diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ac28ce26..764320f59 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 4071.
+This is the source code for early-access 4072.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.cpp
index 9445c90b2..e22a698c8 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "common/fs/path_util.h"
 #include "common/polyfill_ranges.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
+#include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.h"
 
 namespace Service::Account {
@@ -164,6 +165,22 @@ std::optional<std::size_t> ProfileManager::GetUserIndex(const ProfileInfo& user)
     return GetUserIndex(user.user_uuid);
 }
 
+/// Returns the first user profile seen based on username (which does not enforce uniqueness)
+std::optional<std::size_t> ProfileManager::GetUserIndex(const std::string& username) const {
+    const auto iter =
+        std::find_if(profiles.begin(), profiles.end(), [&username](const ProfileInfo& p) {
+            const std::string profile_username = Common::StringFromFixedZeroTerminatedBuffer(
+                reinterpret_cast<const char*>(p.username.data()), p.username.size());
+
+            return username.compare(profile_username) == 0;
+        });
+    if (iter == profiles.end()) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    return static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(profiles.begin(), iter));
+}
+
 /// Returns the data structure used by the switch when GetProfileBase is called on acc:*
 bool ProfileManager::GetProfileBase(std::optional<std::size_t> index, ProfileBase& profile) const {
     if (!index || index >= MAX_USERS) {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.h b/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.h
index cb408ef38..f171b3f7a 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/acc/profile_manager.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     std::optional<Common::UUID> GetUser(std::size_t index) const;
     std::optional<std::size_t> GetUserIndex(const Common::UUID& uuid) const;
     std::optional<std::size_t> GetUserIndex(const ProfileInfo& user) const;
+    std::optional<std::size_t> GetUserIndex(const std::string& username) const;
     bool GetProfileBase(std::optional<std::size_t> index, ProfileBase& profile) const;
     bool GetProfileBase(Common::UUID uuid, ProfileBase& profile) const;
     bool GetProfileBase(const ProfileInfo& user, ProfileBase& profile) const;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.cpp
index 151790913..e491dd260 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.cpp
@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@
 #include "core/hle/service/ipc_helpers.h"
 #include "core/memory.h"
 
-namespace {
-static thread_local std::array read_buffer_data_a{
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-};
-static thread_local std::array read_buffer_data_x{
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-    Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>(),
-};
-} // Anonymous namespace
-
 namespace Service {
 
 SessionRequestHandler::SessionRequestHandler(Kernel::KernelCore& kernel_, const char* service_name_)
@@ -344,48 +331,27 @@ std::vector<u8> HLERequestContext::ReadBufferCopy(std::size_t buffer_index) cons
 }
 
 std::span<const u8> HLERequestContext::ReadBufferA(std::size_t buffer_index) const {
-    static thread_local std::array read_buffer_a{
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-    };
+    Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead> gm(memory, 0, 0);
 
     ASSERT_OR_EXECUTE_MSG(
         BufferDescriptorA().size() > buffer_index, { return {}; },
         "BufferDescriptorA invalid buffer_index {}", buffer_index);
-    auto& read_buffer = read_buffer_a[buffer_index];
-    return read_buffer.Read(BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Address(),
-                            BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size(),
-                            &read_buffer_data_a[buffer_index]);
+    return gm.Read(BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Address(),
+                   BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size(), &read_buffer_data_a[buffer_index]);
 }
 
 std::span<const u8> HLERequestContext::ReadBufferX(std::size_t buffer_index) const {
-    static thread_local std::array read_buffer_x{
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-    };
+    Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead> gm(memory, 0, 0);
 
     ASSERT_OR_EXECUTE_MSG(
         BufferDescriptorX().size() > buffer_index, { return {}; },
         "BufferDescriptorX invalid buffer_index {}", buffer_index);
-    auto& read_buffer = read_buffer_x[buffer_index];
-    return read_buffer.Read(BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Address(),
-                            BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Size(),
-                            &read_buffer_data_x[buffer_index]);
+    return gm.Read(BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Address(),
+                   BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Size(), &read_buffer_data_x[buffer_index]);
 }
 
 std::span<const u8> HLERequestContext::ReadBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index) const {
-    static thread_local std::array read_buffer_a{
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-    };
-    static thread_local std::array read_buffer_x{
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-        Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead>(memory, 0, 0),
-    };
+    Core::Memory::CpuGuestMemory<u8, Core::Memory::GuestMemoryFlags::UnsafeRead> gm(memory, 0, 0);
 
     const bool is_buffer_a{BufferDescriptorA().size() > buffer_index &&
                            BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size()};
@@ -402,18 +368,14 @@ std::span<const u8> HLERequestContext::ReadBuffer(std::size_t buffer_index) cons
         ASSERT_OR_EXECUTE_MSG(
             BufferDescriptorA().size() > buffer_index, { return {}; },
             "BufferDescriptorA invalid buffer_index {}", buffer_index);
-        auto& read_buffer = read_buffer_a[buffer_index];
-        return read_buffer.Read(BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Address(),
-                                BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size(),
-                                &read_buffer_data_a[buffer_index]);
+        return gm.Read(BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Address(),
+                       BufferDescriptorA()[buffer_index].Size(), &read_buffer_data_a[buffer_index]);
     } else {
         ASSERT_OR_EXECUTE_MSG(
             BufferDescriptorX().size() > buffer_index, { return {}; },
             "BufferDescriptorX invalid buffer_index {}", buffer_index);
-        auto& read_buffer = read_buffer_x[buffer_index];
-        return read_buffer.Read(BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Address(),
-                                BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Size(),
-                                &read_buffer_data_x[buffer_index]);
+        return gm.Read(BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Address(),
+                       BufferDescriptorX()[buffer_index].Size(), &read_buffer_data_x[buffer_index]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.h b/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.h
index 876c506b4..8329d7265 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/hle_ipc.h
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ private:
 
     Kernel::KernelCore& kernel;
     Core::Memory::Memory& memory;
+
+    mutable std::array<Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>, 3> read_buffer_data_a{};
+    mutable std::array<Common::ScratchBuffer<u8>, 3> read_buffer_data_x{};
 };
 
 } // namespace Service
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.cpp
index 423b9aef1..71d6fdb0c 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ void Nvnflinger::ShutdownLayers() {
     {
         const auto lock_guard = Lock();
         for (auto& display : displays) {
-            for (size_t layer = 0; layer < display.GetNumLayers(); ++layer) {
-                display.GetLayer(layer).GetConsumer().Abandon();
-            }
+            display.Abandon();
         }
 
         is_abandoned = true;
@@ -176,24 +174,28 @@ void Nvnflinger::CreateLayerAtId(VI::Display& display, u64 layer_id) {
     display.CreateLayer(layer_id, buffer_id, nvdrv->container);
 }
 
-void Nvnflinger::OpenLayer(u64 layer_id) {
+bool Nvnflinger::OpenLayer(u64 layer_id) {
     const auto lock_guard = Lock();
 
     for (auto& display : displays) {
         if (auto* layer = display.FindLayer(layer_id); layer) {
-            layer->Open();
+            return layer->Open();
         }
     }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
-void Nvnflinger::CloseLayer(u64 layer_id) {
+bool Nvnflinger::CloseLayer(u64 layer_id) {
     const auto lock_guard = Lock();
 
     for (auto& display : displays) {
         if (auto* layer = display.FindLayer(layer_id); layer) {
-            layer->Close();
+            return layer->Close();
         }
     }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 void Nvnflinger::DestroyLayer(u64 layer_id) {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.h b/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.h
index 871285764..a60e0ae6b 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvnflinger/nvnflinger.h
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] std::optional<u64> CreateLayer(u64 display_id);
 
     /// Opens a layer on all displays for the given layer ID.
-    void OpenLayer(u64 layer_id);
+    bool OpenLayer(u64 layer_id);
 
     /// Closes a layer on all displays for the given layer ID.
-    void CloseLayer(u64 layer_id);
+    bool CloseLayer(u64 layer_id);
 
     /// Destroys the given layer ID.
     void DestroyLayer(u64 layer_id);
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
index 901ede743..0f49db4ab 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ void Display::CreateLayer(u64 layer_id, u32 binder_id,
     layers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<Layer>(layer_id, binder_id, *core, *producer,
                                                 std::move(buffer_item_consumer)));
 
+    if (is_abandoned) {
+        this->FindLayer(layer_id)->GetConsumer().Abandon();
+    }
+
     hos_binder_driver_server.RegisterProducer(std::move(producer));
 }
 
@@ -103,6 +107,13 @@ void Display::DestroyLayer(u64 layer_id) {
                   [layer_id](const auto& layer) { return layer->GetLayerId() == layer_id; });
 }
 
+void Display::Abandon() {
+    for (auto& layer : layers) {
+        layer->GetConsumer().Abandon();
+    }
+    is_abandoned = true;
+}
+
 Layer* Display::FindLayer(u64 layer_id) {
     const auto itr =
         std::find_if(layers.begin(), layers.end(), [layer_id](const std::unique_ptr<Layer>& layer) {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.h b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.h
index 224ec87d0..7392065f8 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.h
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ public:
         layers.clear();
     }
 
+    void Abandon();
+
     /// Attempts to find a layer with the given ID.
     ///
     /// @param layer_id The layer ID.
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ private:
 
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Layer>> layers;
     Kernel::KEvent* vsync_event{};
+    bool is_abandoned{};
 };
 
 } // namespace Service::VI
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/vi/layer/vi_layer.h b/src/core/hle/service/vi/layer/vi_layer.h
index c4582cdc1..51e859398 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/vi/layer/vi_layer.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/vi/layer/vi_layer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <utility>
 
 #include "common/common_types.h"
 
@@ -75,12 +76,12 @@ public:
         return open;
     }
 
-    void Close() {
-        open = false;
+    bool Close() {
+        return std::exchange(open, false);
     }
 
-    void Open() {
-        open = true;
+    bool Open() {
+        return !std::exchange(open, true);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/vi/vi.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/vi/vi.cpp
index 6205b42b0..d71e9b966 100755
--- a/src/core/hle/service/vi/vi.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/vi/vi.cpp
@@ -719,7 +719,12 @@ private:
             return;
         }
 
-        nvnflinger.OpenLayer(layer_id);
+        if (!nvnflinger.OpenLayer(layer_id)) {
+            LOG_WARNING(Service_VI, "Tried to open layer which was already open");
+            IPC::ResponseBuilder rb{ctx, 2};
+            rb.Push(ResultOperationFailed);
+            return;
+        }
 
         android::OutputParcel parcel;
         parcel.WriteInterface(NativeWindow{*buffer_queue_id});
@@ -737,7 +742,12 @@ private:
 
         LOG_DEBUG(Service_VI, "called. layer_id=0x{:016X}", layer_id);
 
-        nvnflinger.CloseLayer(layer_id);
+        if (!nvnflinger.CloseLayer(layer_id)) {
+            LOG_WARNING(Service_VI, "Tried to close layer which was not open");
+            IPC::ResponseBuilder rb{ctx, 2};
+            rb.Push(ResultOperationFailed);
+            return;
+        }
 
         IPC::ResponseBuilder rb{ctx, 2};
         rb.Push(ResultSuccess);
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index ab6205e9b..8d22b612e 100755
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -518,12 +518,21 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow(std::unique_ptr<QtConfig> config_, bool has_broken_vulk
                 continue;
             }
 
+            int user_arg_idx = ++i;
             bool argument_ok;
-            const std::size_t selected_user = args[++i].toUInt(&argument_ok);
+            std::size_t selected_user = args[user_arg_idx].toUInt(&argument_ok);
 
             if (!argument_ok) {
-                LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Invalid user argument");
-                continue;
+                // try to look it up by username, only finds the first username that matches.
+                const std::string user_arg_str = args[user_arg_idx].toStdString();
+                const auto user_idx = system->GetProfileManager().GetUserIndex(user_arg_str);
+
+                if (user_idx == std::nullopt) {
+                    LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Invalid user argument");
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                selected_user = user_idx.value();
             }
 
             if (!system->GetProfileManager().UserExistsIndex(selected_user)) {
@@ -532,6 +541,8 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow(std::unique_ptr<QtConfig> config_, bool has_broken_vulk
             }
 
             Settings::values.current_user = static_cast<s32>(selected_user);
+
+            user_flag_cmd_line = true;
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1942,7 +1953,7 @@ void GMainWindow::BootGame(const QString& filename, u64 program_id, std::size_t
 
     Settings::LogSettings();
 
-    if (UISettings::values.select_user_on_boot) {
+    if (UISettings::values.select_user_on_boot && !user_flag_cmd_line) {
         const Core::Frontend::ProfileSelectParameters parameters{
             .mode = Service::AM::Applets::UiMode::UserSelector,
             .invalid_uid_list = {},
@@ -1954,6 +1965,11 @@ void GMainWindow::BootGame(const QString& filename, u64 program_id, std::size_t
         }
     }
 
+    // If the user specifies -u (successfully) on the cmd line, don't prompt for a user on first
+    // game startup only. If the user stops emulation and starts a new one, go back to the expected
+    // behavior of asking.
+    user_flag_cmd_line = false;
+
     if (!LoadROM(filename, program_id, program_index, launch_type)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.h b/src/yuzu/main.h
index fb51e2659..4a2460a60 100755
--- a/src/yuzu/main.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.h
@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<EmuThread> emu_thread;
     // The path to the game currently running
     QString current_game_path;
+    // Whether a user was set on the command line (skips UserSelector if it's forced to show up)
+    bool user_flag_cmd_line = false;
 
     bool auto_paused = false;
     bool auto_muted = false;