diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b0a9ce2..5fc7f33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ ADR-007 and ADR-002.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- PC detail Installed Applications no longer 500s and silently disappears on
+  real PCs (ComputerInstalledApp had no to_dict); the section renders app
+  name, version, and description again.
+- Employee detail skips its USB panels when the usb plugin is disabled (no
+  more 404 console noise).
+- Shopfloor kiosk header text is readable (light on the dark navy header).
+
+
 ### Added
 
 - Single-label sheet-position printing. The single asset-label page
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ShopfloorDashboard.vue b/frontend/src/views/ShopfloorDashboard.vue
index 8e462d9..5faa96a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ShopfloorDashboard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ShopfloorDashboard.vue
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ function handlePhotoError(e) {
 .location-title {
   font-size: 18px;
   font-weight: 600;
-  color: #888;
+  color: #b8c4d8;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
 }
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ function handlePhotoError(e) {
 .header-center h1 {
   font-size: 28px;
   font-weight: 700;
+  color: #ffffff;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 2px;
   margin: 0;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/employees/EmployeeDetail.vue b/frontend/src/views/employees/EmployeeDetail.vue
index 7d7b260..ed769bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/employees/EmployeeDetail.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/employees/EmployeeDetail.vue
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <!-- Currently Checked Out USB Devices -->
-      <div class="section-card">
+      <div v-if="usbEnabled" class="section-card">
         <h2 class="section-title">Checked Out USB Devices</h2>
         <div v-if="usbLoading" class="loading">Loading...</div>
         <div v-else-if="usbDevices.length === 0" class="empty">
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <!-- USB Checkout History -->
-      <div class="section-card">
+      <div v-if="usbEnabled" class="section-card">
         <h2 class="section-title">USB Checkout History</h2>
         <div v-if="historyLoading" class="loading">Loading...</div>
         <div v-else-if="checkoutHistory.length === 0" class="empty">
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { employeesApi, usbApi, notificationsApi } from '@/api'
+import { isPluginEnabled, loadEnabledPlugins } from '@/composables/enabledPlugins'
 import { useToast } from '../../composables/toast'
 const toast = useToast()
 
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ const employee = ref(null)
 const recognitions = ref([])
 const usbDevices = ref([])
 const checkoutHistory = ref([])
+const usbEnabled = ref(true)
 const loading = ref(true)
 const recognitionsLoading = ref(true)
 const usbLoading = ref(true)
@@ -175,7 +177,13 @@ const initials = computed(() => {
 
 onMounted(async () => {
   await loadEmployee()
-  await Promise.all([loadRecognitions(), loadUSBDevices(), loadCheckoutHistory()])
+  // Skip the USB panels entirely when the usb plugin is disabled - its
+  // /api/usb routes 404 otherwise and spam the console.
+  await loadEnabledPlugins()
+  usbEnabled.value = isPluginEnabled('usb')
+  const tasks = [loadRecognitions()]
+  if (usbEnabled.value) tasks.push(loadUSBDevices(), loadCheckoutHistory())
+  await Promise.all(tasks)
 })
 
 async function loadEmployee() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/pcs/PCDetail.vue b/frontend/src/views/pcs/PCDetail.vue
index 1800cc2..30e9575 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/pcs/PCDetail.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/pcs/PCDetail.vue
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@
               <router-link
                 v-for="app in installedApps"
                 :key="app.id"
-                :to="`/applications/${app.application?.appid}`"
+                :to="`/applications/${app.appid}`"
                 class="app-item"
               >
                 <div class="app-info">
-                  <span class="app-name">{{ app.application?.appname }}</span>
-                  <span class="app-version" v-if="app.version">v{{ app.version }}</span>
+                  <span class="app-name">{{ app.appname }}</span>
+                  <span class="app-version" v-if="app.installedversion">v{{ app.installedversion }}</span>
                 </div>
-                <div class="app-desc" v-if="app.application?.appdescription">
-                  {{ app.application.appdescription }}
+                <div class="app-desc" v-if="app.appdescription">
+                  {{ app.appdescription }}
                 </div>
               </router-link>
             </div>
diff --git a/plugins/computers/models/computer.py b/plugins/computers/models/computer.py
index 06ba0ce..81abcd7 100644
--- a/plugins/computers/models/computer.py
+++ b/plugins/computers/models/computer.py
@@ -183,6 +183,25 @@ class ComputerInstalledApp(db.Model):
         db.Index('idx_compapp_app', 'appid'),
     )
 
+    def to_dict(self):
+        # Curated AppVersion wins; else the raw collected version string.
+        version = None
+        if self.appversion is not None:
+            version = self.appversion.version
+        elif self.installedversion:
+            version = self.installedversion
+        return {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'computerid': self.computerid,
+            'appid': self.appid,
+            'appname': self.application.appname if self.application else None,
+            'appdescription': self.application.appdescription if self.application else None,
+            'appversionid': self.appversionid,
+            'installedversion': version,
+            'installeddate': self.installeddate.isoformat() + 'Z' if self.installeddate else None,
+            'isactive': self.isactive,
+        }
+
 
 class AccessProtocol(db.Model):
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins/test_installed_apps.py b/tests/test_plugins/test_installed_apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..094a1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_plugins/test_installed_apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""Installed-applications detail endpoint serializes correctly.
+
+Regression guard: GET /api/applications/machines/<computerid> serializes each
+ComputerInstalledApp via its to_dict(). A missing to_dict raised a 500 that the
+PCDetail page swallowed (v-if on a non-empty list), so real PCs silently showed
+no installed software. This exercises the with-data path that the empty-list
+case short-circuits past.
+"""
+
+from shopdb.extensions import db as _db
+from shopdb.core.models import Asset, AssetType, Application
+
+from plugins.computers.models import Computer, ComputerInstalledApp
+
+
+def _seed_pc_with_app(client_db):
+    atype = AssetType.query.filter_by(assettype='computer').first()
+    if not atype:
+        atype = AssetType(assettype='computer')
+        _db.session.add(atype)
+        _db.session.flush()
+    asset = Asset(assetnumber='PC-APPTEST', assettypeid=atype.assettypeid)
+    _db.session.add(asset)
+    _db.session.flush()
+    comp = Computer(assetid=asset.assetid, hostname='PC-APPTEST')
+    _db.session.add(comp)
+    _db.session.flush()
+    app = Application(appname='Test App')
+    _db.session.add(app)
+    _db.session.flush()
+    link = ComputerInstalledApp(computerid=comp.computerid, appid=app.appid,
+                                installedversion='1.2.3')
+    _db.session.add(link)
+    _db.session.commit()
+    return comp
+
+
+def test_installed_apps_endpoint_returns_data(client, db, auth_headers):
+    comp = _seed_pc_with_app(db)
+    resp = client.get(f'/api/applications/machines/{comp.computerid}',
+                      headers=auth_headers)
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    rows = resp.get_json()['data']
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    row = rows[0]
+    assert row['appname'] == 'Test App'
+    assert row['installedversion'] == '1.2.3'
+    assert row['computerid'] == comp.computerid
+
+
+def test_installed_app_to_dict_prefers_curated_version(db):
+    comp = _seed_pc_with_app(db)
+    link = ComputerInstalledApp.query.filter_by(computerid=comp.computerid).first()
+    data = link.to_dict()
+    assert data['appname'] == 'Test App'
+    assert data['installedversion'] == '1.2.3'
+    assert data['isactive'] is True