diff --git a/MANUAL.md b/MANUAL.md
index 00a78669..7e16ac72 100644
--- a/MANUAL.md
+++ b/MANUAL.md
@@ -71,7 +71,15 @@ These options are not written to the config file as they are stored in efivars.
 
 ### Profiles
 
-asusctl can support setting a power profile via platform_profile drivers. This requires [power-profiles-daemon](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/hadess/power-profiles-daemon) v0.10.0 minimum. It also requires the kernel patch for platform_profile support to be applied form [here](https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/8/18/1022) - this patch is merged to 5.15 kernel upstream.
+asusctl supports setting power profiles via ACPI `platform_profile` drivers.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Compatibility with `power-profiles-daemon`**:
+> Do **NOT** run `power-profiles-daemon` alongside `asusd`. Running both services concurrently causes race conditions and contention over `/sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile` and CPU EPP preferences.
+> 
+> To allow `asusd` to manage platform profiles, EPP, custom fan curves, and PPT limits cleanly, disable `power-profiles-daemon`:
+> ```bash
+> sudo systemctl disable --now power-profiles-daemon.service
 
 A common use of asusctl is to bind the `fn+f5` (fan) key to `asusctl profile -n` to cycle through the 3 profiles:
 
diff --git a/asusctl/src/main.rs b/asusctl/src/main.rs
index d4cbef1b..cf87bd35 100644
--- a/asusctl/src/main.rs
+++ b/asusctl/src/main.rs
@@ -804,6 +804,18 @@ fn handle_throttle_profile(
     }
 
     let proxy = PlatformProxyBlocking::new(conn)?;
+
+    if let Ok(dbus_proxy) = zbus::blocking::fdo::DBusProxy::new(conn) {
+        if let Ok(ppd_name) = zbus::names::BusName::try_from("net.hadess.PowerProfiles") {
+            if dbus_proxy.name_has_owner(ppd_name).unwrap_or(false) {
+                eprintln!("WARN: 'power-profiles-daemon' is running concurrently with asusd!");
+                eprintln!("This causes EPP and platform_profile contention.");
+                eprintln!(
+                    "Disable it via: 'sudo systemctl disable --now power-profiles-daemon.service'"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
     let current = proxy.platform_profile()?;
     let choices = proxy.platform_profile_choices()?;
 
diff --git a/asusd/src/daemon.rs b/asusd/src/daemon.rs
index 02f4025a..48d63b33 100644
--- a/asusd/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/asusd/src/daemon.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,30 @@ async fn start_daemon() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         Err(e) => error!("XG Mobile LED: {e}"),
     }
 
+    // Check if power-profiles-daemon is running
+    if let Ok(dbus_proxy) = zbus::fdo::DBusProxy::new(&server).await {
+        let ppd_name = zbus::names::BusName::try_from("net.hadess.PowerProfiles");
+        let ppd_owned = match ppd_name {
+            Ok(ref name) => dbus_proxy
+                .name_has_owner(name.clone())
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or(false),
+            Err(_) => false,
+        };
+
+        if ppd_owned {
+            warn!(
+                "********************************************************************************"
+            );
+            warn!("WARN: 'power-profiles-daemon' (or another PPD provider) is active on system D-Bus!");
+            warn!("Running power-profiles-daemon concurrently with asusd causes EPP and platform_profile contention.");
+            warn!("To allow asusd to manage profiles, EPP, fan curves, and KDE/GNOME sliders natively, disable it via:");
+            warn!("  sudo systemctl disable --now power-profiles-daemon.service");
+            warn!(
+                "********************************************************************************"
+            );
+        }
+    }
     // Request dbus name after finishing initalizing all functions
     server.request_name(DBUS_NAME).await?;
 
diff --git a/distro-packaging/asusctl.install b/distro-packaging/asusctl.install
index 312c6003..ddbcdc36 100644
--- a/distro-packaging/asusctl.install
+++ b/distro-packaging/asusctl.install
@@ -1,5 +1,76 @@
 #!/hint/bash
 post_upgrade() {
+    local missing=0
+    if [[ $2 == 3* ]]; then
+        echo -e "\033[0;34m"
+        echo "-> Upgrading from asusctl 3.X.X"
+
+        if [[ -f "/etc/asusd/asusd.conf" ]]; then
+            echo -e "\033[0;33m"
+            echo "-> Old config found"
+            echo "-> Because of breaking changes your config will be moved too /etc/asusd/asusd.conf.old.3.X.X"
+            mv /etc/asusd/asusd.conf /etc/asusd/asusd.conf.old.3.X.X
+            echo -e "\033[0m"
+        fi
+
+        echo -e "\033[0m"
+    fi;
+
+    # test for features every upgrade, not just major 3.x -> 4.x
+
+    platform_profile_choices=$(cat /sys/firmware/acpi/platform_profile_choices)
+
+    if [[ $platform_profile_choices != "quiet balanced performance" ]]; then
+        if [[ $platform_profile_choices != "low-power balanced performance" ]]; then
+            echo -e "\033[0;31m"
+            echo "-> Platform profile support not found in current running kernel"
+            echo "-> Make sure you are using a kernel with patch: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210818190731.19170-1-luke@ljones.dev/"
+            echo "-> and asus_wmi driver is loaded"
+            echo -e "\033[0m"
+            missing=1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # FIXME: test for fan control support here
+
+    if false; then      # FIXME
+        echo -e "\033[0;31m"
+        echo "-> Fan control support not found in current running kernel"
+        echo "-> Make sure you are using a kernel with patch: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211024033705.5595-1-luke@ljones.dev/"
+        echo "-> and asus_wmi driver is loaded"
+        echo -e "\033[0m"
+        missing=1
+
+    fi
+
+    if (( missing != 0 )); then
+        echo -e "\033[0;31m"
+        echo "==> Missing kernel support detected: the linux-g14 kernel includes support for all features."
+        echo -e "\033[0m"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -d '/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d' ]; then
+        if [ ! -f "/etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/asus.conf" ]; then
+            echo -e "\033[0;33m"
+            echo "-> Adding asus modules to mkinitcpio.conf"
+            echo "MODULES+=(hid_asus asus_wmi asus_nb_wmi)" > /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.d/asus.conf
+            for f in /etc/mkinitcpio.d/*; do
+                all_config_fixed=$(cat $f | grep "#ALL_config" | wc -l)
+                default_config_fixed=$(cat $f | grep "#default_config" | wc -l)
+                if [[ $all_config_fixed == 0 ]]; then
+                    sed -i 's/^ALL_config/#&/' $f 
+                fi
+                if [[ $default_config_fixed == 0 ]]; then
+                    sed -i 's/^default_config/#&/' $f 
+                fi
+
+                mkinitcpio -p $(basename -s .preset $f)
+            done
+            echo -e "\033[0m"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # we might have missed this in a prior upgrade from 3.x
     cleanup_asusd_leftovers
     systemctl restart asusd.service
 }
diff --git a/rog-control-center/src/main.rs b/rog-control-center/src/main.rs
index b4f11946..d174799d 100644
--- a/rog-control-center/src/main.rs
+++ b/rog-control-center/src/main.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         // return Ok(());
     }
 
+    if let Ok(dbus_proxy) = zbus::blocking::fdo::DBusProxy::new(&zbus_con) {
+        if let Ok(ppd_name) = zbus::names::BusName::try_from("net.hadess.PowerProfiles") {
+            if dbus_proxy.name_has_owner(ppd_name).unwrap_or(false) {
+                warn!("********************************************************************************");
+                warn!("WARN: 'power-profiles-daemon' is active on system D-Bus!");
+                warn!("Running power-profiles-daemon concurrently causes EPP and platform_profile contention.");
+                warn!("To allow asusd to manage profiles, EPP, fan curves, and KDE/GNOME sliders natively, disable it:");
+                warn!("  sudo systemctl disable --now power-profiles-daemon.service");
+                warn!("********************************************************************************");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // start tokio
     let rt = Runtime::new().expect("Unable to create Runtime");
     // Enter the runtime so that `tokio::spawn` is available immediately.