diff --git a/Business/Menus.cs b/Business/Menus.cs
index 9bab3e8..ff5b506 100644
--- a/Business/Menus.cs
+++ b/Business/Menus.cs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.Business
                     rowData.ContainsMenu = true;
                     rowData.HiddenEntry = hiddenEntry;
                     string resolvedLnkPath = string.Empty;
-                    rowData.ReadIcon(true, ref resolvedLnkPath);
+                    rowData.ReadIcon(true, ref resolvedLnkPath, level);
                     rowData.MenuLevel = level;
                     menuData.RowDatas.Add(rowData);
                 }
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.Business
 
                     RowData rowData = ReadRowData(file, false);
                     string resolvedLnkPath = string.Empty;
-                    if (rowData.ReadIcon(false, ref resolvedLnkPath))
+                    if (rowData.ReadIcon(false, ref resolvedLnkPath, level))
                     {
                         rowData = ReadRowData(resolvedLnkPath, true, rowData);
                         rowData.ContainsMenu = true;
@@ -918,7 +918,11 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.Business
                 if (IconReader.ClearIfCacheTooBig())
                 {
                     GC.Collect();
-                    MainPreload();
+
+                    if (!Properties.Settings.Default.CacheMainMenu)
+                    {
+                        MainPreload();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 openCloseState = OpenCloseState.Default;
diff --git a/DataClasses/RowData.cs b/DataClasses/RowData.cs
index f6fdace..a9a7a65 100644
--- a/DataClasses/RowData.cs
+++ b/DataClasses/RowData.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             row[2] = data;
         }
 
-        internal bool ReadIcon(bool isDirectory, ref string resolvedLnkPath)
+        internal bool ReadIcon(bool isDirectory, ref string resolvedLnkPath, int level)
         {
             bool isLnkDirectory = false;
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             }
             else if (isDirectory)
             {
-                icon = IconReader.GetFolderIconWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, IconReader.FolderType.Closed, false, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                icon = IconReader.GetFolderIconWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, IconReader.FolderType.Closed, false, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                 IconLoading = loading;
             }
             else
@@ -107,19 +107,17 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
 
                 if (fileExtension == ".lnk")
                 {
-                    handled = SetLnk(
-                        ref isLnkDirectory,
-                        ref resolvedLnkPath);
+                    handled = SetLnk(level, ref isLnkDirectory, ref resolvedLnkPath);
                     showOverlay = true;
                 }
                 else if (fileExtension == ".url")
                 {
-                    handled = SetUrl();
+                    handled = SetUrl(level);
                     showOverlay = true;
                 }
                 else if (fileExtension == ".sln")
                 {
-                    handled = SetSln();
+                    handled = SetSln(level);
                 }
                 else if (fileExtension == ".appref-ms")
                 {
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
                     try
                     {
                         FilePathIcon = TargetFilePathOrig;
-                        icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, showOverlay, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                        icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, showOverlay, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                         IconLoading = loading;
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             }
         }
 
-        private bool SetLnk(ref bool isLnkDirectory, ref string resolvedLnkPath)
+        private bool SetLnk(int level, ref bool isLnkDirectory, ref string resolvedLnkPath)
         {
             bool handled = false;
             resolvedLnkPath = FileLnk.GetResolvedFileName(TargetFilePath);
@@ -267,7 +265,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             }
             else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Path.GetExtension(resolvedLnkPath)))
             {
-                icon = IconReader.GetFolderIconWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, IconReader.FolderType.Open, true, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                icon = IconReader.GetFolderIconWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, IconReader.FolderType.Open, true, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                 IconLoading = loading;
                 handled = true;
                 isLnkDirectory = true;
@@ -290,7 +288,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             return handled;
         }
 
-        private bool SetUrl()
+        private bool SetUrl(int level)
         {
             bool handled = false;
             string iconFile = string.Empty;
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
                     if (FileUrl.GetDefaultBrowserPath(out string browserPath))
                     {
                         FilePathIcon = browserPath;
-                        icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, true, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                        icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, true, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                         IconLoading = loading;
                         handled = true;
                     }
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
                 else if (File.Exists(iconFile))
                 {
                     FilePathIcon = iconFile;
-                    icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, true, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                    icon = IconReader.GetFileIconWithCache(FilePathIcon, true, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                     IconLoading = loading;
                     handled = true;
                 }
@@ -330,12 +328,12 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DataClasses
             return handled;
         }
 
-        private bool SetSln()
+        private bool SetSln(int level)
         {
             bool handled = false;
             try
             {
-                icon = IconReader.GetExtractAllIconsLastWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, true, MenuLevel == 0, out bool loading);
+                icon = IconReader.GetExtractAllIconsLastWithCache(TargetFilePathOrig, true, level == 0, out bool loading);
                 IconLoading = loading;
                 handled = true;
             }
diff --git a/NativeDllImport/CreateRoundRectRgn.cs b/NativeDllImport/CreateRoundRectRgn.cs
index 5d0e63c..c7d7d13 100644
--- a/NativeDllImport/CreateRoundRectRgn.cs
+++ b/NativeDllImport/CreateRoundRectRgn.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,20 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.DllImports
     /// </summary>
     public static partial class NativeMethods
     {
-        public static IntPtr CreateRoundCorners(int width, int height, int widthEllipse, int heightEllipse)
+        public static bool GetRegionRoundCorners(int width, int height, int widthEllipse, int heightEllipse, out System.Drawing.Region region)
         {
-            return CreateRoundRectRgn(0, 0, width, height, widthEllipse, heightEllipse);
+            bool success = false;
+            region = null;
+
+            IntPtr handle = CreateRoundRectRgn(0, 0, width, height, widthEllipse, heightEllipse);
+            if (handle != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                region = System.Drawing.Region.FromHrgn(handle);
+                DeleteObject(handle);
+                success = true;
+            }
+
+            return success;
         }
 
         [DllImport("Gdi32.dll", EntryPoint = "CreateRoundRectRgn", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
diff --git a/NativeDllImport/DeleteObject.cs b/NativeDllImport/DeleteObject.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de69fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NativeDllImport/DeleteObject.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// <copyright file="DeleteObject.cs" company="PlaceholderCompany">
+// Copyright (c) PlaceholderCompany. All rights reserved.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace SystemTrayMenu.DllImports
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// wraps the methodcalls to native windows dll's.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static partial class NativeMethods
+    {
+        [DllImport("gdi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        [DefaultDllImportSearchPaths(DllImportSearchPath.UserDirectories)]
+        private static extern int DeleteObject(IntPtr hIcon);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index e5d374c..8c7c92f 100644
--- a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.27.3")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.27.3")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.27.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.27.5")]
diff --git a/UserInterface/Menu.cs b/UserInterface/Menu.cs
index 02ae5c9..6406cae 100644
--- a/UserInterface/Menu.cs
+++ b/UserInterface/Menu.cs
@@ -482,8 +482,15 @@ namespace SystemTrayMenu.UserInterface
 
             if (Properties.Settings.Default.RoundCorners)
             {
-                Region = Region.FromHrgn(NativeMethods.CreateRoundCorners(Width + 1, Height + 1, 15, 15));
-                tableLayoutPanelMenu.Region = Region.FromHrgn(NativeMethods.CreateRoundCorners(Width - 1, Height - 1, 15, 15));
+                if (NativeMethods.GetRegionRoundCorners(Width + 1, Height + 1, 15, 15, out Region regionOutline))
+                {
+                    Region = regionOutline;
+                }
+
+                if (NativeMethods.GetRegionRoundCorners(Width - 1, Height - 1, 15, 15, out Region region))
+                {
+                    tableLayoutPanelMenu.Region = region;
+                }
             }
         }