diff --git a/native_bridge/include/Vst3Instrument.h b/native_bridge/include/Vst3Instrument.h
index 9485c90..40235b5 100644
--- a/native_bridge/include/Vst3Instrument.h
+++ b/native_bridge/include/Vst3Instrument.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ private:
     uint32_t maxBlockSize_;
     bool loaded_;
     bool guiAttached_;
+    bool hasAttachedOnce_;
+    bool reload();
 };
 
 #endif // VST3_INSTRUMENT_H
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/NativeInstrumentEngine.cpp b/native_bridge/src/NativeInstrumentEngine.cpp
index 46ccc5b..3d290fb 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/NativeInstrumentEngine.cpp
+++ b/native_bridge/src/NativeInstrumentEngine.cpp
@@ -174,10 +174,18 @@ bool InstrumentEngineManager::assign(uint32_t channel, InstrumentType type,
     // Replacing an existing instrument drops its voices with the old engine.
     // Load may run on a detached thread (VST3 init is slow): only the map
     // write is under the mutex so renderAll on the audio loop never stalls.
+    // CRITICAL: the OLD instrument is destroyed AFTER mu_ is released. VST3
+    // teardown (setProcessing(false) / terminate / view removed) can block;
+    // under the lock it would stall renderAll -> bridge Not Responding,
+    // transport stop hangs, notes never turn off (must kill daw_engine).
+    std::unique_ptr<INativeInstrument> oldInst;
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mu_);
+        auto it = channels_.find(channel);
+        if (it != channels_.end()) oldInst = std::move(it->second);
         channels_[channel] = std::move(inst);
     }
+    oldInst.reset();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/Vst3Instrument.cpp b/native_bridge/src/Vst3Instrument.cpp
index fa625f8..d8bb647 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/Vst3Instrument.cpp
+++ b/native_bridge/src/Vst3Instrument.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ Vst3Instrument::Vst3Instrument()
       sampleRate_(44100.0),
       maxBlockSize_(256),
       loaded_(false),
-      guiAttached_(false) {}
+      guiAttached_(false),
+      hasAttachedOnce_(false) {}
 
 Vst3Instrument::~Vst3Instrument() {
 #ifdef HAVE_VST3SDK
@@ -489,6 +490,15 @@ bool Vst3Instrument::openGUI(void* parentWindowHandle) {
               << " controller=" << (s ? (s->controller ? 1 : 0) : -1) << std::endl;
     if (!s || !s->controller || !parentWindowHandle) return false;
     if (s->view && guiAttached_) return true;
+    if (hasAttachedOnce_ && !guiAttached_) {
+        // Reopen GUI sau khi dong: mot so plugin (Nexus...) hang o
+        // view->attached() LAN 2 tren cung component instance. Tao lai inst
+        // moi tren CUNG worker thread (COM STA con song) roi attach lai.
+        std::cerr << "[dbg] openGUI: re-attach - reloading fresh plugin instance" << std::endl;
+        if (!reload()) return false;
+        s = static_cast<Vst3HostState*>(state_);
+        if (!s || !s->controller) return false;
+    }
     IPlugView* rawView = nullptr;
     tresult qi = s->controller->queryInterface(IPlugView::iid, (void**)&rawView);
     {
@@ -539,6 +549,7 @@ bool Vst3Instrument::openGUI(void* parentWindowHandle) {
 #endif
     s->view = view;
     guiAttached_ = true;
+    hasAttachedOnce_ = true;
     // ponytail: the bridge loop is a worker thread without a Windows message
     // pump — some editors may not repaint until the first native event; a
     // future version can spin a dedicated UI thread + pump.
@@ -546,6 +557,31 @@ bool Vst3Instrument::openGUI(void* parentWindowHandle) {
 #endif
 }
 
+bool Vst3Instrument::reload() {
+#ifndef HAVE_VST3SDK
+    return false;
+#else
+    if (!state_) return false;
+    closeGUI();
+    auto* s = static_cast<Vst3HostState*>(state_);
+    if (s->component) {
+        FUnknownPtr<IAudioProcessor> processor(s->component);
+        if (processor) processor->setProcessing(false);
+        s->component->setActive(false);
+        s->component->terminate();
+    }
+    // Single-component plugins: controller == component, already terminated.
+    if (s->controller && !s->controllerIsComponent) s->controller->terminate();
+    s->processData.unprepare();
+    delete s;
+    state_ = nullptr;
+    loaded_ = false;
+    guiAttached_ = false;
+    hasAttachedOnce_ = false;
+    return loadPlugin(path_, sampleRate_);
+#endif
+}
+
 void Vst3Instrument::closeGUI() {
 #ifndef HAVE_VST3SDK
     return;
diff --git a/native_bridge/src/main.cpp b/native_bridge/src/main.cpp
index 9c1d76c..72d1485 100644
--- a/native_bridge/src/main.cpp
+++ b/native_bridge/src/main.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,26 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
                 uint32_t ch = c.channel & 0xF;
                 if (!workers[ch]) workers[ch] = std::make_unique<ChannelWorker>();
                 workers[ch]->post([&instruments, t, ch, path, sampleRate, block]() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+                    // DONG cua so editor dang mo cua channel TRUOC khi assign():
+                    // thay the inst (VST3 -> SF2/inst khac) ma editor con song ->
+                    // old inst destructor goi view->removed() tren HWND con hoat
+                    // dong -> plugin block -> treo bridge. DestroyWindow chay tren
+                    // CUNG worker thread so huu window; WM_DESTROY goi closeGUI()
+                    // dung thu tu. Phai erase map TRUOC DestroyWindow (WM_DESTROY
+                    // handler lay g_guiMutex lai — khong duoc giu lock khi destroy).
+                    HWND hToDestroy = nullptr;
+                    {
+                        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_guiMutex);
+                        auto git = g_guiWindows.find(ch);
+                        if (git != g_guiWindows.end()) {
+                            hToDestroy = (HWND)git->second;
+                            g_guiWindows.erase(git);
+                            g_hwndToCh.erase(hToDestroy);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (hToDestroy && IsWindow(hToDestroy)) DestroyWindow(hToDestroy);
+#endif
                     std::cerr << "[dbg] load thread start ch=" << ch
                               << " type=" << (int)t << " path=" << path << std::endl;
                     bool ok = instruments.assign(ch, t, path, sampleRate, block);