diff --git a/src/components/ChatBox.tsx b/src/components/ChatBox.tsx
index 3f1ba24..d5aab5c 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatBox.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatBox.tsx
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ const ChatBox: React.FC<ChatBoxProps> = ({ isVisible }) => {
 
   const localRuntimeMessage = localModelState.runtimeSupport.reason;
   const hasLocalRuntimeHardFailure = !localModelState.runtimeSupport.supported;
-  const hasLocalRuntimeWarning = localModelState.runtimeSupport.supported && !!localRuntimeMessage;
 
   return (
     <div className={`chatbox ${isVisible ? '' : 'is-hidden'}`}>
@@ -395,11 +394,6 @@ const ChatBox: React.FC<ChatBoxProps> = ({ isVisible }) => {
         <div className="chatbox-local-runtime-section">
           <div className="chatbox-local-runtime-card">
             <h4 className="chatbox-local-mode-title">{LOCAL_LLM_DISPLAY_NAME} Local Runtime</h4>
-            {hasLocalRuntimeWarning && (
-              <div className="chatbox-local-runtime-warning">
-                {localRuntimeMessage}
-              </div>
-            )}
             {hasLocalRuntimeHardFailure && (
               <div className="chatbox-local-runtime-error">
                 {localRuntimeMessage}
diff --git a/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.test.tsx b/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.test.tsx
index 8bdf3b0..2ece260 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.test.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('GeneralSettings', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('shows a warning when runtime may fail on this host but is still allowed', async () => {
+  it('keeps local runtime available when runtime may fail on this host', async () => {
     localModelState.runtimeSupport = {
       supported: true,
       webgpuExposed: true,
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ describe('GeneralSettings', () => {
 
     render(<GeneralSettings />);
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/may not support the local browser runtime reliably/i)).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Gemma 4 E4B Local Runtime')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/may not support the local browser runtime reliably/i)).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByText(/The local model downloads automatically/i)).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.tsx b/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.tsx
index dc5bad9..dcdde21 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/settings/sections/GeneralSettings.tsx
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ const GeneralSettings: React.FC = () => {
 
   const localRuntimeMessage = localModelState.runtimeSupport.reason;
   const hasLocalRuntimeHardFailure = !localModelState.runtimeSupport.supported;
-  const hasLocalRuntimeWarning = localModelState.runtimeSupport.supported && !!localRuntimeMessage;
 
   // NOTE: Gemini and Claude are not supported yet due to CORS issues.
   return (
@@ -286,12 +285,6 @@ const GeneralSettings: React.FC = () => {
         <div className="settings-group">
           <h4>{LOCAL_LLM_DISPLAY_NAME} Local Runtime</h4>
 
-          {hasLocalRuntimeWarning && (
-            <div className="settings-help" style={{ fontSize: '12px', color: '#d0a56b', marginTop: '4px', marginBottom: '8px' }}>
-              {localRuntimeMessage}
-            </div>
-          )}
-
           {hasLocalRuntimeHardFailure && (
             <div className="settings-help" style={{ fontSize: '12px', color: '#d45a5a', marginTop: '4px', marginBottom: '8px' }}>
               {localRuntimeMessage}
diff --git a/src/util/localLLMModelManager.ts b/src/util/localLLMModelManager.ts
index d55295f..99354ff 100644
--- a/src/util/localLLMModelManager.ts
+++ b/src/util/localLLMModelManager.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ export class LocalLLMModelManager {
   }
 
   public static async refresh(): Promise<void> {
+    const runtimeSupport = detectLocalLLMRuntimeSupport();
+    this.logSoftRuntimeWarning(runtimeSupport);
     this.setState({
       isChecking: true,
-      runtimeSupport: detectLocalLLMRuntimeSupport(),
+      runtimeSupport,
     });
     try {
       await this.cleanupLegacyEntries();
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ export class LocalLLMModelManager {
 
   public static async ensureRuntimeSupported(): Promise<void> {
     const runtimeSupport = detectLocalLLMRuntimeSupport();
+    this.logSoftRuntimeWarning(runtimeSupport);
     this.setState({ runtimeSupport });
     if (!runtimeSupport.supported) {
       throw new Error(runtimeSupport.reason ?? 'Local browser LLM is not supported in this browser.');
@@ -102,6 +105,17 @@ export class LocalLLMModelManager {
     }
   }
 
+  private static logSoftRuntimeWarning(runtimeSupport: LocalLLMRuntimeSupport): void {
+    if (runtimeSupport.supported && runtimeSupport.reason) {
+      console.warn('[localLLM] Runtime warning:', runtimeSupport.reason, {
+        secureContext: runtimeSupport.secureContext,
+        webgpuExposed: runtimeSupport.webgpuExposed,
+        crossOriginIsolated: runtimeSupport.crossOriginIsolated,
+        sharedArrayBufferAvailable: runtimeSupport.sharedArrayBufferAvailable,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   private static async cleanupLegacyEntries(): Promise<void> {
     await Promise.all(
       LOCAL_LLM_LEGACY_FILENAMES.map(async legacyFilename => {
diff --git a/src/util/opfsModelCache.ts b/src/util/opfsModelCache.ts
index 1b6202e..02044f6 100644
--- a/src/util/opfsModelCache.ts
+++ b/src/util/opfsModelCache.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,15 @@ export interface ModelDownloadProgress {
 interface OpfsModelCacheOptions {
   directoryName?: string;
   sizeSuffix?: string;
-  tempSuffix?: string;
 }
 
 export class OpfsModelCache {
   private readonly directoryName: string;
   private readonly sizeSuffix: string;
-  private readonly tempSuffix: string;
 
   constructor(options: OpfsModelCacheOptions = {}) {
     this.directoryName = options.directoryName ?? 'models';
     this.sizeSuffix = options.sizeSuffix ?? '.size';
-    this.tempSuffix = options.tempSuffix ?? '.download';
   }
 
   public async exists(filename: string): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -62,8 +59,6 @@ export class OpfsModelCache {
     const dir = await this.getDir();
     await this.removeIfExists(dir, filename);
     await this.removeIfExists(dir, this.getSizeFilename(filename));
-    await this.removeIfExists(dir, `${filename}${this.tempSuffix}`);
-    await this.removeIfExists(dir, `${this.getSizeFilename(filename)}${this.tempSuffix}`);
   }
 
   public async download(
@@ -92,9 +87,8 @@ export class OpfsModelCache {
     const dir = await this.getDir();
     await this.delete(filename);
 
-    const tempFilename = `${filename}${this.tempSuffix}`;
-    const tempHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(tempFilename, { create: true });
-    const tempWritable = await tempHandle.createWritable();
+    const finalHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(filename, { create: true });
+    const finalWritable = await finalHandle.createWritable();
     const reader = stream.getReader();
     let receivedBytes = 0;
 
@@ -103,7 +97,7 @@ export class OpfsModelCache {
         const { done, value } = await reader.read();
         if (done) break;
         if (!value) continue;
-        await tempWritable.write(value);
+        await finalWritable.write(value);
         receivedBytes += value.byteLength;
         onProgress?.({
           receivedBytes,
@@ -111,32 +105,13 @@ export class OpfsModelCache {
           percent: totalBytes ? (receivedBytes / totalBytes) * 100 : 0,
         });
       }
-      await tempWritable.close();
+      await finalWritable.close();
 
       const sizeValue = totalBytes ?? receivedBytes;
       if (!Number.isFinite(sizeValue) || sizeValue <= 0) {
         throw new Error('Model download did not provide a valid size.');
       }
 
-      console.log(`[opfsModelCache] Finalizing cached model ${filename} from temp file ${tempFilename}.`);
-      const finalHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(filename, { create: true });
-      const finalWritable = await finalHandle.createWritable();
-      try {
-        const tempFile = await tempHandle.getFile();
-        const tempBuffer = await tempFile.arrayBuffer();
-        console.log('[opfsModelCache] Temp file ready for finalize copy.', {
-          filename,
-          tempFilename,
-          tempSize: tempFile.size,
-          expectedSize: sizeValue,
-        });
-        await finalWritable.write(tempBuffer);
-        await finalWritable.close();
-      } catch (error) {
-        await finalWritable.abort();
-        throw error;
-      }
-
       const sizeHandle = await dir.getFileHandle(this.getSizeFilename(filename), { create: true });
       const sizeWritable = await sizeHandle.createWritable();
       try {
@@ -158,14 +133,13 @@ export class OpfsModelCache {
       });
     } catch (error) {
       try {
-        await tempWritable.abort();
+        await finalWritable.abort();
       } catch {
         // Ignore abort cleanup errors.
       }
       await this.delete(filename);
       throw error;
     } finally {
-      await this.removeIfExists(dir, tempFilename);
       reader.releaseLock();
     }
   }