diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Control/ControlService.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Control/ControlService.cs
index e8d83d2..03330b3 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Control/ControlService.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Control/ControlService.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ namespace DS4Windows
         {
             //sp.Stream = Properties.Resources.EE;
             // Cause thread affinity to not be tied to main GUI thread
-            Task.Run(() => {
-                Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.AboveNormal;
-                x360Bus = new X360Device(); }).Wait();
+            Task x360task = new Task(() => { Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.AboveNormal; x360Bus = new X360Device(); });
+            x360task.Start();
+            while (!x360task.IsCompleted)
+                Thread.SpinWait(500);
 
             AddtoDS4List();
 
diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/DS4Form.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/DS4Form.cs
index 48e361b..85569a5 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/DS4Form.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Forms/DS4Form.cs
@@ -919,19 +919,19 @@ namespace DS4Windows
 
         protected void Form_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
-            if (FormWindowState.Minimized == this.WindowState)
+            if (FormWindowState.Minimized == WindowState)
             {
-                this.Hide();
-                this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
-                this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
+                Hide();
+                ShowInTaskbar = false;
+                FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
             }
 
-            else if (FormWindowState.Normal == this.WindowState)
+            else if (FormWindowState.Normal == WindowState)
             {
                 //mAllowVisible = true;
-                this.Show();
-                this.ShowInTaskbar = true;
-                this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
+                Show();
+                ShowInTaskbar = true;
+                FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
             }
 
             chData.AutoResize(ColumnHeaderAutoResizeStyle.HeaderSize);
diff --git a/DS4Windows/Program.cs b/DS4Windows/Program.cs
index a04aae0..dde7caf 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/Program.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/Program.cs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace DS4Windows
 
             // Create the Event handle
             threadComEvent = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.ManualReset, SingleAppComEventName);
-            CreateInterAppComThread();
+            System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() => { Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Lowest; CreateInterAppComThread(); }).Wait();
 
             //if (mutex.WaitOne(TimeSpan.Zero, true))
             //{