C#

FlickerFix.cs

 protected override CreateParams CreateParams
        {
            get
            {
                const int CS_DROPSHADOW = 0x20000;
                CreateParams cp = base.CreateParams;
                cp.ClassStyle |= CS_DROPSHADOW;
                cp.ExStyle |= 0x02000000;  // Turn on WS_EX_COMPOSITED
                return cp;
            }

        }
  
//add shadow
//reduce flicker
//add to root of form.

Global Exception Handler.cs

  static void Main()
        {


            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.ThreadException += new ThreadExceptionEventHandler(Application_ThreadException);
            AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(CurrentDomain_UnhandledException);


            Application.Run(new Form1());
            
        }
        static void Application_ThreadException(object sender, ThreadExceptionEventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(e.Exception.Message, "Unhandled Thread Exception");
         }

        static void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
        {
            
             MessageBox.Show((e.ExceptionObject as Exception).Message, "Unhandled UI Exception");
            // here you can log the exception ...
        }