diff --git a/mac/src/App/EmbeddedBackend/WebBackend b/mac/src/App/EmbeddedBackend/WebBackend
index c3e8c62..773ec1f 100755
Binary files a/mac/src/App/EmbeddedBackend/WebBackend and b/mac/src/App/EmbeddedBackend/WebBackend differ
diff --git a/scripts/build_fresh_installer_dmg.sh b/scripts/build_fresh_installer_dmg.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2ce397a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build_fresh_installer_dmg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+SETUP_SCRIPT="$ROOT_DIR/run.sh"
+BUILD_APP_SCRIPT="$ROOT_DIR/scripts/build_selfcontained_mac_app.sh"
+BUILD_DMG_SCRIPT="$ROOT_DIR/scripts/create_installer_dmg.sh"
+VENV_PYTHON="$ROOT_DIR/.venv/bin/python"
+BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_DIR:-$ROOT_DIR/build}"
+DMG_DIR="${DMG_DIR:-$BUILD_DIR/dmg}"
+
+if [[ ! -x "$VENV_PYTHON" ]]; then
+  echo "Virtual environment missing. Running setup..."
+  "$SETUP_SCRIPT" --setup-only
+fi
+
+if ! command -v create-dmg >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "create-dmg not found. Install with: brew install create-dmg" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+app_marker="$(mktemp)"
+touch "$app_marker"
+
+echo "Building fresh self-contained app (includes embedded backend rebuild)..."
+"$BUILD_APP_SCRIPT"
+
+APP_BUNDLE_PATH="$(find "$ROOT_DIR/dist-mac" -type d -name "*.app" -newer "$app_marker" | sort | tail -n 1 || true)"
+rm -f "$app_marker"
+
+if [[ -z "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH" || ! -d "$APP_BUNDLE_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "Build succeeded but no freshly built app bundle was found in dist-mac." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+dmg_marker="$(mktemp)"
+touch "$dmg_marker"
+
+echo "Packaging DMG from freshly built app:"
+echo "  $APP_BUNDLE_PATH"
+APP_BUNDLE_PATH="$APP_BUNDLE_PATH" "$BUILD_DMG_SCRIPT"
+
+DMG_PATH="$(find "$DMG_DIR" -type f -name "*.dmg" -newer "$dmg_marker" | sort | tail -n 1 || true)"
+rm -f "$dmg_marker"
+
+if [[ -n "$DMG_PATH" && -f "$DMG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "Fresh installer ready:"
+  echo "  $DMG_PATH"
+else
+  echo "DMG packaging step completed, but new DMG path could not be auto-detected." >&2
+  echo "Check: $DMG_DIR"
+fi
diff --git a/web/src/ONBOARDING.md b/web/src/ONBOARDING.md
index cad6eac..7f19987 100644
--- a/web/src/ONBOARDING.md
+++ b/web/src/ONBOARDING.md
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ Tip: sign and notarize before sharing broadly, so macOS trust prompts are reduce
   - red X: example loss/flat exit
 
 ## 6) Training Mode (New)
+Training toggles are OFF by default.
+
 Use these toggles in sidebar `Training & Guidance`:
 - `Show live decision guide`: summarizes current bias, signal status, and invalidation rule.
 - `Show past behavior examples`: shows historical hypothetical trades and outcomes.
diff --git a/web/src/PRD.md b/web/src/PRD.md
index cec2ac7..121afa9 100644
--- a/web/src/PRD.md
+++ b/web/src/PRD.md
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Normalization constraints:
 - `volume_sma_window`: `[2, 100]`, fallback `20`
 - `volume_multiplier`: `[0.1, 3.0]`, rounded to 0.1, fallback `1.0`
 - `refresh_sec`: `[10, 600]`, fallback `60`
-- `show_live_guide`: boolean, fallback `true`
-- `show_past_behavior`: boolean, fallback `true`
-- `show_trade_markers`: boolean, fallback `true`
+- `show_live_guide`: boolean, fallback `false`
+- `show_past_behavior`: boolean, fallback `false`
+- `show_trade_markers`: boolean, fallback `false`
 - `focus_chart_on_selected_example`: boolean, fallback `false`
 - `max_training_examples`: `[5, 100]`, fallback `20`
 - booleans normalized from common truthy/falsy strings and numbers
diff --git a/web/src/app.py b/web/src/app.py
index cd1f12d..fcf7630 100644
--- a/web/src/app.py
+++ b/web/src/app.py
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ def normalize_web_settings(raw: dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[str, Any]:
         "volume_multiplier": 1.0,
         "gray_fake": True,
         "hide_market_closed_gaps": True,
-        "show_live_guide": True,
-        "show_past_behavior": True,
-        "show_trade_markers": True,
+        "show_live_guide": False,
+        "show_past_behavior": False,
+        "show_trade_markers": False,
         "focus_chart_on_selected_example": False,
         "max_training_examples": 20,
         "enable_auto_refresh": False,
diff --git a/web/src/web_core/help.html b/web/src/web_core/help.html
index 9a177f0..7b23ff8 100644
--- a/web/src/web_core/help.html
+++ b/web/src/web_core/help.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 </ol>
 
 <h2>How To Use The New Training Features</h2>
+<p>Training toggles are OFF by default.</p>
 
 <h3>1) Live Decision Guide (what to do now)</h3>
 <ul>