diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index be070c8..5fea9b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+**/autostart.sh
 **/btop.log
 **/.netrwhist
 **/__pycache__
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
index a20be3d..fcb6f73 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-audio
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ set_input() {
 set_bt_profile() {
   bt_sink=$(pactl list cards | awk -F'"' '/device.name.*bluez/ {print $2}')
   [ -z "${bt_sink}" ] &&
-    { dunstify -u critical "🎧 no headphones connected"; exit; }
+    { notify-send -t 1000 "ﳌ no headphones connected"; exit; }
   profile_chosen=$(printf "profile mSBC\\nprofile LDAC\\n$div\\nback\\nexit" | dmenu -c -l 5 -i)
   case "$profile_chosen" in
     back) show_current ;;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ show_current() {
   chosen=$(printf "Output: $def_snk\\nInput:  $def_src" | dmenu -c -l 2)
   if [ "$1" = "no_switch" ]; then
     case "$chosen" in
-      *) dunstify -u critical "🔊 no device to switch" ;;
+      *) notify-send -t 1000 -t 1000 "婢 no device to switch" ;;
     esac
   else
     case "$chosen" in
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
index ca8d5e7..e67c970 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/dmenu-display
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ onescreen() {
 
 postrun() {
   feh --no-fehbg --bg-scale ~/.local/share/wallpaper.jpg
-  { killall dunst ; setsid -f dunst ;} >/dev/null 2>&1 # Restart dunst to ensure proper location on screen
-  #kill -46 $(pidof dwmblocks)
 }
 
 # Get all possible displays
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ screens=$(echo "$allposs" | awk '/ connected/ {print $1}')
 
 # If there's only one screen
 [ "$(echo "$screens" | wc -l)" -lt 2 ] &&
-  { onescreen "$screens" "native"; postrun; dunstify -u critical "💻 no device to switch";  exit ;}
+  { onescreen "$screens" "native"; postrun; notify-send -t 1000 '  no device to switch';  exit ;}
 
 # Get user choice including both and manual selection:
 chosen=$(printf -- "%s\\nmulti" "$screens" | dmenu -c -l 5 -i -p "select output") &&
diff --git a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
index 4180496..6d7e5be 100755
--- a/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
+++ b/_desktop/_scripts/sb-volume
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+icon='\uf028'
 if [ $1 ]; then
   case $1 in
     inc) pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%;;
     dec) pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%;;
   esac
   volume=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | head -n 1 | awk -F' / *' '{print $2}')
-  dunstify -h int:value:$volume -r 20 -t 800 "volume: $volume"
+  notify-send -t 1000 "  volume: $volume"
 else
   mic=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F' / ' '{print $2}' | tr -d '%')
   [ $(pactl get-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F': ' '{print $2}') = yes ] || [ "$mic" -eq 0 ] && micmute="<span foreground='#ffffff' background='#770000'>  \uf131  </span> " || micmute=""
diff --git a/_desktop/qtile/config.py b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
index cddc264..1cbace8 100644
--- a/_desktop/qtile/config.py
+++ b/_desktop/qtile/config.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import psutil
 import subprocess
 from libqtile import bar, extension, hook, layout, widget
@@ -5,6 +6,11 @@ from libqtile.config import Click, Drag, DropDown, Group, Key, Match, ScratchPad
 from libqtile.dgroups import simple_key_binder
 from libqtile.lazy import lazy
 
+@hook.subscribe.startup_once
+def autostart():
+    home = os.path.expanduser('~/.config/qtile/autostart.sh')
+    subprocess.Popen([home])
+
 groups = [
     Group("1", label="\uf292"),
     Group("2", label="\uf738", matches=[Match(wm_class=["firefox"])]),
@@ -122,6 +128,11 @@ screens = [
                     record_history=False,
                 ),
                 widget.Spacer(),
+                widget.Notify(
+                    default_timeout=5,
+                    background="#e8b923",
+                    foreground="#000000",
+                ),
                 widget.GenPollText(
                     update_interval=1,
                     func=lambda: subprocess.check_output("sb-mail").decode(),