diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbutils.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbutils.cpp
index b4880fa28cc..fe04dc22610 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbutils.cpp
@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ const char *overridingEnvironmentVariable(QdbTool tool)
 void showMessage(const QString &message, bool important)
 {
     const QString fullMessage = QCoreApplication::translate("Boot2Qt", "Boot2Qt: %1").arg(message);
-    const Core::MessageManager::PrintToOutputPaneFlags flags = important
-            ? Core::MessageManager::ModeSwitch : Core::MessageManager::Silent;
-    Core::MessageManager::write(fullMessage, flags);
+    if (important)
+        Core::MessageManager::writeFlashing(fullMessage);
+    else
+        Core::MessageManager::writeSilently(fullMessage);
 }
 
 QString settingsGroupKey()
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 1292e4fbbba..1b70bdd6ccd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -193,15 +193,13 @@ LinuxDevice::LinuxDevice()
         DeviceProcess * const proc = createProcess(nullptr);
         QObject::connect(proc, &DeviceProcess::finished, [proc] {
             if (!proc->errorString().isEmpty()) {
-                Core::MessageManager::write(tr("Error running remote shell: %1")
-                                            .arg(proc->errorString()),
-                                            Core::MessageManager::ModeSwitch);
+                Core::MessageManager::writeDisrupting(
+                    tr("Error running remote shell: %1").arg(proc->errorString()));
             }
             proc->deleteLater();
         });
         QObject::connect(proc, &DeviceProcess::error, [proc] {
-            Core::MessageManager::write(tr("Error starting remote shell."),
-                                        Core::MessageManager::ModeSwitch);
+            Core::MessageManager::writeDisrupting(tr("Error starting remote shell."));
             proc->deleteLater();
         });
         Runnable runnable;
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
index 1a77ca68467..9172b155399 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ void WinRtDeviceFactory::onPrerequisitesLoaded()
 
 void WinRtDeviceFactory::onProcessError()
 {
-    MessageManager::write(tr("Error while executing winrtrunner: %1")
-                                .arg(m_process->errorString()), MessageManager::Flash);
+    MessageManager::writeDisrupting(
+        tr("Error while executing winrtrunner: %1").arg(m_process->errorString()));
 }
 
 void WinRtDeviceFactory::onProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ void WinRtDeviceFactory::onProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus ex
     }
 
     if (exitCode != 0) {
-        MessageManager::write(tr("winrtrunner returned with exit code %1.")
-                                    .arg(exitCode), MessageManager::Flash);
+        MessageManager::writeFlashing(tr("winrtrunner returned with exit code %1.").arg(exitCode));
         return;
     }