diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33de70e..61f79d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [0.4.2] - 2026-10-09
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed Slowness on Startup by Spawning Registry Key Fix in Thread Instead of Main Process
 ## [0.4.1] - 2026-10-09
 
 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 06799e8..4f75457 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ checksum = "330a5ed07fa54e4702c9d6c4174f74427fc0ef6e214bbd677ae50a5099946470"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "argus"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 dependencies = [
  "csv",
  "dns-lookup",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index e76b9b2..2f73a74 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "argus"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.4.2"
 description = "An All in One Network Utility"
 authors = ["James Brotosky <james.brotosky@racooncity.org"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index e296478..f993122 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             let quit = MenuItem::with_id(app, "quit", "Quit", true, None::<&str>)?;
             let menu = Menu::with_items(app, &[&show, &quit])?;
             #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-            register_aumid();
+            std::thread::spawn(|| register_aumid());
             let _tray = TrayIconBuilder::new()
                 .icon(app.default_window_icon().unwrap().clone())
                 .tooltip("Argus - Network Scanner")
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index dabf1eb..65b57c0 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "argus",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.4.2",
   "identifier": "io.argus.app",
   "build": {
     "frontendDist": "../src"