager = new WindowManager();
     this.githubService = new GitHubService(this.logManager);
     this.hardwareService = new HardwareService();
-    this.binaryService = new BinaryService(this.logManager);
 
     this.koboldManager = new KoboldCppManager(
       this.configManager,
@@ -44,6 +43,12 @@ class FriendlyKoboldApp {
       this.logManager
     );
 
+    this.binaryService = new BinaryService(
+      this.logManager,
+      this.koboldManager,
+      this.hardwareService
+    );
+
     this.ipcHandlers = new IPCHandlers(
       this.koboldManager,
       this.configManager,
diff --git a/src/main/services/BinaryService.ts b/src/main/services/BinaryService.ts
index cd27af6..10aba70 100644
--- a/src/main/services/BinaryService.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/BinaryService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
 import { join, dirname } from 'path';
 import { LogManager } from '@/main/managers/LogManager';
+import type { KoboldCppManager } from '@/main/managers/KoboldCppManager';
+import type { HardwareService } from '@/main/services/HardwareService';
 
 export interface BackendSupport {
   rocm: boolean;
@@ -18,9 +20,17 @@ export class BinaryService {
     Array<{ value: string; label: string; devices?: string[] }>
   >();
   private logManager: LogManager;
+  private koboldManager: KoboldCppManager;
+  private hardwareService: HardwareService;
 
-  constructor(logManager: LogManager) {
+  constructor(
+    logManager: LogManager,
+    koboldManager: KoboldCppManager,
+    hardwareService: HardwareService
+  ) {
     this.logManager = logManager;
+    this.koboldManager = koboldManager;
+    this.hardwareService = hardwareService;
   }
 
   detectBackendSupport(koboldBinaryPath: string): BackendSupport {
@@ -46,7 +56,18 @@ export class BinaryService {
 
       const hasKoboldCppLib = (name: string) => {
         const filename = `${name}${libExtension}`;
-        return existsSync(join(internalDir, filename));
+
+        if (platform === 'win32') {
+          return (
+            existsSync(join(binaryDir, filename)) ||
+            existsSync(join(internalDir, filename))
+          );
+        } else {
+          return (
+            existsSync(join(internalDir, filename)) ||
+            existsSync(join(binaryDir, filename))
+          );
+        }
       };
 
       support.rocm = hasKoboldCppLib('koboldcpp_hipblas');
@@ -66,67 +87,78 @@ export class BinaryService {
     return support;
   }
 
-  getAvailableBackends(
-    koboldBinaryPath: string,
-    hardwareCapabilities?: {
-      cuda: { supported: boolean; devices: string[] };
-      rocm: { supported: boolean; devices: string[] };
-      vulkan: { supported: boolean; devices: string[] };
-      clblast: { supported: boolean; devices: string[] };
-    }
-  ): Array<{ value: string; label: string; devices?: string[] }> {
-    const cacheKey = `${koboldBinaryPath}:${JSON.stringify(hardwareCapabilities)}`;
+  async getAvailableBackends(): Promise<
+    Array<{ value: string; label: string; devices?: string[] }>
+  > {
+    try {
+      const [currentBinaryInfo, hardwareCapabilities] = await Promise.all([
+        this.koboldManager.getCurrentBinaryInfo(),
+        this.hardwareService.detectGPUCapabilities(),
+      ]);
 
-    if (this.availableBackendsCache.has(cacheKey)) {
-      return this.availableBackendsCache.get(cacheKey)!;
-    }
+      if (!currentBinaryInfo?.path) {
+        return [{ value: 'cpu', label: 'CPU' }];
+      }
 
-    const backendSupport = this.detectBackendSupport(koboldBinaryPath);
-    const backends: Array<{
-      value: string;
-      label: string;
-      devices?: string[];
-    }> = [];
+      const cacheKey = `${currentBinaryInfo.path}:${JSON.stringify(hardwareCapabilities)}`;
+
+      if (this.availableBackendsCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+        return this.availableBackendsCache.get(cacheKey)!;
+      }
+
+      const backendSupport = this.detectBackendSupport(currentBinaryInfo.path);
+      const backends: Array<{
+        value: string;
+        label: string;
+        devices?: string[];
+      }> = [];
+
+      if (backendSupport.cuda && hardwareCapabilities.cuda.supported) {
+        backends.push({
+          value: 'cuda',
+          label: 'CUDA',
+          devices: hardwareCapabilities.cuda.devices,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (backendSupport.rocm && hardwareCapabilities.rocm.supported) {
+        backends.push({
+          value: 'rocm',
+          label: 'ROCm',
+          devices: hardwareCapabilities.rocm.devices,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (backendSupport.vulkan && hardwareCapabilities.vulkan.supported) {
+        backends.push({
+          value: 'vulkan',
+          label: 'Vulkan',
+          devices: hardwareCapabilities.vulkan.devices,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (backendSupport.clblast && hardwareCapabilities.clblast.supported) {
+        backends.push({
+          value: 'clblast',
+          label: 'CLBlast',
+          devices: hardwareCapabilities.clblast.devices,
+        });
+      }
 
-    if (backendSupport.cuda && hardwareCapabilities?.cuda.supported) {
       backends.push({
-        value: 'cuda',
-        label: 'CUDA',
-        devices: hardwareCapabilities.cuda.devices,
+        value: 'cpu',
+        label: 'CPU',
       });
+
+      this.availableBackendsCache.set(cacheKey, backends);
+      return backends;
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logManager.logError(
+        'Failed to get available backends:',
+        error as Error
+      );
+      return [{ value: 'cpu', label: 'CPU' }];
     }
-
-    if (backendSupport.rocm && hardwareCapabilities?.rocm.supported) {
-      backends.push({
-        value: 'rocm',
-        label: 'ROCm',
-        devices: hardwareCapabilities.rocm.devices,
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (backendSupport.vulkan && hardwareCapabilities?.vulkan.supported) {
-      backends.push({
-        value: 'vulkan',
-        label: 'Vulkan',
-        devices: hardwareCapabilities.vulkan.devices,
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (backendSupport.clblast && hardwareCapabilities?.clblast.supported) {
-      backends.push({
-        value: 'clblast',
-        label: 'CLBlast',
-        devices: hardwareCapabilities.clblast.devices,
-      });
-    }
-
-    backends.push({
-      value: 'cpu',
-      label: 'CPU',
-    });
-
-    this.availableBackendsCache.set(cacheKey, backends);
-    return backends;
   }
 
   clearCache(): void {
diff --git a/src/main/services/HardwareService.ts b/src/main/services/HardwareService.ts
index 6bf0ee8..4ce034b 100644
--- a/src/main/services/HardwareService.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/HardwareService.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export class HardwareService {
     ]);
 
     this.gpuCapabilitiesCache = { cuda, rocm, vulkan, clblast };
+
     return this.gpuCapabilitiesCache;
   }
 
@@ -303,10 +304,14 @@ export class HardwareService {
             const lines = output.split('\n');
 
             for (const line of lines) {
-              if (line.includes('deviceName')) {
-                const name = line.split('=')[1]?.trim();
-                if (name) {
-                  devices.push(shortenDeviceName(name));
+              // Handle both formats: "deviceName = AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE" and other potential formats
+              if (line.includes('deviceName') && line.includes('=')) {
+                const parts = line.split('=');
+                if (parts.length >= 2) {
+                  const name = parts[1]?.trim();
+                  if (name) {
+                    devices.push(shortenDeviceName(name));
+                  }
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -343,29 +348,23 @@ export class HardwareService {
     const lines = output.split('\n');
 
     let currentPlatform = '';
-    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-      const line = lines[i];
 
-      // Extract platform name
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      const line = lines[i].trim();
+
+      // Extract platform name - this appears early in the output
       if (line.includes('Platform Name:')) {
         currentPlatform = line.split('Platform Name:')[1]?.trim() || '';
         continue;
       }
 
-      // Extract device names for GPU devices
-      if (line.includes('Device Name:')) {
-        const deviceName = line.split('Device Name:')[1]?.trim();
-        if (deviceName) {
-          // Look ahead to check if this is a GPU device
-          for (let j = i + 1; j < Math.min(i + 10, lines.length); j++) {
-            if (lines[j].includes('Device Type:') && lines[j].includes('GPU')) {
-              const deviceLabel = currentPlatform
-                ? `${shortenDeviceName(deviceName)} (${currentPlatform})`
-                : shortenDeviceName(deviceName);
-              devices.push(deviceLabel);
-              break;
-            }
-          }
+      // When we find a GPU device type, look for device name
+      if (line.includes('Device Type:') && line.includes('GPU')) {
+        const deviceName = this.findDeviceNameInClInfo(lines, i);
+
+        if (deviceName && currentPlatform) {
+          const deviceLabel = `${shortenDeviceName(deviceName)} (${currentPlatform})`;
+          devices.push(deviceLabel);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -373,6 +372,34 @@ export class HardwareService {
     return devices;
   }
 
+  private findDeviceNameInClInfo(lines: string[], startIndex: number): string {
+    // Look for Board name first (appears closer to Device Type and is more descriptive)
+    for (
+      let j = startIndex + 1;
+      j < Math.min(startIndex + 50, lines.length);
+      j++
+    ) {
+      const nextLine = lines[j].trim();
+      if (nextLine.includes('Board name:')) {
+        return nextLine.split('Board name:')[1]?.trim() || '';
+      }
+    }
+
+    // If no Board name found, look for Name: field (appears much later)
+    for (
+      let j = startIndex + 1;
+      j < Math.min(startIndex + 100, lines.length);
+      j++
+    ) {
+      const nextLine = lines[j].trim();
+      if (nextLine.startsWith('Name:')) {
+        return nextLine.split('Name:')[1]?.trim() || '';
+      }
+    }
+
+    return '';
+  }
+
   private async detectCLBlast(): Promise<{
     supported: boolean;
     devices: string[];
diff --git a/src/main/utils/IPCHandlers.ts b/src/main/utils/IPCHandlers.ts
index 7c4c45a..91d6213 100644
--- a/src/main/utils/IPCHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils/IPCHandlers.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { LogManager } from '@/main/managers/LogManager';
 import { GitHubService } from '@/main/services/GitHubService';
 import { HardwareService } from '@/main/services/HardwareService';
 import { BinaryService } from '@/main/services/BinaryService';
-import type { GPUCapabilities } from '@/types/hardware';
 
 export class IPCHandlers {
   private koboldManager: KoboldCppManager;
@@ -125,13 +124,8 @@ export class IPCHandlers {
       this.binaryService.detectBackendSupport(binaryPath)
     );
 
-    ipcMain.handle(
-      'kobold:getAvailableBackends',
-      (_, binaryPath: string, hardwareCapabilities: GPUCapabilities) =>
-        this.binaryService.getAvailableBackends(
-          binaryPath,
-          hardwareCapabilities
-        )
+    ipcMain.handle('kobold:getAvailableBackends', () =>
+      this.binaryService.getAvailableBackends()
     );
 
     ipcMain.handle('kobold:getPlatform', () => ({
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 2b1452f..9c21655 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import type {
   LogsAPI,
   UpdateInfo,
 } from '@/types/electron';
-import type { GPUCapabilities } from '@/types/hardware';
 
 const koboldAPI: KoboldAPI = {
   getInstalledVersion: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:getInstalledVersion'),
@@ -32,15 +31,7 @@ const koboldAPI: KoboldAPI = {
     ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:detectAllCapabilities'),
   detectBackendSupport: (binaryPath: string) =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:detectBackendSupport', binaryPath),
-  getAvailableBackends: (
-    binaryPath: string,
-    hardwareCapabilities: GPUCapabilities
-  ) =>
-    ipcRenderer.invoke(
-      'kobold:getAvailableBackends',
-      binaryPath,
-      hardwareCapabilities
-    ),
+  getAvailableBackends: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:getAvailableBackends'),
   getCurrentInstallDir: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:getCurrentInstallDir'),
   selectInstallDirectory: () =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('kobold:selectInstallDirectory'),
diff --git a/src/types/electron.d.ts b/src/types/electron.d.ts
index 43fbb8d..192381d 100644
--- a/src/types/electron.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/electron.d.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ export interface KoboldAPI {
     failsafe: boolean;
     cuda: boolean;
   }>;
-  getAvailableBackends: (
-    binaryPath: string,
-    hardwareCapabilities: GPUCapabilities
-  ) => Promise<Array<{ value: string; label: string; devices?: string[] }>>;
+  getAvailableBackends: () => Promise<
+    Array<{ value: string; label: string; devices?: string[] }>
+  >;
   getCurrentInstallDir: () => Promise<string>;
   selectInstallDirectory: () => Promise<string | null>;
   downloadRelease: (