diff --git a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
index b63468d553..9737cdae04 100644
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Hosts.Helpers
         public static void WaitForEventLoop(string eventName, Action callback)
         {
             var dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
-            new Thread(() =>
+            var t = new Thread(() =>
             {
                 var eventHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, eventName);
                 while (true)
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ namespace Hosts.Helpers
                         dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => callback());
                     }
                 }
-            }).Start();
+            });
+
+            t.IsBackground = true;
+            t.Start();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeEventWaiter.cs b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeEventWaiter.cs
index e35ad98cbb..c49d8b0800 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeEventWaiter.cs
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/NativeEventWaiter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Peek.UI.Native
         public static void WaitForEventLoop(string eventName, Action callback)
         {
             var dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
-            new Thread(() =>
+            var t = new Thread(() =>
             {
                 var eventHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, eventName);
                 while (true)
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ namespace Peek.UI.Native
                         dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => callback());
                     }
                 }
-            }).Start();
+            });
+
+            t.IsBackground = true;
+            t.Start();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
index b8094cd57f..de6707dd38 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/Helpers/NativeEventWaiter.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
 using Microsoft.UI.Dispatching;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
         public static void WaitForEventLoop(string eventName, Action callback)
         {
             var dispatcherQueue = DispatcherQueue.GetForCurrentThread();
-            new Task(() =>
+            var t = new Thread(() =>
             {
                 var eventHandle = new EventWaitHandle(false, EventResetMode.AutoReset, eventName);
                 while (true)
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Helpers
                         dispatcherQueue.TryEnqueue(() => callback());
                     }
                 }
-            }).Start();
+            });
+
+            t.IsBackground = true;
+            t.Start();
         }
     }
 }