diff --git a/ScreenPlay/app.cpp b/ScreenPlay/app.cpp
index 4b5d8438..791cb5d0 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/app.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/app.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ App::App()
     }
 
     m_create = make_unique<Create>(m_globalVariables);
-    m_screenPlayManager = make_unique<ScreenPlayManager>(m_globalVariables, m_monitorListModel, m_sdkConnector, m_telemetry);
+    m_screenPlayManager = make_unique<ScreenPlayManager>(m_globalVariables, m_monitorListModel, m_sdkConnector, m_telemetry, m_settings);
     QObject::connect(m_sdkConnector.get(), &SDKConnector::requestDecreaseWidgetCount, m_screenPlayManager.get(), &ScreenPlayManager::decreaseActiveWidgetsCounter);
 
     // When the installed storage path changed
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/qml/Settings/Settings.qml b/ScreenPlay/qml/Settings/Settings.qml
index af90f701..e830c02b 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/qml/Settings/Settings.qml
+++ b/ScreenPlay/qml/Settings/Settings.qml
@@ -267,15 +267,14 @@ Item {
                         spacing: 10
 
                         SettingBool {
-                            headline: qsTr("Pause wallpaper while ingame")
-                            available: false
-                            description: qsTr("To maximise your framerates ingame, you can enable this setting to pause all active wallpapers!")
-                            isChecked: ScreenPlay.settings.pauseWallpaperWhenIngame
+                            headline: qsTr("Pause wallpaper while another app is in the foreground")
+                            description: qsTr("We disable the video rendering (not the audio!) for the best performance. If you have problem you can disable this behaviour here. Wallpaper restart required!")
+                            isChecked: ScreenPlay.settings.checkWallpaperVisible
                             onCheckboxChanged: {
-                                ScreenPlay.settings.setPauseWallpaperWhenIngame(
+                                ScreenPlay.settings.setCheckWallpaperVisible(
                                             checked)
                                 ScreenPlay.settings.writeSingleSettingConfig(
-                                            "setPauseWallpaperWhenIngame",
+                                            "checkWallpaperVisible",
                                             checked)
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
index 80d228a7..d9ba9c4b 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ ScreenPlayManager::ScreenPlayManager(
     const shared_ptr<MonitorListModel>& mlm,
     const shared_ptr<SDKConnector>& sdkc,
     const shared_ptr<GAnalytics>& telemetry,
+    const shared_ptr<Settings>& settings,
     QObject* parent)
     : QObject { parent }
     , m_globalVariables { globalVariables }
     , m_monitorListModel { mlm }
     , m_sdkconnector { sdkc }
     , m_telemetry { telemetry }
+    , m_settings { settings }
 {
     loadWallpaperProfiles();
 }
@@ -59,44 +61,17 @@ void ScreenPlayManager::createWallpaper(
         monitors.append(index);
     }
 
-    QJsonObject settings;
-
     std::shared_ptr<ScreenPlayWallpaper> wallpaper;
-
-    if (type == "videoWallpaper") {
-        wallpaper = make_shared<ScreenPlayWallpaper>(
-            monitorIndex,
-            m_globalVariables,
-            Util::generateRandomString(),
-            path,
-            previewImage,
-            volume,
-            fillMode,
-            type);
-
-        settings.insert("monitors", monitors);
-        settings.insert("type", type);
-        settings.insert("volume", static_cast<double>(volume));
-        settings.insert("isLooping", true);
-        settings.insert("fillMode", fillMode);
-        settings.insert("previewImage", previewImage);
-        settings.insert("absolutePath", path);
-
-    } else if (type == "qmlWallpaper" || type == "htmlWallpaper") {
-        wallpaper = make_shared<ScreenPlayWallpaper>(
-            monitorIndex,
-            m_globalVariables,
-            Util::generateRandomString(),
-            path,
-            previewImage,
-            type,
-            settings);
-
-        settings.insert("monitors", monitors);
-        settings.insert("type", type);
-        settings.insert("previewImage", previewImage);
-        settings.insert("absolutePath", path);
-    }
+    wallpaper = make_shared<ScreenPlayWallpaper>(
+        monitorIndex,
+        m_globalVariables,
+        Util::generateRandomString(),
+        path,
+        previewImage,
+        volume,
+        fillMode,
+        type,
+        m_settings->checkWallpaperVisible());
 
     // Only support remove wallpaper that spans over 1 monitor
     if (monitorIndex.length() == 1) {
@@ -113,11 +88,20 @@ void ScreenPlayManager::createWallpaper(
 
     m_screenPlayWallpapers.append(wallpaper);
     m_monitorListModel->setWallpaperActiveMonitor(wallpaper, monitorIndex);
+    increaseActiveWallpaperCounter();
+
+    if (saveToProfilesConfigFile && type == "videoWallpaper") {
+        QJsonObject settings;
+        settings.insert("monitors", monitors);
+        settings.insert("type", type);
+        settings.insert("volume", static_cast<double>(volume));
+        settings.insert("isLooping", true);
+        settings.insert("fillMode", fillMode);
+        settings.insert("previewImage", previewImage);
+        settings.insert("absolutePath", path);
 
-    if (saveToProfilesConfigFile) {
         saveWallpaperProfile("default", settings);
     }
-    increaseActiveWallpaperCounter();
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -379,12 +363,6 @@ void ScreenPlayManager::loadWallpaperProfiles()
                 monitors.append(value);
             }
 
-            bool parsing = true;
-            bool isLooping = wallpaperObj.value("isLooping").toBool(parsing);
-
-            if (!parsing)
-                continue;
-
             float volume = static_cast<float>(wallpaperObj.value("volume").toDouble(-1.0));
 
             if (volume == -1.0F)
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.h b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.h
index 89b30949..dd117a91 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.h
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "screenplaywallpaper.h"
 #include "screenplaywidget.h"
 #include "sdkconnector.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <memory>
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ public:
         const shared_ptr<MonitorListModel>& mlm,
         const shared_ptr<SDKConnector>& sdkc,
         const shared_ptr<GAnalytics>& telemetry,
+        const shared_ptr<Settings>& settings,
         QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
     int activeWallpaperCounter() const
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ private:
     const shared_ptr<MonitorListModel>& m_monitorListModel;
     const shared_ptr<SDKConnector>& m_sdkconnector;
     const shared_ptr<GAnalytics>& m_telemetry;
+    const shared_ptr<Settings>& m_settings;
 
     QVector<shared_ptr<ScreenPlayWallpaper>> m_screenPlayWallpapers;
     QVector<shared_ptr<ScreenPlayWidget>> m_screenPlayWidgets;
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
index 150c46d9..0116a2bb 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "screenplaywallpaper.h"
 
-
 namespace ScreenPlay {
 
 /*!
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ ScreenPlayWallpaper::ScreenPlayWallpaper(
     const float volume,
     const QString& fillMode,
     const QString& type,
+    const bool checkWallpaperVisible,
     QObject* parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_projectSettingsListModel { make_shared<ProjectSettingsListModel>(absolutePath + "/project.json") }
@@ -57,62 +57,8 @@ ScreenPlayWallpaper::ScreenPlayWallpaper(
         QString { "appID=" + m_appID },
         QString::number(static_cast<double>(volume)),
         fillMode,
-        type
-    };
-
-    qDebug() << "Creating ScreenPlayWallpaper " << proArgs;
-
-    m_process.setArguments(proArgs);
-    m_process.setProgram(m_globalVariables->wallpaperExecutablePath().toString());
-    m_process.startDetached();
-}
-
-/*!
-    Constructor for scene Wallpaper with multile json settings.
-*/
-ScreenPlayWallpaper::ScreenPlayWallpaper(
-    const QVector<int>& screenNumber,
-    const shared_ptr<GlobalVariables>& globalVariables,
-    const QString& appID,
-    const QString& absolutePath,
-    const QString& previewImage,
-    const QString& type,
-    const QJsonObject& profileJsonObject,
-    QObject* parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
-    , m_projectSettingsListModel { make_shared<ProjectSettingsListModel>(absolutePath + "/project.json") }
-    , m_globalVariables { globalVariables }
-    , m_screenNumber { screenNumber }
-    , m_previewImage { QString { absolutePath + "/" + previewImage } }
-    , m_type { type }
-    , m_appID { appID }
-    , m_absolutePath { absolutePath }
-    , m_profileJsonObject { profileJsonObject }
-{
-    QObject::connect(&m_process, QOverload<int, QProcess::ExitStatus>::of(&QProcess::finished), this, &ScreenPlayWallpaper::processExit);
-    QObject::connect(&m_process, &QProcess::errorOccurred, this, &ScreenPlayWallpaper::processError);
-
-    QString tmpScreenNumber;
-    if (m_screenNumber.length() > 1) {
-        for (const int number : m_screenNumber) {
-            // IMPORTANT: NO TRAILING COMMA!
-            if (number == m_screenNumber.back()) {
-                tmpScreenNumber += QString::number(number);
-            } else {
-                tmpScreenNumber += QString::number(number) + ",";
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        tmpScreenNumber = QString::number(m_screenNumber.first());
-    }
-
-    const QStringList proArgs {
-        tmpScreenNumber,
-        m_absolutePath,
-        QString { "appID=" + m_appID },
-        QString::number(static_cast<double>(1)),
-        "fill",
-        type
+        type,
+        QString::number(checkWallpaperVisible)
     };
 
     qDebug() << "Creating ScreenPlayWallpaper " << proArgs;
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
index fe3edc05..748aade2 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ class ScreenPlayWallpaper : public QObject {
     Q_PROPERTY(QJsonObject profileJsonObject READ profileJsonObject WRITE setProfileJsonObject NOTIFY profileJsonObjectChanged)
 
 public:
-    explicit ScreenPlayWallpaper(
-        const QVector<int>& screenNumber,
+    explicit ScreenPlayWallpaper(const QVector<int>& screenNumber,
         const shared_ptr<GlobalVariables>& globalVariables,
         const QString& appID,
         const QString& absolutePath,
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ public:
         const float volume,
         const QString& fillMode,
         const QString& type,
+        const bool checkWallpaperVisible,
         QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
     explicit ScreenPlayWallpaper(
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/settings.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/settings.cpp
index 35638e85..bec7049f 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/settings.cpp
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ Settings::Settings(const shared_ptr<GlobalVariables>& globalVariables,
             }
 
         } else {
-            if(!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("workshop")){
+            if (!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("workshop")) {
                 qDebug() << "Error! No workshop folder found in path: " << steamWorkshopContentPath.absolutePath();
             }
-            if(!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("content")){
+            if (!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("content")) {
                 qDebug() << "Error! No content folder found in path: " << steamWorkshopContentPath.absolutePath();
             }
-            if(!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("672870")){
+            if (!steamWorkshopContentPath.cd("672870")) {
                 qDebug() << "Error! No 672870 folder found in path: " << steamWorkshopContentPath.absolutePath();
             }
             qDebug() << "Setup installed content path at" << steamWorkshopContentPath.absolutePath();
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ Settings::Settings(const shared_ptr<GlobalVariables>& globalVariables,
         m_qSettings.sync();
     }
 
+    m_checkWallpaperVisible = configObj.value().value("checkWallpaperVisible").toBool();
     m_autostart = configObj.value().value("autostart").toBool();
     m_highPriorityStart = configObj.value().value("highPriorityStart").toBool();
     m_anonymousTelemetry = configObj.value().value("anonymousTelemetry").toBool();
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/settings.h b/ScreenPlay/src/settings.h
index 3854aae5..e53c4d3c 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/settings.h
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/settings.h
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@
 #include <QtConcurrent/QtConcurrent>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
-
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 
 #include "globalvariables.h"
-#include "util.h"
 #include "nlohmann/json.hpp"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #include <qt_windows.h>
@@ -47,13 +46,14 @@ class Settings : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QVersionNumber version READ version)
+
     Q_PROPERTY(bool anonymousTelemetry READ anonymousTelemetry WRITE setAnonymousTelemetry NOTIFY anonymousTelemetryChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool silentStart READ silentStart WRITE setSilentStart NOTIFY silentStartChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool autostart READ autostart WRITE setAutostart NOTIFY autostartChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool highPriorityStart READ highPriorityStart WRITE setHighPriorityStart NOTIFY highPriorityStartChanged)
-
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool pauseWallpaperWhenIngame READ pauseWallpaperWhenIngame WRITE setPauseWallpaperWhenIngame NOTIFY pauseWallpaperWhenIngameChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool checkWallpaperVisible READ checkWallpaperVisible WRITE setCheckWallpaperVisible NOTIFY checkWallpaperVisibleChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool offlineMode READ offlineMode WRITE setOfflineMode NOTIFY offlineModeChanged)
+
     Q_PROPERTY(QString decoder READ decoder WRITE setDecoder NOTIFY decoderChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString gitBuildHash READ gitBuildHash WRITE setGitBuildHash NOTIFY gitBuildHashChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString language READ language WRITE setLanguage NOTIFY languageChanged)
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ public:
         return m_version;
     }
 
-    bool pauseWallpaperWhenIngame() const
-    {
-        return m_pauseWallpaperWhenIngame;
-    }
-
     bool offlineMode() const
     {
         return m_offlineMode;
@@ -118,21 +113,24 @@ public:
         return m_language;
     }
 
+    bool checkWallpaperVisible() const
+    {
+        return m_checkWallpaperVisible;
+    }
+
 signals:
     void autostartChanged(bool autostart);
     void highPriorityStartChanged(bool highPriorityStart);
     void hasWorkshopBannerSeenChanged(bool hasWorkshopBannerSeen);
     void decoderChanged(QString decoder);
     void setMainWindowVisible(bool visible);
-    void pauseWallpaperWhenIngameChanged(bool pauseWallpaperWhenIngame);
     void offlineModeChanged(bool offlineMode);
     void gitBuildHashChanged(QString gitBuildHash);
     void resetInstalledListmodel();
     void silentStartChanged(bool silentStart);
-
     void anonymousTelemetryChanged(bool anonymousTelemetry);
-
     void languageChanged(QString language);
+    void checkWallpaperVisibleChanged(bool checkWallpaperVisible);
 
 public slots:
     bool writeSingleSettingConfig(QString name, QVariant value);
@@ -200,15 +198,6 @@ public slots:
         emit decoderChanged(m_decoder);
     }
 
-    void setPauseWallpaperWhenIngame(bool pauseWallpaperWhenIngame)
-    {
-        if (m_pauseWallpaperWhenIngame == pauseWallpaperWhenIngame)
-            return;
-
-        m_pauseWallpaperWhenIngame = pauseWallpaperWhenIngame;
-        emit pauseWallpaperWhenIngameChanged(m_pauseWallpaperWhenIngame);
-    }
-
     void setOfflineMode(bool offlineMode)
     {
         if (m_offlineMode == offlineMode)
@@ -254,6 +243,16 @@ public slots:
         emit languageChanged(m_language);
     }
 
+    void setCheckWallpaperVisible(bool checkWallpaperVisible)
+    {
+        if (m_checkWallpaperVisible == checkWallpaperVisible)
+            return;
+
+        writeSingleSettingConfig("checkWallpaperVisible", checkWallpaperVisible);
+        m_checkWallpaperVisible = checkWallpaperVisible;
+        emit checkWallpaperVisibleChanged(m_checkWallpaperVisible);
+    }
+
 private:
     void restoreDefault(const QString& appConfigLocation, const QString& settingsFileType);
 
@@ -264,15 +263,15 @@ private:
 
     const shared_ptr<GlobalVariables>& m_globalVariables;
 
-    bool m_pauseWallpaperWhenIngame { false };
     bool m_autostart { true };
     bool m_highPriorityStart { true };
     bool m_offlineMode { true };
-
-    QString m_decoder { "" };
-    QString m_gitBuildHash;
+    bool m_checkWallpaperVisible { true };
     bool m_silentStart { false };
     bool m_anonymousTelemetry { true };
+
+    QString m_gitBuildHash;
+    QString m_decoder { "" };
     QString m_language;
 };
 }
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/WebView.qml b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/WebView.qml
index d488a65e..b6110e0e 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/WebView.qml
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/WebView.qml
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ Item {
             }
         }
 
+        onVisualsPausedChanged:{
+            if(window.checkWallpaperVisible){
+                webView.visible = visualsPaused
+            }
+        }
+
         onIsPlayingChanged: {
             if (webView.loadProgress === 100) {
                 if (isPlaying) {
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/main.cpp b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/main.cpp
index a6443435..aa7ac031 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/main.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QVector>
 #include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QtWebEngine>
-#include <QVector>
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include "src/winwindow.h"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         WinWindow window2({ 1 }, "test", "appid", "1", "fill");
         WinWindow window3({ 2 }, "test", "appid", "1", "fill");
 
-        //WinWindow window(list, "D:/672870/827874818", "appid", "1", "fill");
+        WinWindow window({ 0 }, "C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/672870/1954178242", "appid", "1", "fill", true);
 #endif
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
         LinuxWindow window(QVector<int>{ 0 }, "test", "appid", "1", "fill");
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
 
     // 6 parameter + 1 OS working directory default paramter
-    if (argumentList.length() != 7) {
+    if (argumentList.length() != 8) {
         return -3;
     }
 
     // AppID, Type
-    ScreenPlaySDK sdk(argumentList.at(3),argumentList.at(6));
+    ScreenPlaySDK sdk(argumentList.at(3), argumentList.at(6));
 
     QString monitorNumbers = argumentList.at(1);
     QStringList activeScreensList = monitorNumbers.split(",");
@@ -90,15 +90,23 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    if(list.empty()){
+    if (list.empty()) {
         return -4;
     }
-    // Args: which monitor, (2) path to project, (3)wallpaper secret to identify the connected socket, (4) volume, (5) fillmode, (6) type
+
+    // Args: which monitor, (2) path to project, (3)wallpaper secret to identify the connected socket, (4) volume, (5) fillmode, (6) type, (7)
     // See screenplay.h @ScreenPlayWallpaper constructor how the args get created
     qDebug() << argumentList;
 
+    bool okParseCheckWallpaperVisible = false;
+    bool checkWallpaperVisible = argumentList.at(7).toInt(&okParseCheckWallpaperVisible);
+    if (!okParseCheckWallpaperVisible) {
+        qFatal("Could not parse checkWallpaperVisible");
+        return -5;
+    }
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-    WinWindow window(list, argumentList.at(2), argumentList.at(3), argumentList.at(4), argumentList.at(5));
+    WinWindow window(list, argumentList.at(2), argumentList.at(3), argumentList.at(4), argumentList.at(5), checkWallpaperVisible);
     QObject::connect(&sdk, &ScreenPlaySDK::sdkDisconnected, &window, &WinWindow::destroyThis);
     QObject::connect(&sdk, &ScreenPlaySDK::incommingMessage, &window, &WinWindow::messageReceived);
 #endif
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.cpp b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.cpp
index 3f6ee6f1..c20b7609 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QObject* parent)
 {
 }
 
-BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QString projectFilePath, QVector<int> activeScreensList)
+BaseWindow::BaseWindow(QString projectFilePath, const QVector<int> activeScreensList, const bool checkWallpaperVisible)
     : QObject(nullptr)
     , m_activeScreensList(activeScreensList)
+    , m_checkWallpaperVisible(checkWallpaperVisible)
 {
     QApplication::instance()->installEventFilter(this);
     qRegisterMetaType<BaseWindow::WallpaperType>();
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.h b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.h
index c0824ba5..d4bbd7ba 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.h
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/basewindow.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class BaseWindow : public QObject {
 
 public:
     BaseWindow(QObject* parent = nullptr);
-    BaseWindow(QString projectFilePath, QVector<int> activeScreensList);
+    BaseWindow(QString projectFilePath, const QVector<int> activeScreensList, const bool checkWallpaperVisible);
 
     Q_PROPERTY(int width READ width WRITE setWidth NOTIFY widthChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int height READ height WRITE setHeight NOTIFY heightChanged)
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ public:
 
     Q_PROPERTY(QString appID READ appID WRITE setAppID NOTIFY appIDChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString fullContentPath READ fullContentPath WRITE setFullContentPath NOTIFY fullContentPathChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString fillMode READ fillMode WRITE setFillMode NOTIFY fillModeChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(bool loops READ loops WRITE setLoops NOTIFY loopsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isPlaying READ isPlaying WRITE setIsPlaying NOTIFY isPlayingChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool muted READ muted WRITE setMuted NOTIFY mutedChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool canFade READ canFade WRITE setCanFade NOTIFY canFadeChanged)
-    Q_PROPERTY(QString fillMode READ fillMode WRITE setFillMode NOTIFY fillModeChanged)
+
+    // Save performance by checking if the wallpaper is visible (video wallpaper only for now)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool checkWallpaperVisible READ checkWallpaperVisible WRITE setCheckWallpaperVisible NOTIFY checkWallpaperVisibleChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool visualsPaused READ visualsPaused WRITE setVisualsPaused NOTIFY visualsPausedChanged)
 
     Q_PROPERTY(float volume READ volume WRITE setVolume NOTIFY volumeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(float playbackRate READ playbackRate WRITE setPlaybackRate NOTIFY playbackRateChanged)
@@ -123,6 +127,16 @@ public:
         return m_activeScreensList;
     }
 
+    bool checkWallpaperVisible() const
+    {
+        return m_checkWallpaperVisible;
+    }
+
+    bool visualsPaused() const
+    {
+        return m_visualsPaused;
+    }
+
 signals:
     void qmlExit();
 
@@ -143,8 +157,12 @@ signals:
     void heightChanged(int height);
     void activeScreensListChanged(QVector<int> activeScreensList);
 
+    void checkWallpaperVisibleChanged(bool checkWallpaperVisible);
+
+    void visualsPausedChanged(bool visualsPaused);
+
 public slots:
-    virtual void destroyThis() {}
+    virtual void destroyThis() { }
     virtual void setVisible(bool show) { Q_UNUSED(show) }
     virtual void messageReceived(QString key, QString value) final;
 
@@ -307,7 +325,30 @@ public slots:
         emit activeScreensListChanged(m_activeScreensList);
     }
 
+    void setCheckWallpaperVisible(bool checkWallpaperVisible)
+    {
+        if (m_checkWallpaperVisible == checkWallpaperVisible)
+            return;
+
+        m_checkWallpaperVisible = checkWallpaperVisible;
+        emit checkWallpaperVisibleChanged(m_checkWallpaperVisible);
+    }
+
+    void setVisualsPaused(bool visualsPaused)
+    {
+        if (m_visualsPaused == visualsPaused)
+            return;
+
+        qDebug() << "visualsPaused: " << visualsPaused;
+
+        m_visualsPaused = visualsPaused;
+        emit visualsPausedChanged(m_visualsPaused);
+    }
+
 private:
+    bool m_checkWallpaperVisible { false };
+    bool m_visualsPaused { false };
+
     bool m_loops { true };
     bool m_isPlaying { true };
     bool m_muted { false };
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.cpp b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.cpp
index b9abd5d2..8c5743e8 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ LRESULT __stdcall MouseHookCallback(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
 WinWindow::WinWindow(
     const QVector<int>& activeScreensList,
-    QString projectPath,
-    QString id,
-    QString volume,
-    const QString fillmode)
-    : BaseWindow(projectPath, activeScreensList)
+    const QString projectPath,
+    const QString id,
+    const QString volume,
+    const QString fillmode,
+    const bool checkWallpaperVisible)
+    : BaseWindow(projectPath, activeScreensList, checkWallpaperVisible)
 {
     m_window.hide();
     m_windowHandle = reinterpret_cast<HWND>(m_window.winId());
@@ -123,7 +124,10 @@ WinWindow::WinWindow(
     m_window.hide();
 
     QObject::connect(&m_checkForFullScreenWindowTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &WinWindow::checkForFullScreenWindow);
-    m_checkForFullScreenWindowTimer.start(30);
+
+    if (checkWallpaperVisible) {
+        m_checkForFullScreenWindowTimer.start(10);
+    }
 }
 
 void WinWindow::setVisible(bool show)
@@ -292,10 +296,10 @@ void WinWindow::checkForFullScreenWindow()
 
             if ((dwStyle & WS_MAXIMIZE) != 0) {
                 // do stuff
-                setIsPlaying(false);
+                setVisualsPaused(false);
                 qDebug() << "WS_MAXIMIZE: " << printWindowNameByhWnd(hWnd);
             } else {
-                setIsPlaying(true);
+                setVisualsPaused(true);
             }
             return;
         }
@@ -316,16 +320,16 @@ void WinWindow::checkForFullScreenWindow()
             if (activeScreensList().length() == 1) {
                 // If the window that has WS_MAXIMIZE is at the same monitor as this wallpaper
                 if (monitorIndex == activeScreensList().at(0)) {
-                    qDebug() << "monitorIndex" << monitorIndex;
-                    setIsPlaying(false);
+                    // qDebug() << "monitorIndex" << monitorIndex;
+                    setVisualsPaused(false);
                 } else {
-                    setIsPlaying(true);
+                    setVisualsPaused(true);
                 }
             }
 
         } else {
             //  qDebug() << "No window found, playing!";
-            setIsPlaying(true);
+            setVisualsPaused(true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.h b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.h
index 1f799ad3..884fb7ba 100644
--- a/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.h
+++ b/ScreenPlayWallpaper/src/winwindow.h
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QString>
-#include <QVector>
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QVector>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <qt_windows.h>
@@ -22,9 +21,8 @@
 class WinWindow : public BaseWindow {
     Q_OBJECT
 
-
 public:
-    explicit WinWindow(const QVector<int>& activeScreensList, QString projectPath, QString id, QString volume, const QString fillmode);
+    explicit WinWindow(const QVector<int>& activeScreensList, const QString projectPath, const QString id, const QString volume, const QString fillmode, const bool checkWallpaperVisible);
 
 public slots:
     void setVisible(bool show) override;