diff --git a/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs b/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
index 860f6a1e7..3d6dd4883 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Helpers/CaptureHelper.cs
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 				windowCaptureMode = WindowCaptureMode.Screen;
 				
 				// Change to GDI, if allowed
-				if (conf.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
+				if (WindowCapture.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
 					if (!dwmEnabled && isWPF(process)) {
 						// do not use GDI, as DWM is not enabled and the application uses PresentationFramework.dll -> isWPF
 						LOG.InfoFormat("Not using GDI for windows of process {0}, as the process uses WPF", process.ProcessName);
@@ -705,20 +705,20 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 
 				// Change to DWM, if enabled and allowed
 				if (dwmEnabled) {
-					if (conf.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
+					if (WindowCapture.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
 						windowCaptureMode = WindowCaptureMode.Aero;
 					}
 				}
 			} else if (windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.Aero || windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.AeroTransparent) {
-				if (!dwmEnabled || !conf.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
+				if (!dwmEnabled || !WindowCapture.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
 					// Take default screen
 					windowCaptureMode = WindowCaptureMode.Screen;
 					// Change to GDI, if allowed
-					if (conf.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
+					if (WindowCapture.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
 						windowCaptureMode = WindowCaptureMode.GDI;
 					}
 				}
-			} else if (windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.GDI && !conf.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
+			} else if (windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.GDI && !WindowCapture.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
 				// GDI not allowed, take screen
 				windowCaptureMode = WindowCaptureMode.Screen;
 			}
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 			while (!captureTaken) {
 				if (windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.GDI) {
 					ICapture tmpCapture = null;
-					if (conf.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
+					if (WindowCapture.isGDIAllowed(process)) {
 						tmpCapture = windowToCapture.CaptureWindow(captureForWindow);
 					}
 					if (tmpCapture != null) {
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 					}
 				} else if (windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.Aero || windowCaptureMode == WindowCaptureMode.AeroTransparent) {
 					ICapture tmpCapture = null;
-					if (conf.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
+					if (WindowCapture.isDWMAllowed(process)) {
 						tmpCapture = windowToCapture.CaptureDWMWindow(captureForWindow, windowCaptureMode, isAutoMode);
 					}
 					if (tmpCapture != null) {
diff --git a/Greenshot/Helpers/IECaptureHelper.cs b/Greenshot/Helpers/IECaptureHelper.cs
index 14431b83f..3e1883b85 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Helpers/IECaptureHelper.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Helpers/IECaptureHelper.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Greenshot.Helpers {
 					}
 					LOG.DebugFormat("Trying WM_HTML_GETOBJECT on {0}", ieServer.ClassName);
 					UIntPtr response;
-					User32.SendMessageTimeout(ieServer.Handle, windowMessage, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, SendMessageTimeoutFlags.SMTO_NORMAL, 1000, out response);
+					User32.SendMessageTimeout(ieServer.Handle, windowMessage, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, SendMessageTimeoutFlags.SMTO_NORMAL, 5000, out response);
 					if (response != UIntPtr.Zero) {
 						document2 = (IHTMLDocument2)Accessible.ObjectFromLresult(response, typeof(IHTMLDocument).GUID, IntPtr.Zero);
 						if (document2 == null) {
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
index d8d019d28..f5a179bd1 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/CoreConfiguration.cs
@@ -200,49 +200,6 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 			return (ExperimentalFeatures != null && ExperimentalFeatures.Contains(experimentalFeature));
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Helper method to check if it is allowed to capture the process using DWM
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="process">Process owning the window</param>
-		/// <returns>true if it's allowed</returns>
-		public bool isDWMAllowed(Process process) {
-			if (process != null) {
-				if (NoDWMCaptureForProduct != null && NoDWMCaptureForProduct.Count > 0) {
-					try {
-						string productName = process.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.ProductName;
-						if (productName != null && NoDWMCaptureForProduct.Contains(productName.ToLower())) {
-							return false;
-						}
-					} catch (Exception ex) {
-						LOG.Warn(ex);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return true;
-		}
-		
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Helper method to check if it is allowed to capture the process using GDI
-		/// </summary>
-		/// <param name="processName">Process owning the window</param>
-		/// <returns>true if it's allowed</returns>
-		public bool isGDIAllowed(Process process) {
-			if (process != null) {
-				if (NoGDICaptureForProduct != null && NoGDICaptureForProduct.Count > 0) {
-					try {
-						string productName = process.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.ProductName;
-						if (productName != null && NoGDICaptureForProduct.Contains(productName.ToLower())) {
-							return false;
-						}
-					} catch (Exception ex) {
-						LOG.Warn(ex);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			return true;
-		}
-
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Supply values we can't put as defaults
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
index e74f77a50..fc7371e29 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowCapture.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 using Greenshot.Plugin;
 using GreenshotPlugin.UnmanagedHelpers;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using Greenshot.IniFile;
 
 namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 	/// <summary>
@@ -444,6 +446,7 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 	/// </summary>
 	public class WindowCapture {
 		private static readonly log4net.ILog LOG = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(WindowCapture));
+		private static CoreConfiguration conf = IniConfig.GetIniSection<CoreConfiguration>();
 
 		private WindowCapture() {
 		}
@@ -550,6 +553,48 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core {
 			return exceptionToThrow;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Helper method to check if it is allowed to capture the process using DWM
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="process">Process owning the window</param>
+		/// <returns>true if it's allowed</returns>
+		public static bool isDWMAllowed(Process process) {
+			if (process != null) {
+				if (conf.NoDWMCaptureForProduct != null && conf.NoDWMCaptureForProduct.Count > 0) {
+					try {
+						string productName = process.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.ProductName;
+						if (productName != null && conf.NoDWMCaptureForProduct.Contains(productName.ToLower())) {
+							return false;
+						}
+					} catch (Exception ex) {
+						LOG.Warn(ex.Message);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Helper method to check if it is allowed to capture the process using GDI
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="processName">Process owning the window</param>
+		/// <returns>true if it's allowed</returns>
+		public static bool isGDIAllowed(Process process) {
+			if (process != null) {
+				if (conf.NoGDICaptureForProduct != null && conf.NoGDICaptureForProduct.Count > 0) {
+					try {
+						string productName = process.MainModule.FileVersionInfo.ProductName;
+						if (productName != null && conf.NoGDICaptureForProduct.Contains(productName.ToLower())) {
+							return false;
+						}
+					} catch (Exception ex) {
+						LOG.Warn(ex.Message);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// This method will use User32 code to capture the specified captureBounds from the screen
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowsHelper.cs b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowsHelper.cs
index 7241212a2..4b7587e1b 100644
--- a/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowsHelper.cs
+++ b/GreenshotPlugin/Core/WindowsHelper.cs
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ namespace GreenshotPlugin.Core  {
 					// check if the capture fits
 					if (!capture.ScreenBounds.Contains(captureRectangle)) {
 						// if GDI is allowed..
-						if (conf.isGDIAllowed(Process)) {
+						if (WindowCapture.isGDIAllowed(Process)) {
 							// we return null which causes the capturing code to try another method.
 							return null;
 						}