diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/applpage.c b/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/applpage.c
index ae1927725e3..953125208b8 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/applpage.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/applpage.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static int      nApplicationPageHeight;
 static BOOL     bSortAscending = TRUE;
 DWORD WINAPI    ApplicationPageRefreshThread(void *lpParameter);
 BOOL            noApps;
+BOOL            bApplicationPageSelectionMade = FALSE;
+
 BOOL CALLBACK   EnumWindowsProc(HWND hWnd, LPARAM lParam);
 void            AddOrUpdateHwnd(HWND hWnd, WCHAR *szTitle, HICON hIcon, BOOL bHung);
 void            ApplicationPageUpdate(void);
@@ -138,6 +140,10 @@ ApplicationPageWndProc(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 #ifdef RUN_APPS_PAGE
         hApplicationThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, ApplicationPageRefreshThread, NULL, 0, &dwApplicationThread);
 #endif
+
+        /* Refresh page */
+        ApplicationPageUpdate();
+
         return TRUE;
 
     case WM_DESTROY:
@@ -272,7 +278,10 @@ DWORD WINAPI ApplicationPageRefreshThread(void *lpParameter)
             noApps = TRUE;
             EnumWindows(EnumWindowsProc, 0);
             if (noApps)
+            {
                 (void)ListView_DeleteAllItems(hApplicationPageListCtrl);
+                bApplicationPageSelectionMade = FALSE;
+            }
 
             /* Get the image lists */
             hImageListLarge = ListView_GetImageList(hApplicationPageListCtrl, LVSIL_NORMAL);
@@ -457,7 +466,20 @@ void AddOrUpdateHwnd(HWND hWnd, WCHAR *szTitle, HICON hIcon, BOOL bHung)
         item.lParam = (LPARAM)pAPLI;
         (void)ListView_InsertItem(hApplicationPageListCtrl, &item);
     }
-    return;
+
+    /* Select first item if any */
+    if ((ListView_GetNextItem(hApplicationPageListCtrl, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED | LVNI_SELECTED) == -1) && 
+        (ListView_GetItemCount(hApplicationPageListCtrl) > 0) && !bApplicationPageSelectionMade)
+    {
+        ListView_SetItemState(hApplicationPageListCtrl, 0, LVIS_FOCUSED | LVIS_SELECTED, LVIS_FOCUSED | LVIS_SELECTED);
+        bApplicationPageSelectionMade = TRUE;
+    }
+    /*
+    else
+    {
+        bApplicationPageSelectionMade = FALSE;
+    }
+    */
 }
 
 void ApplicationPageUpdate(void)
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/procpage.c b/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/procpage.c
index afb239f3439..efdae11a508 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/procpage.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/taskmgr/procpage.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ ProcessPageWndProc(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
         hProcessThread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, ProcessPageRefreshThread, NULL, 0, &dwProcessThread);
 #endif
 
-        /* Refresh controls */
+        /* Refresh page */
         ProcessPageUpdate();
 
         return TRUE;
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ DWORD WINAPI ProcessPageRefreshThread(void *lpParameter)
                 wsprintfW(text, szProcesses, OldProcessCount);
                 SendMessageW(hStatusWnd, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)text);
             }
+
+            ProcessPageUpdate();
         }
     }
     return 0;
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ void UpdateProcesses()
     SendMessage(hProcessPageListCtrl, WM_SETREDRAW, TRUE, 0);
 
     /* Select first item if any */
-    if ((ListView_GetNextItem(hProcessPageListCtrl, -1, LVNI_SELECTED | LVNI_FOCUSED) == -1) && 
+    if ((ListView_GetNextItem(hProcessPageListCtrl, -1, LVNI_FOCUSED | LVNI_SELECTED) == -1) && 
         (ListView_GetItemCount(hProcessPageListCtrl) > 0) && !bProcessPageSelectionMade)
     {
         ListView_SetItemState(hProcessPageListCtrl, 0, LVIS_FOCUSED | LVIS_SELECTED, LVIS_FOCUSED | LVIS_SELECTED);