diff --git a/MultiMiner.UX/ViewModels/ApplicationViewModel.cs b/MultiMiner.UX/ViewModels/ApplicationViewModel.cs
index 9169cc72f..82d83ba56 100644
--- a/MultiMiner.UX/ViewModels/ApplicationViewModel.cs
+++ b/MultiMiner.UX/ViewModels/ApplicationViewModel.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.ServiceModel;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Timers;
 using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Application = MultiMiner.UX.Data.Configuration.Application;
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@ public class ApplicationViewModel
         #region Fields
         //coalesced timers
         private readonly Timers timers = new Timers();
-        private readonly Timer coinStatsTimer = new Timer();
-        private readonly Timer restartTimer = new Timer();
-        private readonly Timer networkRestartTimer = new Timer();
-        private readonly Timer networkScanTimer = new Timer();
+        private readonly System.Timers.Timer coinStatsTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
+        private readonly System.Timers.Timer restartTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
+        private readonly System.Timers.Timer networkRestartTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
+        private readonly System.Timers.Timer networkScanTimer = new System.Timers.Timer();
 
         //configuration
         public readonly Engine.Data.Configuration.Engine EngineConfiguration = new Engine.Data.Configuration.Engine();
@@ -189,10 +190,10 @@ public ApplicationViewModel()
             LogLaunchArgsBindingSource.DataSource = logLaunchEntries;
             LogProcessCloseArgsBindingSource.DataSource = LogCloseEntries;
 
-            coinStatsTimer.Tick += coinStatsTimer_Tick;
-            restartTimer.Tick += restartTimer_Tick;
-            networkRestartTimer.Tick += networkRestartTimer_Tick;
-            networkScanTimer.Tick += networkScanTimer_Tick;
+            coinStatsTimer.Elapsed += coinStatsTimer_Tick;
+            restartTimer.Elapsed += restartTimer_Tick;
+            networkRestartTimer.Elapsed += networkRestartTimer_Tick;
+            networkScanTimer.Elapsed += networkScanTimer_Tick;
             SetupNetworkRestartTimer();
             SetupNetworkScanTimer();
 
@@ -1784,7 +1785,7 @@ public void RenameDevice(DeviceViewModel deviceViewModel, string name)
             deviceViewModel.FriendlyName = name;
         }
 
-        private void CheckIdleTimeForDynamicIntensity(long timerInterval)
+        private void CheckIdleTimeForDynamicIntensity(double timerInterval)
         {
             if (OSVersionPlatform.GetGenericPlatform() == PlatformID.Unix)
                 return; //idle detection code uses User32.dll
@@ -5269,7 +5270,7 @@ private void SetupNetworkScanTimer()
             networkScanTimer.Enabled = false;
         }
 
-        private void networkRestartTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void networkRestartTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (ApplicationConfiguration.ScheduledRebootNetworkDevices)
                 RebootAllNetworkDevicesAsync();
@@ -5277,7 +5278,7 @@ private void networkRestartTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 RestartAllNetworkDevicesAsync();
         }
 
-        private void networkScanTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void networkScanTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             ClearCachedNetworkDifficulties();
 
@@ -5344,11 +5345,11 @@ public void SetupCoinStatsTimer()
             coinStatsTimer.Enabled = true;
         }
 
-        private void coinStatsTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void coinStatsTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             RefreshCoinStatsAsync();
 
-            CoinStatsCountdownMinutes = coinStatsTimer.Interval / 1000 / 60;
+            CoinStatsCountdownMinutes = (int)coinStatsTimer.Interval / 1000 / 60;
         }
 
         public void SetupCoalescedTimers()
@@ -5369,19 +5370,19 @@ public void SetupCoalescedTimers()
         #endregion
 
 #if DEBUG
-        private void debugOneSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void debugOneSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             //updates in order to try to reproduce threading issues
             if (DataModified != null) DataModified(this, new EventArgs());
         }
 #endif
 
-        private void oneHourTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void oneHourTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             ClearPoolsFlaggedDown();
         }
 
-        private void oneMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void oneMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             //if we do this with the Settings dialog open the user may have partially entered credentials
             SubmitMobileMinerStatistics();
@@ -5408,13 +5409,13 @@ private void oneMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 RestartSuspectNetworkDevices();
         }
 
-        private void twelveHourTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void twelveHourTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             UpdateBackendMinerAvailability();
             CheckForUpdates();
         }
 
-        private void fiveMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void fiveMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             //submit queued notifications to MobileMiner
             SubmitMobileMinerNotifications();
@@ -5429,7 +5430,7 @@ private void fiveMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
             networkDeviceVersions.Clear();
         }
 
-        private void thirtySecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void thirtySecondTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             UpdateLocalViewFromRemoteInstance();
 
@@ -5446,28 +5447,28 @@ private void thirtySecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
                 RefreshPoolInfo();
         }
 
-        private void fifteenSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void fifteenSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (ApplicationConfiguration.NetworkDeviceDetection)
                 RefreshNetworkDeviceStatsAsync();
         }
 
-        private void tenSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void tenSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (MiningEngine.Mining)
             {
-                long timerInterval = ((Timer)sender).Interval;
+                double timerInterval = ((System.Timers.Timer)sender).Interval;
                 CheckIdleTimeForDynamicIntensity(timerInterval);
                 RefreshAllDeviceStats();
             }
         }
 
-        private void thirtyMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void thirtyMinuteTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             RefreshExchangeRates();
         }
 
-        private void oneSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        private void oneSecondTimer_Tick(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
         {
             CheckMiningOnStartupStatus();
         }
diff --git a/MultiMiner.Utility/Forms/Timers.cs b/MultiMiner.Utility/Forms/Timers.cs
index 3caf7de35..047bad0ea 100644
--- a/MultiMiner.Utility/Forms/Timers.cs
+++ b/MultiMiner.Utility/Forms/Timers.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace MultiMiner.Utility.Forms
 {
@@ -21,16 +20,16 @@ public class Timers
         public const int OneHourInterval = OneMinuteInterval * minutesPerHour;
         public const int TwelveHourInterval = OneHourInterval * 12;
 
-        private List<System.Windows.Forms.Timer> timers = new List<System.Windows.Forms.Timer>();
+        private List<System.Timers.Timer> timers = new List<System.Timers.Timer>();
 
-        public System.Windows.Forms.Timer CreateTimer(int interval, EventHandler eventHandler)
+        public System.Timers.Timer CreateTimer(int interval, System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler eventHandler)
         {
-            System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer()
+            System.Timers.Timer timer = new System.Timers.Timer()
             {
                 Interval = interval,
                 Enabled = true
             };
-            timer.Tick += eventHandler;
+            timer.Elapsed += eventHandler;
 
             timers.Add(timer);