diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/menu_launcher_controls.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/menu_launcher_controls.svelte
index 0093d84e..d068f590 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/menu_launcher_controls.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(launcher)/menu_launcher_controls.svelte
@@ -10,15 +10,20 @@
  *
  * SECTIONS:
  *   1. Visibility toggles (edit mode only) — show/hide draft files and hidden sessions
- *   2. Accessibility controls (always visible) — font size cycler and light/dark toggle
+ *   2. Accessibility controls (always visible) — Reset Apps, font size cycler, light/dark toggle
  *
  * WHY ALWAYS-VISIBLE ACCESSIBILITY CONTROLS:
  *   Projector-connected screens, tablets, and phones at conference venues vary wildly
  *   in lighting. Operators and presenters need quick one-tap access to font size and
  *   theme mode without hunting through the system menu or requiring admin access.
+ *
+ * WHY RESET APPS IS ALWAYS VISIBLE:
+ *   If a presentation app (PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.) hangs or stalls on stage, the
+ *   presenter needs a one-tap way to force-close it and recover — without entering edit
+ *   mode or navigating the config menu. This button is intentionally prominent.
  */
 
-import { Moon, Sun, Eye, EyeOff, Columns2, Copy } from '@lucide/svelte';
+import { Moon, Sun, Eye, EyeOff, Columns2, Copy, XCircle } from '@lucide/svelte';
 
 import { ae_loc } from '$lib/stores/ae_stores';
 import { events_loc } from '$lib/stores/ae_events_stores';
@@ -52,12 +57,35 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
         ($events_loc.launcher as any).display_mode = next;
     }
 }
+
+// Process names closed when presenter hits "Reset Apps". Covers the standard
+// conference app set. Override per device via event_device.other_json.launcher.kill_process_li.
+const DEFAULT_KILL_LIST = [
+    'Microsoft PowerPoint',
+    'Keynote',
+    'Adobe Acrobat Reader DC',
+    'VLC',
+    'soffice'
+];
+
+let reset_apps_status = $state('');
+
+async function handle_reset_apps() {
+    const native_device = ($ae_loc as any).native_device ?? null;
+    const process_name_li: string[] =
+        native_device?.other_json?.launcher?.kill_process_li ?? DEFAULT_KILL_LIST;
+    reset_apps_status = 'Resetting...';
+    await native.kill_processes({ process_name_li });
+    reset_apps_status = 'Done';
+    setTimeout(() => (reset_apps_status = ''), 3000);
+}
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex w-full max-w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1">
     <!-- ── Edit mode controls ── -->
     {#if $ae_loc.edit_mode}
-        <!-- All Files / All Sessions toggles -->
+        <!-- All Files / All Sessions toggles.
+             Warning color when showing hidden content — signals non-default state to operators. -->
         <div class="flex w-full max-w-full flex-row items-center justify-center gap-1">
             <button
                 type="button"
@@ -70,8 +98,16 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
                         $events_loc.launcher.show_content__internal_files = true;
                     }
                 }}
-                class="btn btn-sm preset-tonal-tertiary hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500 w-1/2 max-w-1/2 text-xs transition-all"
-                title="Toggle visibility of hidden and draft files.">
+                class="btn btn-sm w-1/2 max-w-1/2 text-xs transition-all"
+                class:preset-tonal-warning={$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_files}
+                class:hover:preset-filled-warning-500={$events_loc.launcher
+                    .show_content__hidden_files}
+                class:preset-tonal-tertiary={!$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_files}
+                class:hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500={!$events_loc.launcher
+                    .show_content__hidden_files}
+                title={$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_files
+                    ? 'Showing all files including hidden and draft. Tap to hide them again.'
+                    : 'Showing only public files. Tap to show all files including hidden and draft.'}>
                 {#if $events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_files}
                     <EyeOff size="0.85em" class="m-1" />
                     Hide Files
@@ -87,8 +123,16 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
                     $events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions =
                         !$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions;
                 }}
-                class="btn btn-sm preset-tonal-tertiary hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500 w-1/2 max-w-1/2 text-xs transition-all"
-                title="Toggle visibility of hidden and cancelled sessions.">
+                class="btn btn-sm w-1/2 max-w-1/2 text-xs transition-all"
+                class:preset-tonal-warning={$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions}
+                class:hover:preset-filled-warning-500={$events_loc.launcher
+                    .show_content__hidden_sessions}
+                class:preset-tonal-tertiary={!$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions}
+                class:hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500={!$events_loc.launcher
+                    .show_content__hidden_sessions}
+                title={$events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions
+                    ? 'Showing all sessions including cancelled and hidden. Tap to hide them again.'
+                    : 'Showing only active sessions. Tap to show all sessions including hidden and cancelled.'}>
                 {#if $events_loc.launcher.show_content__hidden_sessions}
                     <EyeOff size="0.85em" class="m-1" />
                     Hide Sessions
@@ -99,7 +143,9 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
             </button>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Display mode: single toggle button — tertiary when extending (normal), warning when mirroring (special) -->
+        <!-- Display mode toggle — warning color when mirroring (non-default operator setting).
+             Tooltip describes the CURRENT state and what pressing will do, so operators know
+             which way they are switching before they tap. -->
         <button
             type="button"
             onclick={toggle_display_mode}
@@ -108,7 +154,9 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
             class:hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500={quick_display_mode === 'extend'}
             class:preset-tonal-warning={quick_display_mode === 'mirror'}
             class:hover:preset-filled-warning-500={quick_display_mode === 'mirror'}
-            title="Toggle display layout between Extend (separate screens) and Mirror (same content on both).">
+            title={quick_display_mode === 'extend'
+                ? 'Screens are extended: laptop can show notes while projector shows slides. Tap to mirror — make both screens show the same content.'
+                : 'Screens are mirrored: both screens show the same content. Tap to extend — allow the laptop and projector to show different content.'}>
             {#if quick_display_mode === 'extend'}
                 <Columns2 size="0.85em" class="m-1" />
                 Display: Extend
@@ -119,7 +167,19 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
         </button>
     {/if}
 
-    <!-- ── Accessibility controls — always visible ── -->
+    <!-- ── Always-visible controls ── -->
+
+    <!-- Reset Apps: force-closes hung presentation apps without requiring edit mode.
+         Essential recovery tool for presenters stuck on stage with a frozen app. -->
+    <button
+        type="button"
+        onclick={handle_reset_apps}
+        class="btn btn-sm preset-tonal-error hover:preset-filled-error-500 w-full text-xs transition-all"
+        title="Close all presentation apps (PowerPoint, Keynote, Adobe Acrobat, VLC). Use this if a presentation is frozen or stuck.">
+        <XCircle size="0.85em" class="m-1 shrink-0" />
+        {reset_apps_status || 'Reset Apps'}
+    </button>
+
     <div class="flex w-full max-w-full flex-row items-center justify-center gap-1">
         <!-- Font size cycler: default → larger → smaller → default -->
         <button
@@ -135,7 +195,8 @@ async function toggle_display_mode() {
                 }
             }}
             class="btn btn-sm preset-tonal-tertiary hover:preset-filled-tertiary-500 group w-1/2 max-w-1/2 text-xs transition-all"
-            title="Cycle font size (default → larger → smaller). Current: {$ae_loc.font_size_mode ?? 'default'}">
+            title="Cycle font size (default → larger → smaller). Current: {$ae_loc.font_size_mode ??
+                'default'}">
             {#if !$ae_loc.font_size_mode || $ae_loc.font_size_mode === 'default'}
                 <span class="m-1 font-mono text-sm leading-none font-bold">A</span>
                 <span class="hidden text-xs group-hover:inline-block">Font: Normal</span>