diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/PuterHomepageService.js b/src/backend/src/services/PuterHomepageService.js
index 04ca20567..e882ffce0 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/PuterHomepageService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/PuterHomepageService.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import { encode } from 'html-entities';
+import { LRUCache } from 'lru-cache';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 import { is_valid_url } from '../helpers.js';
 import { Endpoint } from '../util/expressutil.js';
 import { PathBuilder } from '../util/pathutil.js';
 import BaseService from './BaseService.js';
-import fs from 'node:fs';
-import { LRUCache } from 'lru-cache';
 /**
  * PuterHomepageService serves the initial HTML page that loads the Puter GUI
  * and all of its assets.
@@ -194,7 +194,14 @@ export class PuterHomepageService extends BaseService {
             },
         });
 
-        this.#outputCache.set(cacheKey, outputHTML);
+        // TODO: we will re-enable this shortly (within 24 hours)
+        //
+        //   It is currently disabled so that we can determine the impact on
+        //   performance of b687ba0 (not b687ba0 specifically but the subsequent
+        //   fixed version of b687ba0) in isolation without confounding
+        //   variables.
+        //
+        // this.#outputCache.set(cacheKey, outputHTML);
 
         res.send(outputHTML);
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowChangeEmail.js b/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowChangeEmail.js
index 908f32b16..0e45b0d54 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowChangeEmail.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowChangeEmail.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async function UIWindowChangeEmail (options) {
     h += `<input id="confirm-new-email-${internal_id}" type="text" name="new-email" class="new-email" autocomplete="off" />`;
     h += '</div>';
     // password / OIDC revalidate
-    h += '<div class="change-email-auth-row" style="display: none; overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
+    h += '<div class="change-email-auth-row" style="overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
     h += '<div class="change-email-password-wrap">';
     h += `<label>${i18n('account_password')}</label>`;
     h += `${place_password_entry.html}`;
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@ async function UIWindowChangeEmail (options) {
             const authRow = $(this_window).find('.change-email-auth-row');
             if ( oidc_only ) {
                 authRow.find('.change-email-password-wrap').hide();
-                const oidcWrap = authRow.find('.change-email-oidc-wrap').show();
-                oidcWrap.find('.change-email-oidc-flow-notice').text(
-                    i18n('revalidate_flow_notice') ||
-                    'You will be asked to sign in with your linked account when you continue.',
-                );
+                // OIDC: no notice box; user will see revalidation when they continue
             } else {
                 authRow.find('.change-email-oidc-wrap').hide();
             }
@@ -126,7 +122,6 @@ async function UIWindowChangeEmail (options) {
         } finally {
             hint.hide();
         }
-        $(el_window).find('.change-email-revalidated-msg').text(i18n('revalidated') || 'Re-validated.').show();
     };
 
     $(el_window).find('.change-email-btn').on('click', async function (e) {
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowDisable2FA.js b/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowDisable2FA.js
index 1b5e8388b..0aef9c476 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowDisable2FA.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/Settings/UIWindowDisable2FA.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async function UIWindowDisable2FA (options) {
     h += '<div style="overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px;">';
     h += `<p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#333;">${i18n('disable_2fa_instructions')}</p>`;
     h += '</div>';
-    h += '<div class="disable-2fa-auth-row" style="display: none; overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
+    h += '<div class="disable-2fa-auth-row" style="overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
     h += '<div class="disable-2fa-password-wrap">';
     h += `<label>${i18n('account_password')}</label>`;
     h += `${place_password_entry.html}`;
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ async function UIWindowDisable2FA (options) {
             const authRow = $(this_window).find('.disable-2fa-auth-row');
             if ( oidc_only ) {
                 authRow.find('.disable-2fa-password-wrap').hide();
-                const oidcWrap = authRow.find('.disable-2fa-oidc-wrap').show();
-                oidcWrap.find('.disable-2fa-oidc-flow-notice').text(
-                    i18n('revalidate_flow_notice') ||
-                    'You will be asked to sign in with your linked account when you continue.',
-                );
+                // OIDC: no notice box; user will see revalidation when they continue
             } else {
                 authRow.find('.disable-2fa-oidc-wrap').hide();
             }
@@ -127,7 +123,6 @@ async function UIWindowDisable2FA (options) {
         } finally {
             hint.hide();
         }
-        $(el_window).find('.disable-2fa-revalidated-msg').text(i18n('revalidated') || 'Re-validated.').show();
     };
 
     $(el_window).find('.disable-2fa-btn').on('click', async function (e) {
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangePassword.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangePassword.js
index dc5ff08b8..e4d1aa905 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangePassword.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangePassword.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async function UIWindowChangePassword (options) {
     // success msg
     h += '<div class="form-success-msg"></div>';
     // current password / OIDC revalidate
-    h += '<div class="change-password-auth-row" style="display: none; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;">';
+    h += '<div class="change-password-auth-row" style="overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 20px;">';
     h += '<div class="change-password-current-wrap">';
     h += `<label for="current-password-${internal_id}">${i18n('current_password')}</label>`;
     h += `<input id="current-password-${internal_id}" class="current-password" type="password" name="current-password" autocomplete="current-password" />`;
@@ -85,11 +85,7 @@ async function UIWindowChangePassword (options) {
             const authRow = $(this_window).find('.change-password-auth-row');
             if ( oidc_only ) {
                 authRow.find('.change-password-current-wrap').hide();
-                const oidcWrap = authRow.find('.change-password-oidc-wrap').show();
-                oidcWrap.find('.change-password-oidc-flow-notice').text(
-                    i18n('revalidate_flow_notice') ||
-                    'You will be asked to sign in with your linked account when you continue.',
-                );
+                // OIDC: no notice box; user will see revalidation when they continue
             } else {
                 authRow.find('.change-password-oidc-wrap').hide();
             }
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ async function UIWindowChangePassword (options) {
         } finally {
             hint.hide();
         }
-        $(el_window).find('.change-password-revalidated-msg').text(i18n('revalidated') || 'Re-validated.').show();
     };
 
     $(el_window).find('.change-password-btn').on('click', async function (e) {
diff --git a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangeUsername.js b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangeUsername.js
index b8c2c3178..abbd5ee15 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangeUsername.js
+++ b/src/gui/src/UI/UIWindowChangeUsername.js
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ async function UIWindowChangeUsername (options) {
     h += `<label for="confirm-new-username-${internal_id}">${i18n('new_username')}</label>`;
     h += `<input id="confirm-new-username-${internal_id}" type="text" name="new-username" class="new-username" autocomplete="off" />`;
     h += '</div>';
-    h += '<div class="change-username-auth-row" style="display: none; overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
-    h += `<label for="change-username-password-${internal_id}">${i18n('account_password')}</label>`;
+    h += '<div class="change-username-auth-row" style="overflow: hidden; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 30px;">';
     h += '<div class="change-username-password-wrap">';
+    h += `<label for="change-username-password-${internal_id}">${i18n('account_password')}</label>`;
     h += `<input id="change-username-password-${internal_id}" type="password" name="password" class="change-username-password" autocomplete="current-password" placeholder="" />`;
     h += '</div>';
     h += '<div class="change-username-oidc-wrap" style="display:none;">';
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ async function UIWindowChangeUsername (options) {
             const authRow = $(this_window).find('.change-username-auth-row');
             if ( oidc_only ) {
                 authRow.find('.change-username-password-wrap').hide();
-                const oidcWrap = authRow.find('.change-username-oidc-wrap').show();
-                oidcWrap.find('.change-username-oidc-flow-notice').text(
-                    i18n('revalidate_flow_notice') ||
-                    'You will be asked to sign in with your linked account when you continue.',
-                );
+                // OIDC: no notice box; user will see revalidation when they continue
             } else {
                 authRow.find('.change-username-oidc-wrap').hide();
             }
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ async function UIWindowChangeUsername (options) {
         } finally {
             hint.hide();
         }
-        $(el_window).find('.change-username-revalidated-msg').text(i18n('revalidated') || 'Re-validated.').show();
     };
 
     $(el_window).find('.change-username-btn').on('click', async function (e) {