The application is a machine control, so it needs access to ui to show status etc. (I know, goes against the recommendation to separate UI and work code, but it is what it is, at least for now). The issue boils down to this: When one button event handler is not finished, another button needs to be clicked twice. First click gives the focus to the button, next click fires the event.

Here is the issue simplified to extreme. There are two buttons and a label. Stop button needs two clicks to stop the machine:

```
bool Stop = true;

private void Start_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    RunMachine();
}

private void Stop_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Stop = true;
}

private void RunMachine()
{
    Stop = false;
    Status_label.Text = "Running";
    do
    {
        Application.DoEvents();
        Thread.Sleep(50);
    } 
    while (!Stop);
    Status_label.Text = "Stopped";
}

```

How can I make the button to react to the first click?