diff --git a/src/Lively/Lively.Common.Factories/ApplicationsFactory.cs b/src/Lively/Lively.Common.Factories/ApplicationsFactory.cs
index 94a2b5c3..05916716 100644
--- a/src/Lively/Lively.Common.Factories/ApplicationsFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Lively/Lively.Common.Factories/ApplicationsFactory.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using Lively.Models;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
@@ -18,29 +19,37 @@ public class ApplicationsFactory : IApplicationsFactory
 
         public ApplicationModel CreateApp(Process process)
         {
-            var model = new ApplicationModel
-            {
-                AppName = process.ProcessName
-            };
-
+            var model = new ApplicationModel();
             try
             {
+                //Can throw exception
+                model.AppName = process.ProcessName;
+                //Workaround: x86 apps cannot access Process.MainModule of x64 apps
                 int capacity = 1024;
                 var sb = new StringBuilder(capacity);
-                //Workaround: x86 apps cannot access Process.MainModule of x64 apps
-                NativeMethods.QueryFullProcessImageName(process.Handle, 0, sb, ref capacity);
+                if (!NativeMethods.QueryFullProcessImageName(process.Handle, 0, sb, ref capacity))
+                    throw new Win32Exception();
+
                 model.AppPath = sb.ToString(0, capacity);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                //Failed to retrieve process information.
+                return null;
+            }
 
+            try
+            {
                 Directory.CreateDirectory(cacheDir);
                 var iconPath = Path.Combine(cacheDir, model.AppName);
                 if (!File.Exists(iconPath))
                 {
-                    //temp cache
+                    //Temp cache
                     Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(model.AppPath).ToBitmap().Save(iconPath);
                 }
                 model.AppIcon = iconPath;
             }
-            catch { }
+            catch { /* Model is still useful without Icon */ }
 
             return model;
         }
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ public ApplicationModel CreateApp(string path)
                 }
                 model.AppIcon = iconPath;
             }
-            catch { }
+            catch { /* Model is still useful without Icon */ }
 
             return model;
         }
diff --git a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/Services/DialogService.cs b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/Services/DialogService.cs
index c9e750f8..fe40f36a 100644
--- a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/Services/DialogService.cs
+++ b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/Services/DialogService.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Lively.UI.WinUI.Views.Pages;
 using Lively.UI.WinUI.Views.Pages.ControlPanel;
 using Lively.UI.WinUI.Views.Pages.Gallery;
+using Lively.UI.WinUI.Views.Pages.Settings;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public async Task<DisplayMonitor> ShowDisplayChooseDialogAsync()
         public async Task<ApplicationModel> ShowApplicationPickerDialogAsync()
         {
             var vm = App.Services.GetRequiredService<FindMoreAppsViewModel>();
-            var result = await ShowDialogAsync(new Views.Pages.Settings.FindMoreAppsView() { DataContext = vm },
+            var result = await ShowDialogAsync(new FindMoreAppsView() { DataContext = vm },
                                           i18n.GetString("TitleChooseApplication/Text"),
                                           i18n.GetString("TextAdd"),
                                           i18n.GetString("Cancel/Content"));
diff --git a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/FindMoreAppsViewModel.cs b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/FindMoreAppsViewModel.cs
index 955d8c31..5d7f74a4 100644
--- a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/FindMoreAppsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/FindMoreAppsViewModel.cs
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ namespace Lively.UI.WinUI.ViewModels
     public partial class FindMoreAppsViewModel : ObservableObject
     {
         private readonly IApplicationsFactory appFactory;
-        private readonly string[] excludedClasses = new string[]
-        {
+        private readonly string[] excludedClasses =
+        [
             //uwp apps
             "ApplicationFrameWindow",
             //startmeu, taskview (win10), action center etc
             "Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow",
-        };
+        ];
 
         [ObservableProperty]
-        private ObservableCollection<ApplicationModel> applications = new();
+        private ObservableCollection<ApplicationModel> applications = [];
+
         [ObservableProperty]
         private AdvancedCollectionView applicationsFiltered;
+
         [ObservableProperty]
         private ApplicationModel selectedItem;
 
@@ -48,7 +50,9 @@ public FindMoreAppsViewModel(IApplicationsFactory appFactory)
                 foreach (var item in Process.GetProcesses()
                     .Where(x => x.MainWindowHandle != IntPtr.Zero && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.MainWindowTitle) && !IsExcluded(x.MainWindowHandle)))
                 {
-                    Applications.Add(appFactory.CreateApp(item));
+                    var app = appFactory.CreateApp(item);
+                    if (app is not null)
+                        Applications.Add(app);
                 }
             }
             SelectedItem = Applications.FirstOrDefault();
@@ -65,9 +69,12 @@ private async Task BrowseApp()
             var file = await filePicker.PickSingleFileAsync();
             if (file != null)
             {
-                var item = appFactory.CreateApp(file.Path);
-                Applications.Add(item);
-                SelectedItem = item;
+                var app = appFactory.CreateApp(file.Path);
+                if (app is not null)
+                {
+                    Applications.Add(app);
+                    SelectedItem = app;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index b7515f7d..50564869 100644
--- a/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Lively/Lively.UI.WinUI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -357,24 +357,20 @@ public ApplicationRulesModel SelectedAppRuleItem
         private async Task AppRuleAddProgram()
         {
             var result = await dialogService.ShowApplicationPickerDialogAsync();
-            if (result != null)
+            if (result is null)
+                return;
+
+            try
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    var rule = appRuleFactory.CreateAppRule(result.AppPath, AppRulesEnum.pause);
-                    if (AppRules.Any(x => x.AppName.Equals(rule.AppName, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
-                    {
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    userSettings.AppRules.Add(rule);
-                    AppRules.Add(rule);
-                    UpdateAppRulesConfigFile();
-                }
-                catch (Exception)
-                {
-                    //TODO
-                }
+                var rule = appRuleFactory.CreateAppRule(result.AppPath, AppRulesEnum.pause);
+                if (AppRules.Any(x => x.AppName.Equals(rule.AppName, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+                    return;
+
+                userSettings.AppRules.Add(rule);
+                AppRules.Add(rule);
+                UpdateAppRulesConfigFile();
             }
+            catch { /* Failed to parse program information, ignore. */ }
         }
 
         private void AppRuleRemoveProgram()