diff --git a/vmaf-gui/App.config b/vmaf-gui/App.config
index 731f6de..ecdcf8a 100644
--- a/vmaf-gui/App.config
+++ b/vmaf-gui/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2"/>
     </startup>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+</configuration>
diff --git a/vmaf-gui/Form1.cs b/vmaf-gui/Form1.cs
index 8ca4412..8632bf7 100644
--- a/vmaf-gui/Form1.cs
+++ b/vmaf-gui/Form1.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
@@ -14,6 +15,17 @@ public Form1()
             InitializeComponent();
         }
 
+        private void Form1_Closing(object sender, System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e)
+        {
+            processHandles.ForEach((handle) =>
+            {
+                handle.Close();
+            });
+            currentThread.Abort();
+        }
+
+        private List<Process> processHandles = new List<Process>();
+        private Thread currentThread;
 
         string ChildProcess(string program_name, string args, bool show)
         {
@@ -39,17 +51,17 @@ string ChildProcess(string program_name, string args, bool show)
 
             Console.WriteLine(program_name);
             Console.WriteLine(args);
-
+            processHandles.Add(p);
             p.WaitForExit();
 
             int exitCode = p.ExitCode;
 
-            if(exitCode != 0)
+            if (exitCode != 0)
             {
                 throw new Exception(p.StandardError.ReadToEnd());
             }
 
-            
+
 
             return output;
         }
@@ -141,7 +153,7 @@ private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                     bool psnr = false;
                     bool ssim = false;
 
-                    
+
 
                     // Define what functions the thread does
                     ThreadStart tStart = new ThreadStart(
@@ -179,14 +191,16 @@ private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                                 results resultsForm = new results();
                                 resultsForm.showResults("./log.xml");
                                 resultsForm.ShowDialog();
-                            }catch
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception err)
                             {
-                                prgProgress.Invoke(new Action(delegate () {
+                                prgProgress.Invoke(new Action(delegate ()
+                                {
                                     prgProgress.Value = 0;
                                 }));
                                 lblProgress.Invoke(new Action(delegate () { lblProgress.Text = "There was a problem running VMAF"; }));
                                 button1.Invoke(new Action(delegate () { button1.Enabled = true; }));
-
+                                MessageBox.Show(err.ToString(),"VMAF-GUI",MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Error);
 
                             }
 
@@ -195,12 +209,12 @@ private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
                         );
 
                     // Define the thread and start it
-                    Thread t = new Thread(tStart);
-                    t.Start();
+                    currentThread = new Thread(tStart);
+                    currentThread.Start();
                 }
                 catch (Exception err)
                 {
-             
+
                     MessageBox.Show(err.Message);
                 }
             }
@@ -243,11 +257,13 @@ void vmaf(string resolution, string model, bool psnr, bool ssim)
             }*/
 
             lblProgress.Invoke(new Action(delegate () { lblProgress.Text = "Performing VMAF..."; }));
-            try{
+            try
+            {
                 ChildProcess("vmaf.exe", args, false);
-            }catch(Exception err)
+            }
+            catch (Exception err)
             {
-                MessageBox.Show(err.Message,"There was a problem with VMAF");
+                MessageBox.Show(err.Message, "There was a problem with VMAF");
                 throw new Exception();
             }
 
diff --git a/vmaf-gui/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/vmaf-gui/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 103b36c..cf32a4b 100644
--- a/vmaf-gui/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/vmaf-gui/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace vmaf_gui.Properties {
     // class via a tool like ResGen or Visual Studio.
     // To add or remove a member, edit your .ResX file then rerun ResGen
     // with the /str option, or rebuild your VS project.
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "15.0.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Resources.Tools.StronglyTypedResourceBuilder", "17.0.0.0")]
     [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
     internal class Resources {
diff --git a/vmaf-gui/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/vmaf-gui/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 1d7c361..1280653 100644
--- a/vmaf-gui/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/vmaf-gui/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@
 // </auto-generated>
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace vmaf_gui.Properties
-{
-
-
+namespace vmaf_gui.Properties {
+    
+    
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "11.0.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase
-    {
-
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.2.0.0")]
+    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
+        
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
-
-        public static Settings Default
-        {
-            get
-            {
+        
+        public static Settings Default {
+            get {
                 return defaultInstance;
             }
         }
diff --git a/vmaf-gui/vmaf-gui.csproj b/vmaf-gui/vmaf-gui.csproj
index 8256fd3..a7140b9 100644
--- a/vmaf-gui/vmaf-gui.csproj
+++ b/vmaf-gui/vmaf-gui.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>vmaf_gui</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>vmaf-gui</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
     <PublishWizardCompleted>true</PublishWizardCompleted>
     <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
     <GenerateManifests>true</GenerateManifests>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <SignManifests>true</SignManifests>
+    <SignManifests>false</SignManifests>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Form1.cs">