diff --git a/src/Files.App/Helpers/Application/AppLifecycleHelper.cs b/src/Files.App/Helpers/Application/AppLifecycleHelper.cs
index 3b68bc259d31..ea722d1e378a 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Helpers/Application/AppLifecycleHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Helpers/Application/AppLifecycleHelper.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ await Task.WhenAll(
 					App.LibraryManager.UpdateLibrariesAsync(),
 					OptionalTaskAsync(WSLDistroManager.UpdateDrivesAsync(), generalSettingsService.ShowWslSection),
 					OptionalTaskAsync(App.FileTagsManager.UpdateFileTagsAsync(), generalSettingsService.ShowFileTagsSection),
-					jumpListService.InitializeAsync(),
+					jumpListService.InitializeAsync()
+				);
+
+				//Start the tasks separately to reduce resource contention
+				await Task.WhenAll(
 					addItemService.InitializeAsync(),
 					ContextMenu.WarmUpQueryContextMenuAsync()
 				);