diff --git a/PyWinAlfred/Main.cpp b/PyWinAlfred/Main.cpp
index 4ff589a1ea..4e923cb76c 100644
--- a/PyWinAlfred/Main.cpp
+++ b/PyWinAlfred/Main.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 #include <tchar.h>
 #include "Python.h"
 
+
+extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) void InitPythonEnv()
+{
+
+}
+
 extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) char* ExecPython(char* directory, char* file, char* query)
 {
 	try{
-		PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pDict, *pFunc, *pValue, *pClass, *pInstance ;
+		PyObject *pName, *pModule, *pDict, *pFunc, *pValue, *pClass, *pInstance;
 
-		// Initialize the Python Interpreter
+		// Initialise the Python interpreter
 		Py_Initialize();
 
+		// Create GIL/enable threads
+		PyEval_InitThreads();
+
+		PyGILState_STATE gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
+		//      // Get the default thread state  
+		//      PyThreadState* state = PyThreadState_Get();
+		//      // Once in each thread
+		//PyThreadState* stateForNewThread = PyThreadState_New(state->interp);
+		//PyEval_RestoreThread(stateForNewThread);
+
 		// Build the name object
 		PyObject *sys = PyImport_ImportModule("sys");
 		PyObject *path = PyObject_GetAttrString(sys, "path");
@@ -37,10 +53,13 @@ extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) char* ExecPython(char* directory, char* file, c
 
 		// Call a method of the class with two parameters
 		pValue = PyObject_CallMethod(pInstance,"query", "(s)",query);
-        char * str_ret = PyString_AsString(pValue); 
+		char * str_ret = PyString_AsString(pValue); 
+
+		PyGILState_Release(gstate);
+		//PyEval_SaveThread();
 
 		// Finish the Python Interpreter
-		Py_Finalize();
+		//Py_Finalize();
 
 		return str_ret;
 	}
diff --git a/WinAlfred.sln b/WinAlfred.sln
index a478b6711d..1b27e33db8 100644
--- a/WinAlfred.sln
+++ b/WinAlfred.sln
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WinAlfred.Plugin", "WinAlfr
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Plugin", "Plugin", "{3A73F5A7-0335-40D8-BF7C-F20BE5D0BA87}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WinAlfred.Plugin.Everything", "Plugins\WinAlfred.Plugin.Everything\WinAlfred.Plugin.Everything.csproj", "{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}"
-EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WinAlfred.Plugin.System", "Plugins\WinAlfred.Plugin.System\WinAlfred.Plugin.System.csproj", "{E515011D-A769-418B-8761-ABE6F29827A0}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "WinAlfred", "WinAlfred\WinAlfred.csproj", "{DB90F671-D861-46BB-93A3-F1304F5BA1C5}"
@@ -60,19 +58,6 @@ Global
 		{8451ECDD-2EA4-4966-BB0A-7BBC40138E80}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|x86
 		{8451ECDD-2EA4-4966-BB0A-7BBC40138E80}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{8451ECDD-2EA4-4966-BB0A-7BBC40138E80}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{E515011D-A769-418B-8761-ABE6F29827A0}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{E515011D-A769-418B-8761-ABE6F29827A0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{E515011D-A769-418B-8761-ABE6F29827A0}.Debug|Mixed Platforms.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -124,7 +109,6 @@ Global
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(NestedProjects) = preSolution
-		{230AE83F-E92E-4E69-8355-426B305DA9C0} = {3A73F5A7-0335-40D8-BF7C-F20BE5D0BA87}
 		{E515011D-A769-418B-8761-ABE6F29827A0} = {3A73F5A7-0335-40D8-BF7C-F20BE5D0BA87}
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/WinAlfred/MainWindow.xaml b/WinAlfred/MainWindow.xaml
index 3713cbc112..0d1d3d8bbd 100644
--- a/WinAlfred/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/WinAlfred/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <Window x:Class="WinAlfred.MainWindow"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
-        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-        xmlns:winAlfred="clr-namespace:WinAlfred"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:winAlfred="clr-namespace:WinAlfred"
         Title="WinAlfred" Height="80" Width="525" 
         Background="#ebebeb"
         Topmost="True"
diff --git a/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginLoader.cs b/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginLoader.cs
index 1de183603a..baa5052c4f 100644
--- a/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginLoader.cs
+++ b/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginLoader.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 using WinAlfred.Plugin;
 
 namespace WinAlfred.PluginLoader
 {
     public class PythonPluginLoader : BasePluginLoader
     {
-
         public override List<PluginPair> LoadPlugin()
         {
             List<PluginPair> plugins = new List<PluginPair>();
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ namespace WinAlfred.PluginLoader
                 };
                 plugins.Add(pair);
             }
+
+            foreach (IPlugin plugin in plugins.Select(pluginPair => pluginPair.Plugin))
+            {
+                new Thread(plugin.Init).Start();
+            }
             return plugins;
         }
-
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginWrapper.cs b/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginWrapper.cs
index 094b0a4a9a..4040476e45 100644
--- a/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginWrapper.cs
+++ b/WinAlfred/PluginLoader/PythonPluginWrapper.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace WinAlfred.PluginLoader
 
         [DllImport("PyWinAlfred.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
         private extern static IntPtr ExecPython(string directory, string file, string query);
+        [DllImport("PyWinAlfred.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi)]
+        private extern static void InitPythonEnv();
 
         public PythonPluginWrapper(PluginMetadata metadata)
         {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ namespace WinAlfred.PluginLoader
 
         public void Init()
         {
-
+            InitPythonEnv();
         }
     }
 }