Learn to shutdown properly and then expect normal operations
I think you're missing the point, Armada. There's an easy workaround to this bug. Every time I add a name to the notify list I can close Mirc, then restart it. Is that what you suggest? Or I have to remember that when I want to close down Windows I have to close Mirc first before clicking the Start button. Both of those methods would solve the problem. But these tricks aren't necessary with other Windows programs, so why should Mirc be different?