diff --git a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplayXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplayXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index e20fa83a4a..d5d2339fa3 100644
--- a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplayXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/PowerDisplayXAML/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -146,14 +146,7 @@ namespace PowerDisplay
 
         private void ShowError(string message)
         {
-            if (_viewModel != null)
-            {
-                _viewModel.StatusText = $"Error: {message}";
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Logger.LogError($"Error (ViewModel not yet initialized): {message}");
-            }
+            Logger.LogError($"Error: {message}");
         }
 
         private void OnWindowActivated(object sender, WindowActivatedEventArgs args)
@@ -398,10 +391,6 @@ namespace PowerDisplay
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Logger.LogError($"OnRefreshClick failed: {ex}");
-                if (_viewModel != null)
-                {
-                    _viewModel.StatusText = "Refresh failed";
-                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Monitors.cs b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Monitors.cs
index 9d64c8c575..d795a6be8c 100644
--- a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Monitors.cs
+++ b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Monitors.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
     {
         try
         {
-            StatusText = "Scanning monitors...";
             IsScanning = true;
 
             // Discover monitors
@@ -41,21 +40,11 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
 
                     // Start watching for display changes after initialization
                     StartDisplayWatching();
-
-                    if (monitors.Count > 0)
-                    {
-                        StatusText = $"Found {monitors.Count} monitors";
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        StatusText = "No controllable monitors found";
-                    }
                 }
                 catch (Exception lambdaEx)
                 {
                     Logger.LogError($"[InitializeAsync] UI update failed: {lambdaEx.Message}");
                     IsScanning = false;
-                    StatusText = $"UI update failed: {lambdaEx.Message}";
                 }
             });
         }
@@ -64,7 +53,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
             Logger.LogError($"[InitializeAsync] Monitor discovery failed: {ex.Message}");
             _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
             {
-                StatusText = $"Scan failed: {ex.Message}";
                 IsScanning = false;
             });
         }
@@ -79,7 +67,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
 
         try
         {
-            StatusText = "Refreshing monitor list...";
             IsScanning = true;
 
             var monitors = await _monitorManager.DiscoverMonitorsAsync(_cancellationTokenSource.Token);
@@ -88,14 +75,13 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
             {
                 UpdateMonitorList(monitors);
                 IsScanning = false;
-                StatusText = $"Found {monitors.Count} monitors";
             });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
+            Logger.LogError($"[RefreshMonitorsAsync] Refresh failed: {ex.Message}");
             _dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() =>
             {
-                StatusText = $"Refresh failed: {ex.Message}";
                 IsScanning = false;
             });
         }
@@ -190,13 +176,11 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
     {
         try
         {
-            StatusText = $"Setting all monitors brightness to {brightness}%...";
             await _monitorManager.SetAllBrightnessAsync(brightness, _cancellationTokenSource.Token);
-            StatusText = $"All monitors brightness set to {brightness}%";
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            StatusText = $"Failed to set brightness: {ex.Message}";
+            Logger.LogError($"[SetAllBrightnessAsync] Failed to set brightness: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Settings.cs b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Settings.cs
index 699193610d..8cc10a03a2 100644
--- a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Settings.cs
+++ b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.Settings.cs
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
         {
             // Set loading state to block UI interactions
             IsLoading = true;
-            StatusText = "Loading settings...";
 
             // Read current settings
             var settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettingsOrDefault<PowerDisplaySettings>("PowerDisplay");
@@ -395,8 +394,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
                     // Apply feature visibility settings using HardwareId
                     ApplyFeatureVisibility(monitorVm, settings);
                 }
-
-                StatusText = "Saved settings restored successfully";
             }
             else
             {
@@ -427,14 +424,12 @@ public partial class MainViewModel
                 }
 
                 // No need to flush - MonitorStateManager now saves directly!
-                StatusText = "Current monitor values saved to state file";
             }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Logger.LogError($"[ReloadMonitorSettingsAsync] Failed to reload settings: {ex.Message}");
             Logger.LogError($"[ReloadMonitorSettingsAsync] Stack trace: {ex.StackTrace}");
-            StatusText = $"Failed to process settings: {ex.Message}";
         }
         finally
         {
diff --git a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 224dfaf61f..34f16e9d78 100644
--- a/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/powerdisplay/PowerDisplay/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable
 
     private ObservableCollection<MonitorViewModel> _monitors;
     private ObservableCollection<PowerDisplayProfile> _profiles;
-    private string _statusText;
     private bool _isScanning;
     private bool _isInitialized;
     private bool _isLoading;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable
         _cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
         _monitors = new ObservableCollection<MonitorViewModel>();
         _profiles = new ObservableCollection<PowerDisplayProfile>();
-        _statusText = "Initializing...";
         _isScanning = true;
 
         // Initialize settings utils
@@ -107,16 +105,6 @@ public partial class MainViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged, IDisposable
 
     public bool HasProfiles => Profiles.Count > 0;
 
-    public string StatusText
-    {
-        get => _statusText;
-        set
-        {
-            _statusText = value;
-            OnPropertyChanged();
-        }
-    }
-
     public bool IsScanning
     {
         get => _isScanning;