diff --git a/MerlinAU.asp b/MerlinAU.asp
index 330551ed..11579a99 100644
--- a/MerlinAU.asp
+++ b/MerlinAU.asp
@@ -857,64 +857,93 @@ function FetchChangelog(startTime)
     });
 }
 
+/**------------------------------------------**/
+/** Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-18] **/
+/**------------------------------------------**/
 function ShowLatestChangelog(e)
 {
     if (e) e.preventDefault();
 
-    let loadingMessage = '<p>Please wait and allow up to 10 seconds for the changelog to load.<br>' +
-                         'Click on "Cancel" button to stop and exit this dialog.</p>';
+    const loadingMessage =
+        '<p>Please wait and allow up to 10 seconds for the changelog to load.<br>' +
+        'Click on "Cancel" button to stop and exit this dialog.</p>';
 
-    if ($('#changelogModal').length)
-    {
-       $('#changelogData').html(loadingMessage);
-       $('#closeChangelogModal').text("Cancel");
-    }
-    else
-    {   // Create modal overlay if it doesn't exist //
+    /* ----- build the modal once ----- */
+    if (!$('#changelogModal').length) {
         $('body').append(
-            '<div id="changelogModal" style="display:none; position:fixed; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; ' +
-                'background:rgba(0,0,0,0.8); z-index:10000;">' +
-                '<div id="changelogContent" style="position:absolute; top:50%; left:50%; transform:translate(-50%,-50%); ' +
-                    'background:#fff; color:#000; padding:20px; max-height:90%; overflow:auto; width:80%; max-width:800px;">' +
-                    '<h2 style="margin-top:0; color:#000;">Latest Changelog</h2>' +
-                    '<button id="closeChangelogModal" style="float:right; font-size:14px; cursor:pointer;">Cancel</button>' +
-                    '<div id="changelogData" style="font-family:monospace; white-space:pre-wrap; margin-top:10px; color:#000;">' +
+            '<div id="changelogModal" style="display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;' +
+                'background:rgba(0,0,0,0.8);z-index:10000;">' +
+                '<div id="changelogContent" style="position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);' +
+                    'background:#fff;color:#000;padding:20px;max-height:90%;overflow:auto;width:80%;max-width:800px;">' +
+                    '<h2 style="margin-top:0;color:#000;">Latest Changelog</h2>' +
+                    '<button id="closeChangelogModal" style="float:right;font-size:14px;cursor:pointer;">Cancel</button>' +
+                    '<div id="changelogData" style="font-family:monospace;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:10px;color:#000;">' +
                         loadingMessage +
                     '</div>' +
                 '</div>' +
             '</div>'
         );
-        $('#closeChangelogModal').on('click', function(){
+
+        /* close button */
+        $('#closeChangelogModal').on('click', function () {
             $('#changelogModal').hide();
         });
+
+        /* ---------- NEW: arrow‑key scroll handler (bind once) ---------- */
+        $(document).on('keydown', function (ev) {
+            if (!$('#changelogModal').is(':visible')) return;      // ignore if dialog not open
+            const box = $('#changelogContent')[0];                 // the scrollable div
+            switch (ev.key) {
+                case 'ArrowDown':
+                    box.scrollTop += 40;
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                    break;
+                case 'ArrowUp':
+                    box.scrollTop -= 40;
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                    break;
+                case 'ArrowRight':
+                    box.scrollTop += 40;
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                    break;
+                case 'ArrowLeft':
+                    box.scrollTop -= 40;
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        });
+        /* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
+    } else {
+        $('#changelogData').html(loadingMessage);
+        $('#closeChangelogModal').text("Cancel");
     }
 
     $('#changelogModal').show();
 
-    // Trigger the backend shell script via form submission //
-    var formData = $('form[name="form"]').serializeArray();
+    /* ---------- NEW: focusable + give it focus ---------- */
+    $('#changelogContent').attr('tabindex', 0).focus();
+    /* ---------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    /* kick the backend */
+    const formData = $('form[name="form"]').serializeArray();
     formData.push({ name: "action_script", value: "start_MerlinAUdownloadchangelog" });
-    formData.push({ name: "action_wait", value: "10" });
-    
-    $.post('start_apply.htm', formData)
-      .done(function(response) {
-         console.log("Changelog trigger submitted successfully.");
-      })
-      .fail(function() {
-         console.error("Failed to submit changelog trigger.");
-      });
-
-    // Record the start time and wait 8 seconds before attempting to fetch the changelog //
-    var startTime = new Date().getTime();
-    setTimeout(function() {
-         FetchChangelog(startTime);
-         // Once the changelog has loaded, update the button text to "Close"
-         $('#closeChangelogModal').text("Close");
+    formData.push({ name: "action_wait",   value: "10" });
+
+    $.post('start_apply.htm', formData);
+
+    /* wait 8 s, then fetch the changelog */
+    const startTime = Date.now();
+    setTimeout(function () {
+        FetchChangelog(startTime);
+        $('#closeChangelogModal').text("Close");
     }, 8000);
 
     return false;
 }
 
+
 // **Control "Approve/Block Changelog" Checkbox State** //
 function ToggleChangelogApproval (checkboxElem)
 {
@@ -1544,9 +1573,9 @@ function BlockChangelog()
     document.form.submit();
 }
 
-/**----------------------------------------**/
-/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Mar-07] **/
-/**----------------------------------------**/
+/**------------------------------------------**/
+/** Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-18] **/
+/**------------------------------------------**/
 function InitializeFields()
 {
     console.log("Initializing fields...");
@@ -1642,7 +1671,9 @@ function InitializeFields()
         { tailscaleVPNEnabled.checked = (custom_settings.Allow_Updates_OverVPN === 'ENABLED'); }
 
         if (script_AutoUpdate_Check)
-        { script_AutoUpdate_Check.checked = (custom_settings.Allow_Script_Auto_Update === 'ENABLED'); }
+        { script_AutoUpdate_Check.checked = (custom_settings.Allow_Script_Auto_Update === 'ENABLED');
+            UpdateForceScriptCheckboxState(script_AutoUpdate_Check?.checked);
+         }
 
         if (betaToReleaseUpdatesEnabled)
         { betaToReleaseUpdatesEnabled.checked = (custom_settings.FW_Allow_Beta_Production_Up === 'ENABLED'); }
@@ -2292,29 +2323,55 @@ function Uninstall()
    document.form.submit();
 }
 
-/**----------------------------------------**/
-/** Modified by Martinski W. [2025-May-11] **/
-/**----------------------------------------**/
+/**---------------------------------------**/
+/** Added by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-18] **/
+/**---------------------------------------**/
+function UpdateForceScriptCheckboxState(autoUpdatesEnabled) {
+    const forceCB = document.getElementById('ForceScriptUpdateCheck');
+    if (!forceCB) return;                         // safety
+    forceCB.disabled = autoUpdatesEnabled;        // gray‑out logic
+    forceCB.style.opacity = autoUpdatesEnabled ? '0.5' : '1';
+    if (autoUpdatesEnabled) forceCB.checked = false;  // clear if now disabled
+}
+
+/**------------------------------------------**/
+/** Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-18] **/
+/**------------------------------------------**/
 function UpdateMerlinAUScript()
 {
     console.log("Initiating MerlinAU script update…");
 
     let actionScriptValue;
-    let forceScriptUpdateCheck = document.getElementById('ForceScriptUpdateCheck');
+    const forceScriptUpdateCheck = document.getElementById('ForceScriptUpdateCheck');
+    const autoUpdatesEnabled     = document.getElementById('Script_AutoUpdate_Check')?.checked;
+
+    /* ----- build the appropriate confirmation text ----- */
+    let confirmText;
+    if (forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked) {
+        /* user explicitly wants to install right now */
+        confirmText = "INSTALL UPDATE:\n" +
+                      "Install the latest available MerlinAU script update now, " +
+                      "even if the version is already current.\n\nContinue?";
+    } else {
+        /* normal check – message depends on auto‑update setting */
+        confirmText = "CHECK AND PROMPT:\n" +
+                      "Check for a newer version of MerlinAU and prompt if found. " +
+                      (autoUpdatesEnabled
+                          ? "It DOES install automatically!"      // <‑‑ NEW text
+                          : "It does NOT install update automatically!") +
+                      "\n\nContinue?";
+    }
 
-    let confirmOK = confirm(
-        forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked
-        ? "INSTALL UPDATE:\nInstall the latest available MerlinAU script update now, even if version is current.\n\nContinue?"
-        : "CHECK AND PROMPT:\nCheck for a newer version of MerlinAU and prompt if found. It does NOT install update automatically!\n\nContinue?");
-    if (!confirmOK) { return; }
+    if (!confirm(confirmText)) return;   /* user cancelled */
 
-    if (!forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked)
-    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate'; }
-    else
-    { actionScriptValue = 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate_force'; }
+    /* choose action script */
+    actionScriptValue = forceScriptUpdateCheck.checked
+        ? 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate_force'
+        : 'start_MerlinAUscrptupdate';
 
+    /* submit the form */
     document.form.action_script.value = actionScriptValue;
-    document.form.action_wait.value = 10;
+    document.form.action_wait.value   = 10;
     showLoading();
     document.form.submit();
 }
@@ -2944,7 +3001,7 @@ function initializeCollapsibleSections()
       </label>
    </td>
    <td>
-      <input type="checkbox" id="Script_AutoUpdate_Check" name="Script_AutoUpdate_Check"/>
+      <input type="checkbox" id="Script_AutoUpdate_Check" name="Script_AutoUpdate_Check" onchange="UpdateForceScriptCheckboxState(this.checked)"/>
       <span id="Script_AutoUpdate_SchedText" name="Script_AutoUpdate_SchedText"
        style="vertical-align:bottom; margin-left:15px; display:none; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bolder;"></span>
    </td>
diff --git a/MerlinAU.sh b/MerlinAU.sh
index 79daebaa..7082e068 100644
--- a/MerlinAU.sh
+++ b/MerlinAU.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 #
 # Original Creation Date: 2023-Oct-01 by @ExtremeFiretop.
 # Official Co-Author: @Martinski W. - Date: 2023-Nov-01
-# Last Modified: 2025-May-17
+# Last Modified: 2025-May-18
 ###################################################################
 set -u
 
 ## Set version for each Production Release ##
-readonly SCRIPT_VERSION=1.4.6
+readonly SCRIPT_VERSION=1.4.7
 readonly SCRIPT_NAME="MerlinAU"
 ## Set to "master" for Production Releases ##
-SCRIPT_BRANCH="master"
+SCRIPT_BRANCH="dev"
 
 ##----------------------------------------##
 ## Modified by Martinski W. [2024-Jul-03] ##
@@ -4423,7 +4423,6 @@ _GetLoginCredentials_()
     then
         _WaitForEnterKey_ "$mainMenuReturnPromptStr"
         _UpdateLoginPswdCheckHelper_ NoACCESS
-        return 1
     fi
 
     # Get the Username from NVRAM #
@@ -7419,7 +7418,7 @@ _ChangelogVerificationCheck_()
 }
 
 ##------------------------------------------##
-## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-Apr-11] ##
+## Modified by ExtremeFiretop [2025-May-18] ##
 ##------------------------------------------##
 _ManageChangelogMerlin_()
 {
@@ -7464,6 +7463,12 @@ _ManageChangelogMerlin_()
         fi 
     fi
 
+    # force 3006 changelog if tag is NG but $2 says 3006
+    if [ "$changeLogTag" = "NG" ] && [ $# -gt 1 ] && echo "$2" | grep -qE '^3006[.]' ; then
+        changeLogTag="3006"
+        MerlinChangeLogURL="${CL_URL_3006}"
+    fi
+
     wgetLogFile="${FW_BIN_DIR}/${ScriptFNameTag}.WGET.LOG"
     changeLogFile="${FW_BIN_DIR}/Changelog-${changeLogTag}.txt"
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index c514bd85..be05bba9 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.4.6
+1.4.7