diff --git a/repos/gems/run/cpu_load_display.run b/repos/gems/run/cpu_load_display.run
index 17362cd35e..085ebcfc76 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/cpu_load_display.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/cpu_load_display.run
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" label="no" content="client" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/decorator.run b/repos/gems/run/decorator.run
index 4ab19c571f..0bbf7bbdf7 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/decorator.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/decorator.run
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report pointer="yes" />
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run b/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
index 5b9d0cb7f6..af5b41f715 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/decorator_stress.run
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="" layer="2" content="client" label="no" />
 			<default-policy domain=""/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run b/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
index ce80017048..b845164ae8 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/depot_deploy.run
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<background color="#123456"/>
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/driver_manager.run b/repos/gems/run/driver_manager.run
index 905a245340..64e05628b8 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/driver_manager.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/driver_manager.run
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report displays="yes"/>
 		</config>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run b/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
index aaa9576918..c05c9a437e 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/gui_fader.run
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run b/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
index 0e42b02833..ea8e58ae70 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/leitzentrale.run
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report hover="yes" displays="yes"/>
 			<background color="#000000"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/menu_view.run b/repos/gems/run/menu_view.run
index 932ec843e0..5c24831418 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/menu_view.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/menu_view.run
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<background color="#123456"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/nano3d.run b/repos/gems/run/nano3d.run
index 498458416c..4e71863780 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/nano3d.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/nano3d.run
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ append config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
index f3936b7e43..a091dc5e18 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 			<start name="nitpicker" caps="200">
 				<resource name="RAM" quantum="6M"/>
 				<provides> <service name="Gui"/> </provides>
-				<config focus="rom">
+				<config focus="rom" request_input="yes" request_framebuffer="yes">
 					<background color="#272f45"/>
 					<domain name="default" layer="1" content="client" label="no" hover="always" focus="click"/>
 					<default-policy domain="default"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/nitpicker.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/nitpicker.config
index 6730f17ffd..3225b159de 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/nitpicker.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/nitpicker.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+<config focus="rom">
 	<capture/> <event/>
 	<report hover="yes" focus="yes" clicked="yes" keystate="no" displays="yes"/>
 	<background color="#000000"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/terminal_echo.run b/repos/gems/run/terminal_echo.run
index 03e59fd8e1..21cc8d6a71 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/terminal_echo.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/terminal_echo.run
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install_config {
 			<provides>
 				<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 			</provides>
-			<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+			<config focus="rom">
 				<capture/> <event/>
 				<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no" hover="always"/>
 				<default-policy domain="default"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/terminal_log.run b/repos/gems/run/terminal_log.run
index f3841b7385..ca0436911e 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/terminal_log.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/terminal_log.run
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no" focus="click" hover="always" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/text_area.run b/repos/gems/run/text_area.run
index 5da2ee3baa..e49771be53 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/text_area.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/text_area.run
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report hover="yes"/>
 			<background color="#123456"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/text_painter.run b/repos/gems/run/text_painter.run
index 06cdb96c6f..4ce0136793 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/text_painter.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/text_painter.run
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no"
 			        hover="always" width="1024" height="768"/>
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/wm.run b/repos/gems/run/wm.run
index cd7099ed00..9701e23d22 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/wm.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/wm.run
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/mesa.inc b/repos/libports/run/mesa.inc
index 29ec6e712b..4358bb1517 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/mesa.inc
+++ b/repos/libports/run/mesa.inc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ set config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no" focus="click" hover="always" />
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/mupdf.run b/repos/libports/run/mupdf.run
index 7078205a76..c663a6c469 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/mupdf.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/mupdf.run
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/qt5_common.inc b/repos/libports/run/qt5_common.inc
index ef7dff10f7..f0e48742f3 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/qt5_common.inc
+++ b/repos/libports/run/qt5_common.inc
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ proc qt5_start_nodes { } {
 				<service name="Report"> <child name="wm_report_rom"/> </service>
 				<any-service> <parent /> <any-child /> </any-service>
 			</route>
-			<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+			<config>
 				<capture/> <event/>
 
 				<report focus="yes" hover="yes" xray="yes"/>
diff --git a/repos/os/run/demo.run b/repos/os/run/demo.run
index 086587e19a..b58ebb0073 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/demo.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/demo.run
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ install_config {
 				<attribute name="enabled" /> </input>
 
 			<output node="config">
-				<attribute name="request_framebuffer" value="no"/>
-				<attribute name="request_input" value="no"/>
 				<attribute name="focus" value="rom"/>
 				<inline>
 					<report focus="yes" xray="yes" hover="yes" keystate="yes"
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ puts $launchpad_config_fd {<config>
 		<config resize_handle="on" />
 	</launcher>
 	<launcher name="nitpicker" ram_quota="1M" caps="100">
-		<config>
+		<config request_input="yes" request_framebuffer="yes">
 			<domain name="" layer="3" conten="client" label="no" focus="click"/>
 			<default-policy domain="" />
 		</config>
diff --git a/repos/os/run/fb_bench.run b/repos/os/run/fb_bench.run
index dbbe574185..90ab61571d 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/fb_bench.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/fb_bench.run
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="default" layer="1" width="1024" height="768"/>
 			<default-policy domain="default"/>
diff --git a/repos/os/run/input.run b/repos/os/run/input.run
index f46a14fe76..0e2767f79f 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/input.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/input.run
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ append_if [have_spec sdl] config {
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 		<provides> <service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> </provides>
 		<route> <any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service> </route>
-		<config request_input="no" request_framebuffer="no"> <capture/> </config>
+		<config> <capture/> </config>
 	</start>}
 
 append config {
diff --git a/repos/os/run/loader.run b/repos/os/run/loader.run
index e80f0eb006..c4d057db00 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/loader.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/loader.run
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="" layer="2" /> <default-policy domain=""/>
 		</config>
diff --git a/repos/os/run/pointer.run b/repos/os/run/pointer.run
index 4b51fdafbf..502d8d8a3f 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/pointer.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/pointer.run
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ set config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report focus="yes" hover="yes" xray="yes"/>
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no"  origin="pointer"/>
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
index c600cfabeb..23ab2f190b 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ void Nitpicker::Main::_handle_config()
 		_user_state.report_focused_view_owner(xml, _button_activity); });
 
 	/* update framebuffer output back end */
-	bool const request_framebuffer = config.attribute_value("request_framebuffer", true);
+	bool const request_framebuffer = config.attribute_value("request_framebuffer", false);
 	if (request_framebuffer != _request_framebuffer) {
 		_request_framebuffer = request_framebuffer;
 		_handle_fb_mode();
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void Nitpicker::Main::_handle_config()
 	 * Defer input session creation until at least one capture client
 	 * (framebuffer driver) is present.
 	 */
-	_request_input = config.attribute_value("request_input", true);
+	_request_input = config.attribute_value("request_input", false);
 	_update_input_connection();
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/bash.run b/repos/ports/run/bash.run
index c6639d3062..abd9531006 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/bash.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/bash.run
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<domain name="default" layer="2" content="client" label="no" hover="always"/>
 			<default-policy domain="default"/>
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/debug_nitpicker.run b/repos/ports/run/debug_nitpicker.run
index ee409aabe9..16e89bebb8 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/debug_nitpicker.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/debug_nitpicker.run
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ install_config {
 		</provides>
 		<config>
 			<target name="nitpicker">
-				<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+				<config>
 					<capture/> <event/>
 					<domain name="pointer" layer="1" xray="no" origin="pointer"
 					        content="client" label="no"/>
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/seoul.inc b/repos/ports/run/seoul.inc
index 90cd365d7a..2a27a6bad2 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/seoul.inc
+++ b/repos/ports/run/seoul.inc
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ append config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report focus="yes" />
 			<domain name="pointer" layer="1" content="client" label="no" origin="pointer" />
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/vbox5_genode_usb_hid.run b/repos/ports/run/vbox5_genode_usb_hid.run
index ccadfc9a32..1dfba00ffb 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/vbox5_genode_usb_hid.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/vbox5_genode_usb_hid.run
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ append config {
 			<service name="Report"> <child name="report_rom" /> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child /> </any-service>
 		</route>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report focus="yes" hover="yes" />
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/vbox_share.inc b/repos/ports/run/vbox_share.inc
index 59854d2a67..582d43367a 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/vbox_share.inc
+++ b/repos/ports/run/vbox_share.inc
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ append config_of_app {
 			<service name="Report"> <child name="report_rom" /> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child /> </any-service>
 		</route>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 			<report focus="yes" hover="yes" />
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/vbox_win.inc b/repos/ports/run/vbox_win.inc
index adb5227cb8..f8aacdc333 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/vbox_win.inc
+++ b/repos/ports/run/vbox_win.inc
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ append config_of_app {
 			</rom>
 			<rom name="nitpicker.config">
 				<inline description="standard_mode">
-					<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+					<config>
 						<capture/> <event/>
 						<report focus="yes" hover="yes" />
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ append config_of_app {
 
 append_if [expr !$use_rumpfs] config_of_app {
 				<inline description="shutdown">
-					<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+					<config>
 						<capture/> <event/>
 						<report focus="yes" hover="yes" />
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/vim.run b/repos/ports/run/vim.run
index c410d31f0a..23235ef56e 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/vim.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/vim.run
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ install_config {
 		<provides>
 			<service name="Gui"/> <service name="Capture"/> <service name="Event"/>
 		</provides>
-		<config focus="rom" request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config focus="rom">
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<report focus="yes" /> <!-- interpreted by clipboard -->
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
index 72def0d44d..d28a0aacb0 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ append config {
 append config {
 			<any-service> <parent/> <any-child /> </any-service>
 		</route>
-		<config request_framebuffer="no" request_input="no">
+		<config>
 			<capture/> <event/>
 
 			<report focus="yes" hover="yes" xray="yes" />