diff --git a/lib/brew.sh b/lib/brew.sh
index 093de7d..b8424cb 100644
--- a/lib/brew.sh
+++ b/lib/brew.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,33 @@ ssr::brew::cleanup() {
     brew cleanup --quiet || true
 }
 
+# Homebrew taps that have been deprecated and emptied upstream. Keeping them
+# in the Brewfile causes "Tapping X has failed!" errors on every restore.
+# brew bundle dump still emits them if they are locally present, so we strip
+# them from the file after dumping.
+_SSR_DEPRECATED_TAPS=(
+    homebrew/core
+    homebrew/cask
+    homebrew/services
+    homebrew/test-bot
+    homebrew/bundle
+    homebrew/cask-fonts
+    homebrew/cask-drivers
+    homebrew/cask-versions
+)
+
+_ssr_brew_strip_deprecated_taps() {
+    local file="$1"
+    local pattern
+    # Build an alternation pattern: homebrew/core|homebrew/cask|…
+    pattern="$(printf '%s|' "${_SSR_DEPRECATED_TAPS[@]}")"
+    pattern="${pattern%|}"   # strip trailing |
+    local tmp; tmp="$(mktemp)"
+    # Match lines like: tap "homebrew/services"
+    grep -vE "^tap \"(${pattern})\"" "$file" > "$tmp" || true
+    mv -f "$tmp" "$file"
+}
+
 # Dumps Brewfile to the cloud backup dir with a timestamped rotation copy.
 ssr::brew::dump() {
     local backup_dir="$1" brewfile="$1/Brewfile"
@@ -59,6 +86,12 @@ ssr::brew::dump() {
         cd "$backup_dir"
         brew bundle dump --describe --quiet --force --file=Brewfile
     )
+    # Remove deprecated taps that would fail on restore.
+    local removed
+    removed="$(grep -cE "^tap \"($(printf '%s|' "${_SSR_DEPRECATED_TAPS[@]}" | sed 's/|$//'))\"" \
+        "$brewfile" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
+    _ssr_brew_strip_deprecated_taps "$brewfile"
+    [[ "$removed" -gt 0 ]] && ssr::log "Stripped $removed deprecated tap(s) from Brewfile."
     ssr::ok "Brewfile written ($(wc -l < "$brewfile" | tr -d ' ') lines)"
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/macos-prefs.sh b/lib/macos-prefs.sh
index 3f6563b..b9f41ef 100644
--- a/lib/macos-prefs.sh
+++ b/lib/macos-prefs.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ SSR_MACOS_PREF_DOMAINS_DEFAULT=(
     com.apple.HIToolbox          # input sources / keyboard layout
     com.apple.spaces             # Spaces / Mission Control layout
     com.apple.menuextra.clock    # menu-bar clock format
+    com.apple.controlcenter      # Control Centre module toggles (Wi-Fi, BT, Focus…)
+    com.apple.systemuiserver     # menu-bar extras order and extras list
+    com.apple.notificationcenterui  # Notification Centre widget layout
     NSGlobalDomain               # a.k.a. .GlobalPreferences (UI/keyboard-repeat/sound…)
 )
 
@@ -223,9 +226,10 @@ ssr::macos::prefs_import() {
     ssr::ok "Imported $imported macOS pref domain(s)${skipped:+ ($skipped skipped)}."
 
     # Restart affected services once so changes take effect.
+    # cfprefsd first so the fresh plists are visible to other processes.
     local svc
-    for svc in Dock Finder SystemUIServer cfprefsd; do
+    for svc in cfprefsd Dock Finder SystemUIServer ControlCenter; do
         killall "$svc" 2>/dev/null || true
     done
-    ssr::ok "Restarted Dock, Finder, SystemUIServer, cfprefsd."
+    ssr::ok "Restarted Dock, Finder, SystemUIServer, ControlCenter, cfprefsd."
 }
diff --git a/lib/macos.sh b/lib/macos.sh
index ef40536..d0cc1cd 100644
--- a/lib/macos.sh
+++ b/lib/macos.sh
@@ -36,14 +36,15 @@ ssr::macos::disable_gatekeeper() {
 # Restart macOS UI services that read preference files restored by Mackup.
 # Called after mackup restore so Dock/Finder/menubar pick up the new plists.
 ssr::macos::restart_ui() {
-    ssr::log "Restarting UI services (Dock, Finder, SystemUIServer, cfprefsd)"
+    ssr::log "Restarting UI services (Dock, Finder, SystemUIServer, ControlCenter, cfprefsd)"
     local svc
-    for svc in cfprefsd Dock Finder SystemUIServer; do
+    # cfprefsd first: flushes pref cache so subsequent restarts read fresh plists.
+    for svc in cfprefsd Dock Finder SystemUIServer ControlCenter; do
         killall "$svc" 2>/dev/null || true
     done
-    # Brief pause so cfprefsd flushes its cache before Dock re-reads prefs.
+    # Brief pause so cfprefsd flushes its cache before processes re-read prefs.
     sleep 2
-    ssr::ok "UI services restarted — Dock and Finder will refresh."
+    ssr::ok "UI services restarted — Dock, Finder, Control Centre and menu bar will refresh."
 }
 
 ssr::macos::open_installed_casks() {