diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/__init__.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/__init__.py
index 7dfb4392..1b8c62c6 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # lib/mpos/ui/__init__.py
 from .view import (
     setContentView, back_screen, empty_screen_stack,
-    screen_stack
+    screen_stack, remove_and_stop_current_activity
 )
 from .widget import handle_back_swipe, handle_top_swipe
 from .topmenu import open_bar, close_bar, open_drawer, drawer_open, NOTIFICATION_BAR_HEIGHT
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .event import get_event_name, print_event
 from .util import shutdown, set_foreground_app, get_foreground_app, show_launcher
 
 __all__ = [
-    "setContentView", "back_screen", "empty_screen_stack",
+    "setContentView", "back_screen", "empty_screen_stack", "remove_and_stop_current_activity"
     "handle_back_swipe", "handle_top_swipe",
     "open_bar", "close_bar", "open_drawer", "drawer_open", "NOTIFICATION_BAR_HEIGHT",
     "save_and_clear_current_focusgroup",
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/topmenu.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/topmenu.py
index 071ae870..b509f1e8 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/topmenu.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/topmenu.py
@@ -305,12 +305,13 @@ def create_drawer(display=None):
     restart_label.set_text(lv.SYMBOL.REFRESH+" Reset")
     restart_label.center()
     def reset_cb(e):
-        mpos.ui.remove_and_stop_current_activity() # make sure current app, like camera, does cleanup, saves progress, stops hardware etc.
+        from .view import remove_and_stop_current_activity
+        remove_and_stop_current_activity() # make sure current app, like camera, does cleanup, saves progress, stops hardware etc.
         import machine
         if hasattr(machine, 'reset'):
             machine.reset()
         elif hasattr(machine, 'soft_reset'):
-            machine.soft_reset()
+            machine.soft_reset() # this causes a SystemExit exception on desktop
         else:
             print("Warning: machine has no reset or soft_reset method available")
     restart_btn.add_event_cb(reset_cb,lv.EVENT.CLICKED,None)
@@ -322,7 +323,8 @@ def create_drawer(display=None):
     poweroff_label.center()
     def poweroff_cb(e):
         print("Power off action...")
-        mpos.ui.remove_and_stop_current_activity() # make sure current app, like camera, does cleanup, saves progress, stops hardware etc.
+        from .view import remove_and_stop_current_activity
+        remove_and_stop_current_activity() # make sure current app, like camera, does cleanup, saves progress, stops hardware etc.
         import sys
         if sys.platform == "esp32":
             #On ESP32, there's no power off but there is a forever sleep
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ def create_drawer(display=None):
             print("Entering deep sleep. Press BOOT button to wake up.")
             machine.deepsleep() # sleep forever
         else: # assume unix:
-            lv.deinit()  # Deinitialize LVGL (if supported)
+            lv.deinit() # Deinitialize LVGL (if supported)
             sys.exit(0)
     poweroff_btn.add_event_cb(poweroff_cb,lv.EVENT.CLICKED,None)
     # Add invisible padding at the bottom to make the drawer scrollable
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/view.py b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/view.py
index 4cf2e6c4..a86ab567 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/view.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/lib/mpos/ui/view.py
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ def setContentView(new_activity, new_screen):
     if new_activity:
         new_activity.onResume(new_screen)
 
+def remove_and_stop_current_activity():
+    current_activity, current_screen, current_focusgroup, _ = screen_stack.pop()
+    if current_activity:
+        current_activity.onPause(current_screen)
+        current_activity.onStop(current_screen)
+        current_activity.onDestroy(current_screen)
+        if current_screen:
+            current_screen.clean()
+
 def back_screen():
     global screen_stack
     if len(screen_stack) <= 1:
@@ -37,14 +46,7 @@ def back_screen():
     from .util import close_top_layer_msgboxes
     close_top_layer_msgboxes()
 
-    # Pop current
-    current_activity, current_screen, current_focusgroup, _ = screen_stack.pop()
-    if current_activity:
-        current_activity.onPause(current_screen)
-        current_activity.onStop(current_screen)
-        current_activity.onDestroy(current_screen)
-        if current_screen:
-            current_screen.clean()
+    remove_and_stop_current_activity()
 
     # Load previous
     prev_activity, prev_screen, prev_focusgroup, prev_focused = screen_stack[-1]
diff --git a/internal_filesystem/main.py b/internal_filesystem/main.py
index 469a25ff..bb46f1ce 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/main.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/main.py
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ mpos.ui.topmenu.create_notification_bar()
 mpos.ui.topmenu.create_drawer(display)
 mpos.ui.handle_back_swipe()
 mpos.ui.handle_top_swipe()
+
 # Clear top menu, notification bar, swipe back and swipe down buttons
 # Ideally, these would be stored in a different focusgroup that is used when the user opens the drawer
 focusgroup = lv.group_get_default()
 if focusgroup: # on esp32 this may not be set
     focusgroup.remove_all_objs() #  might be better to save and restore the group for "back" actions
+
 mpos.ui.th = task_handler.TaskHandler(duration=5) # 5ms is recommended for MicroPython+LVGL on desktop
 
 try: