diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/Components/QRCode.js b/src/gui/src/UI/Components/QRCode.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 68eb31a30..000000000
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/Components/QRCode.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (C) 2024-present Puter Technologies Inc.
- *
- * This file is part of Puter.
- *
- * Puter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
- * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-const Component = use('util.Component');
-import UIComponentWindow from '../UIComponentWindow.js';
-
-export default def(class QRCodeView extends Component {
-    static ID = 'ui.component.QRCodeView';
-
-    static PROPERTIES = {
-        value: {
-            description: 'The text to encode in the QR code',
-        },
-        size: {
-            value: 150,
-        },
-        enlarge_option: {
-            value: true,
-        },
-    };
-
-    static CSS = /*css*/`
-        .qr-code {
-            width: 100%;
-            display: flex;
-            justify-content: center;
-            flex-direction: column;
-            align-items: center;
-        }
-        .qr-code img {
-            margin-bottom: 20px;
-        }
-        .has-enlarge-option {
-            cursor: -moz-zoom-in; 
-            cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; 
-            cursor: zoom-in
-        }
-    `;
-
-    create_template ({ template }) {
-        $(template).html(`
-            <div class="qr-code opt-qr-code">
-            </div>
-        `);
-    }
-
-    on_ready ({ listen }) {
-        listen('value', value => {
-            // $(this.dom_).find('.qr-code').empty();
-            new QRCode($(this.dom_).find('.qr-code').get(0), {
-                text: value,
-                // TODO: dynamic size
-                width: this.get('size'),
-                height: this.get('size'),
-                currectLevel: QRCode.CorrectLevel.H,
-            });
-
-            if ( this.get('enlarge_option') ) {
-                $(this.dom_).find('.qr-code img').addClass('has-enlarge-option');
-                $(this.dom_).find('.qr-code img').on('click', async () => {
-                    UIComponentWindow({
-                        component: new QRCodeView({
-                            value: value,
-                            size: 400,
-                            enlarge_option: false,
-                        }),
-                        title: i18n('enlarged_qr_code'),
-                        backdrop: true,
-                        dominant: true,
-                        width: 550,
-                        height: 'auto',
-                        body_css: {
-                            width: 'initial',
-                            height: '100%',
-                            'background-color': 'rgb(245 247 249)',
-                            'backdrop-filter': 'blur(3px)',
-                            padding: '20px',
-                        },
-                    });
-                });
-            }
-        });
-    }
-});
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIQRCode.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIQRCode.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..003dec070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIQRCode.js
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2024-present Puter Technologies Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Puter.
+ *
+ * Puter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import UIWindow from './UIWindow.js';
+import Placeholder from '../util/Placeholder.js';
+
+const QR_CODE_CSS = `
+    .qr-code {
+        width: 100%;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        align-items: center;
+    }
+    .qr-code img {
+        margin-bottom: 20px;
+    }
+    .qr-code .has-enlarge-option {
+        cursor: -moz-zoom-in;
+        cursor: -webkit-zoom-in;
+        cursor: zoom-in;
+    }
+`;
+
+let css_injected = false;
+const inject_css_once = () => {
+    if ( css_injected ) return;
+    css_injected = true;
+    $('<style/>').text(QR_CODE_CSS).appendTo('head');
+};
+
+function UIQRCode (options) {
+    options = options ?? {};
+    const value = options.value;
+    const size = options.size ?? 150;
+    const enlarge_option = options.enlarge_option ?? true;
+
+    inject_css_once();
+
+    window.global_element_id++;
+    const id = `qr-code-${window.global_element_id}`;
+
+    const $el = $(`<div id="${id}" class="qr-code"></div>`);
+    const el = $el.get(0);
+
+    if ( value ) {
+        new QRCode(el, {
+            text: value,
+            width: size,
+            height: size,
+            currectLevel: QRCode.CorrectLevel.H,
+        });
+
+        if ( enlarge_option ) {
+            const $img = $el.find('img');
+            $img.addClass('has-enlarge-option');
+            $img.on('click', () => UIQRCode.open_enlarged(value));
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ( options.appendTo ) {
+        if ( options.appendTo && options.appendTo.$ === 'placeholder' ) {
+            options.appendTo.replaceWith(el);
+        } else {
+            $(options.appendTo).append(el);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Compatibility shim: Component-based containers (e.g. Flexer) call
+    // `.attach(parent)` on their children. Returning a plain DOM element with
+    // an `attach` method lets this work without making UIQRCode a Component.
+    el.attach = function (destination) {
+        if ( destination instanceof HTMLElement || destination instanceof ShadowRoot ) {
+            destination.appendChild(el);
+            return;
+        }
+        if ( destination && destination.$ === 'placeholder' ) {
+            destination.replaceWith(el);
+            return;
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Unknown destination type: ${destination}`);
+    };
+
+    return el;
+}
+
+UIQRCode.open_enlarged = async (value) => {
+    const placeholder = Placeholder();
+
+    await UIWindow({
+        title: i18n('enlarged_qr_code'),
+        backdrop: true,
+        dominant: true,
+        width: 550,
+        height: 'auto',
+        body_content: placeholder.html,
+        body_css: {
+            width: 'initial',
+            height: '100%',
+            'background-color': 'rgb(245 247 249)',
+            'backdrop-filter': 'blur(3px)',
+            padding: '20px',
+        },
+    });
+
+    UIQRCode({
+        value,
+        size: 400,
+        enlarge_option: false,
+        appendTo: placeholder,
+    });
+};
+
+export default UIQRCode;
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindow2FASetup.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindow2FASetup.js
index 01bd29db0..4460f8d2e 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindow2FASetup.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindow2FASetup.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         Components: OneAtATimeView < ... >
 
         Screen 1: QR code and entry box for testing
-            Components: Flexer < QRCodeView, CodeEntryView, ActionsView >
+            Components: Flexer < UIQRCode, CodeEntryView, ActionsView >
             Logic:
             - when CodeEntryView has a value, check it against the QR code value...
               ... then go to the next screen
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import Button from './Components/Button.js';
 import CodeEntryView from './Components/CodeEntryView.js';
 import ConfirmationsView from './Components/ConfirmationsView.js';
 import Flexer from './Components/Flexer.js';
-import QRCodeView from './Components/QRCode.js';
+import UIQRCode from './UIQRCode.js';
 import RecoveryCodesView from './Components/RecoveryCodesView.js';
 import StepHeading from './Components/StepHeading.js';
 import StepView from './Components/StepView.js';
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const UIWindow2FASetup = async function UIWindow2FASetup () {
                             symbol: '2',
                             text: i18n('setup2fa_2_step_heading'),
                         }),
-                        new QRCodeView({
+                        UIQRCode({
                             value: data.url,
                         }),
                         new StepHeading({
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const UIWindow2FASetup = async function UIWindow2FASetup () {
                         }),
                         new CodeEntryView({
                             _ref: me => code_entry = me,
-                            async ['property.value'] (value, { component }) {
+                            async 'property.value' (value, { component }) {
                                 if ( ! await check_code_(value) ) {
                                     component.set('error', 'Invalid code');
                                     component.set('is_checking_code', false);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ const UIWindow2FASetup = async function UIWindow2FASetup () {
                             },
                         }),
                     ],
-                    ['event.focus'] () {
+                    'event.focus' () {
                         code_entry.focus();
                     },
                 }),
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowQR.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowQR.js
index 73b24a87c..46f824bc3 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowQR.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowQR.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import Placeholder from '../util/Placeholder.js';
 import Flexer from './Components/Flexer.js';
-import QRCodeView from './Components/QRCode.js';
+import UIQRCode from './UIQRCode.js';
 import UIWindow from './UIWindow.js';
 
 async function UIWindowQR (options) {
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ async function UIWindowQR (options) {
         },
     });
 
-    const component_qr = new QRCodeView({
+    const el_qr = UIQRCode({
         value: options.text,
         size: 250,
     });
 
     const component_flexer = new Flexer({
         children: [
-            component_qr,
+            el_qr,
         ],
     });