New Audio Track Handle Issues

Is anyone else having issues with the latest Premiere update - specifically the audio handles that automatically appear on the audio track now and the effects are now 'clear'? (I understand the purpose of the handles, but I have no need for them the way I edit. I don't understand why the effects are now clear making them harder to identify though).

1. If you add an audio transition to an audio track, it becomes very difficult to delete the transition. I use the fade transition on audio all of the time, but it's now very difficult to select the transition if you want to delete it. When you try, it only selects the track and deletes the track. I noticed the transitions now appear 'clear' and maybe that's part of the problem. Double clicking the transition to change the parameters is a little easier, but delting them is difficult.

2. Does anyone know how to turn off the handles? Often I try to grab the audio track and move it, and instead accidentally select the handle and start changing the audio level without meaning to. Fortunately, I think I usually catch the mistake, but I am worried that at some point I will change teh audio level without meaning to.

Thanks in advance.