diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py b/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
index d49452fc..3ffa0c4c 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
@@ -23193,9 +23193,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"[ProxMenux] Disk temperature history init failed: {e}")
             try:
-                import managed_installs
-                managed_installs.detect_and_register()
-                print("[ProxMenux] Managed-installs registry initialised")
+                # A PBS host has no guests whose applications could be tracked.
+                if not is_pbs_host():
+                    import managed_installs
+                    managed_installs.detect_and_register()
+                    print("[ProxMenux] Managed-installs registry initialised")
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"[ProxMenux] managed_installs init failed: {e}")
             # Docker inventories are derived runtime data and intentionally
@@ -23337,6 +23339,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # the 24 h PollingCollector cycle. Runs in a daemon thread with
     # a delay so it doesn't block startup — notification_manager needs
     # a moment to bind channels before we emit.
+    # The guest services below read VMs, LXCs and the PVE node metrics,
+    # none of which exist on a Proxmox Backup Server.
+    pve_host = not is_pbs_host()
     try:
         def _startup_emit_pending_app_updates():
             time.sleep(15)  # let channels bind + first metrics collect
@@ -23346,16 +23351,18 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"[ProxMenux] startup emit_all_pending_updates failed: {e}",
                       file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
-        threading.Thread(target=_startup_emit_pending_app_updates, daemon=True,
-                         name='app-updates-startup-emit').start()
+        if pve_host:
+            threading.Thread(target=_startup_emit_pending_app_updates, daemon=True,
+                             name='app-updates-startup-emit').start()
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[ProxMenux] app-updates startup emitter failed to arm: {e}")
 
     # Prewarm only the Overview's default day range; other ranges are lazy.
     try:
-        metrics_thread = threading.Thread(target=_node_metrics_prewarmer_loop, daemon=True, name='node-metrics-prewarmer')
-        metrics_thread.start()
-        print("[ProxMenux] Node-metrics prewarmer started (day range, 90s interval)")
+        if pve_host:
+            metrics_thread = threading.Thread(target=_node_metrics_prewarmer_loop, daemon=True, name='node-metrics-prewarmer')
+            metrics_thread.start()
+            print("[ProxMenux] Node-metrics prewarmer started (day range, 90s interval)")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[ProxMenux] Node-metrics prewarmer failed to start: {e}")
 
@@ -23366,9 +23373,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # after the tab has been closed for minutes. The React-side
     # prefetcher only ran while the page was open.
     try:
-        vm_modal_thread = threading.Thread(target=_vm_modal_prewarmer_loop, daemon=True, name='vm-modal-prewarmer')
-        vm_modal_thread.start()
-        print("[ProxMenux] VM-modal prewarmer started (one-shot warm-up; caches refreshed by event invalidation only)")
+        if pve_host:
+            vm_modal_thread = threading.Thread(target=_vm_modal_prewarmer_loop, daemon=True, name='vm-modal-prewarmer')
+            vm_modal_thread.start()
+            print("[ProxMenux] VM-modal prewarmer started (one-shot warm-up; caches refreshed by event invalidation only)")
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[ProxMenux] VM-modal prewarmer failed to start: {e}")
 
@@ -23392,8 +23400,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     # identical (backup, restart, /usr/bin/update + custom command
     # chain) between manual and scheduled invocations.
     try:
-        scheduler_thread = threading.Thread(target=_scheduler_loop, daemon=True)
-        scheduler_thread.start()
+        if pve_host:
+            scheduler_thread = threading.Thread(target=_scheduler_loop, daemon=True)
+            scheduler_thread.start()
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"[ProxMenux] LXC update scheduler failed to start: {e}")
 
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py b/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
index cadfc136..2f71a2d4 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/notification_events.py
@@ -3850,6 +3850,13 @@ class PollingCollector:
             return
         self._last_managed_check = now
 
+        try:
+            from pbs_manager import is_pbs_host
+            if is_pbs_host():
+                return  # a Proxmox Backup Server has no guests or integrations to track
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
         try:
             import managed_installs
         except Exception:
diff --git a/lang/es.json b/lang/es.json
index 4de8be5d..58020c86 100644
--- a/lang/es.json
+++ b/lang/es.json
@@ -8132,7 +8132,7 @@
   "Apply PBS package upgrade": "Aplicar la actualización de paquetes de PBS",
   "Apply the reviewed package upgrade now? Services may restart and packages listed for removal will be removed.": "¿Aplicar ahora la actualización de paquetes revisada? Los servicios podrían reiniciarse y se eliminarán los paquetes indicados para su eliminación.",
   "Command failed": "El comando ha fallado",
-  "PBS datastores": "Almacenes de datos de PBS",
+  "PBS datastores": "Datastores de PBS",
   "PBS package update": "Actualización de paquetes de PBS",
   "PBS package upgrade completed. Check whether a reboot is required before your next backup window.": "Actualización de paquetes de PBS completada. Comprueba si es necesario reiniciar antes del próximo período de copias de seguridad.",
   "PBS package upgrade failed. Review the APT output before retrying.": "La actualización de paquetes de PBS ha fallado. Revisa la salida de APT antes de volver a intentarlo.",
diff --git a/scripts/global/platform-functions.sh b/scripts/global/platform-functions.sh
index 1bfb3e49..7ca2b240 100644
--- a/scripts/global/platform-functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/global/platform-functions.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ pmx_is_pbs() {
     [[ "$(pmx_platform_field product)" == pbs ]]
 }
 
+# Only a host known to be PBS is refused: if the package list cannot be read,
+# the PVE scripts keep working as they did before PBS support.
 pmx_require_pve() {
-    if [[ "$(pmx_platform_field product)" != pve ]]; then
+    if pmx_is_pbs; then
         msg_error "$(translate 'This operation requires a Proxmox VE host. Use the PBS menu on Proxmox Backup Server.')"
         return 1
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/menus/pbs_menu.sh b/scripts/menus/pbs_menu.sh
index 4a04c2a4..86f30ca2 100644
--- a/scripts/menus/pbs_menu.sh
+++ b/scripts/menus/pbs_menu.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# PBS exposes compatible host tools; PVE guest/repository optimizations stay in the PVE menu.
+# ==========================================================
+# ProxMenux - Proxmox Backup Server menu
+# ==========================================================
+# PBS exposes compatible host tools; PVE guest/repository optimizations
+# stay in the PVE menu.
+# ==========================================================
 BASE_DIR="/usr/local/share/proxmenux"
 LOCAL_SCRIPTS="$BASE_DIR/scripts"
 source "$BASE_DIR/utils.sh"
@@ -13,34 +18,36 @@ if ! pmx_is_pbs; then
 fi
 
 pbs_show() {
-    local output
+    local title="$1" output
+    shift
     output=$(mktemp)
     if "$@" > "$output" 2>&1; then
-        dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux · PBS" --title "Proxmox Backup Server" --textbox "$output" 24 100
+        dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "$title" --textbox "$output" 24 110
     else
-        dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux · PBS" --title "$(translate 'Command failed')" --textbox "$output" 24 100
+        dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "$(translate 'Command failed')" --textbox "$output" 24 110
     fi
     rm -f "$output"
 }
 
 while true; do
-    choice=$(dialog --clear --backtitle "ProxMenux · PBS" --title "Proxmox Backup Server" \
-        --menu "$(translate 'Select an option:')" 20 80 10 \
-        status "$(translate 'PBS version and packages')" \
-        stores "$(translate 'PBS datastores')" \
-        tasks "$(translate 'Recent PBS tasks')" \
-        utilities "$(translate 'System Utilities Installer')" \
-        update "$(translate 'Update PBS using configured repositories')" \
-        settings "$(translate 'Settings')" \
-        exit "$(translate 'Exit')" 2>&1 >/dev/tty) || break
+    choice=$(dialog --clear --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "Proxmox Backup Server" \
+        --menu "$(translate 'Select an option:')" 18 75 8 \
+        1 "$(translate 'PBS version and packages')" \
+        2 "$(translate 'PBS datastores')" \
+        3 "$(translate 'Recent PBS tasks')" \
+        4 "$(translate 'System Utilities Installer')" \
+        5 "$(translate 'Update PBS using configured repositories')" \
+        s "$(translate 'Settings')" \
+        0 "$(translate 'Exit')" 2>&1 >/dev/tty) || break
     case "$choice" in
-        status) pbs_show proxmox-backup-manager versions --verbose --output-format json-pretty ;;
-        stores) pbs_show proxmox-backup-manager datastore list --output-format json-pretty ;;
-        tasks) pbs_show proxmox-backup-manager task list --all true --limit 20 --output-format json-pretty ;;
-        utilities) bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/utilities/system_utils.sh" ;;
-        update) bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/utilities/pbs_update.sh" ;;
-        settings) bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/menus/config_menu.sh" ;;
-        exit) break ;;
+        1) pbs_show "$(translate 'PBS version and packages')" proxmox-backup-manager versions --verbose ;;
+        2) pbs_show "$(translate 'PBS datastores')" proxmox-backup-manager datastore list ;;
+        3) pbs_show "$(translate 'Recent PBS tasks')" proxmox-backup-manager task list --all true --limit 20 ;;
+        4) bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/utilities/system_utils.sh" ;;
+        5) bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/utilities/pbs_update.sh" ;;
+        s) exec bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPTS/menus/config_menu.sh" ;;
+        0) break ;;
     esac
 done
 clear
+msg_ok "$(translate "Thank you for using ProxMenux. Goodbye!")"
diff --git a/scripts/utilities/pbs_update.sh b/scripts/utilities/pbs_update.sh
index 05a453eb..608440b9 100644
--- a/scripts/utilities/pbs_update.sh
+++ b/scripts/utilities/pbs_update.sh
@@ -12,27 +12,30 @@ if ! pmx_is_pbs || [[ "$(pmx_platform_field supported)" != true ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]] || { msg_error "$(translate 'Run this operation as root.')"; exit 1; }
-dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux · PBS" --title "$(translate 'PBS package update')" \
+dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "$(translate 'PBS package update')" \
     --yesno "$(translate 'Refresh the configured APT repositories and review the PBS package upgrade? Repository files will be preserved.')" 10 80 || exit 0
 if ! apt-get -o APT::Update::Error-Mode=any update; then
     msg_error "$(translate 'APT refresh failed. Check the PBS subscription and repositories in the native PBS interface; no source was changed.')"
-    read -r _
+    msg_success "$(translate "Press Enter to continue...")"
+    read -r
     exit 1
 fi
 plan=$(mktemp)
 trap 'rm -f "$plan"' EXIT
 if ! apt-get -s full-upgrade > "$plan" 2>&1; then
-    dialog --textbox "$plan" 24 100
+    dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "$(translate 'Review package upgrade')" --textbox "$plan" 24 100
     exit 1
 fi
-dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux · PBS" --title "$(translate 'Review package upgrade')" --textbox "$plan" 24 100
-dialog --defaultno --title "$(translate 'Apply PBS package upgrade')" \
+dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --title "$(translate 'Review package upgrade')" --textbox "$plan" 24 100
+dialog --backtitle "ProxMenux" --defaultno --title "$(translate 'Apply PBS package upgrade')" \
     --yesno "$(translate 'Apply the reviewed package upgrade now? Services may restart and packages listed for removal will be removed.')" 11 80 || exit 0
 if apt-get -y full-upgrade; then
     msg_ok "$(translate 'PBS package upgrade completed. Check whether a reboot is required before your next backup window.')"
 else
     msg_error "$(translate 'PBS package upgrade failed. Review the APT output before retrying.')"
-    read -r _
+    msg_success "$(translate "Press Enter to continue...")"
+    read -r
     exit 1
 fi
-read -r _
+msg_success "$(translate "Press Enter to continue...")"
+read -r