diff --git a/src/client/component/arxan.cpp b/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
index f6e7f420..47cfc3a9 100644
--- a/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
@@ -870,6 +870,11 @@ namespace arxan
 			open_process_hook.clear();
 		}
 
+		int priority() override
+		{
+			return 9999;
+		}
+
 	private:
 		uint8_t window_text_buffer_[15]{};
 	};
diff --git a/src/client/component/scheduler.cpp b/src/client/component/scheduler.cpp
index f7c693dd..47bda262 100644
--- a/src/client/component/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/scheduler.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace scheduler
 	class component final : public component_interface
 	{
 	public:
-		void post_unpack() override
+		void pre_start() override
 		{
 			thread = utils::thread::create_named_thread("Async Scheduler", []()
 			{
diff --git a/src/client/component/splash.cpp b/src/client/component/splash.cpp
index 85f86f5b..b4a35a99 100644
--- a/src/client/component/splash.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/splash.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <std_include.hpp>
 #include "loader/component_loader.hpp"
+#include "splash.hpp"
 #include "resource.hpp"
 
 #include <utils/nt.hpp>
@@ -35,33 +36,23 @@ namespace splash
 			: image_(load_splash_image())
 		{
 			enable_dpi_awareness();
-			this->show();
+			this->window_thread_ = std::thread([this]
+			{
+				this->draw();
+			});
 		}
 
-		void pre_start() override
+		~component()
 		{
-			this->draw_frame();
+			if (this->window_thread_.joinable())
+			{
+				this->window_thread_.detach();
+			}
 		}
 
 		void pre_destroy() override
 		{
 			this->destroy();
-
-			MSG msg;
-			while (this->window_ && IsWindow(this->window_))
-			{
-				if (PeekMessageA(&msg, nullptr, NULL, NULL, PM_REMOVE))
-				{
-					TranslateMessage(&msg);
-					DispatchMessage(&msg);
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					std::this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);
-				}
-			}
-
-			this->window_ = nullptr;
 		}
 
 		void post_unpack() override
@@ -69,30 +60,77 @@ namespace splash
 			this->destroy();
 		}
 
-	private:
-		HWND window_{};
-		HANDLE image_{};
-
-		void draw_frame() const
+		void hide() const
 		{
-			MSG msg{};
-			while (this->window_ && PeekMessageW(&msg, nullptr, NULL, NULL, PM_REMOVE))
+			if (this->window_ && IsWindow(this->window_))
 			{
-				TranslateMessage(&msg);
-				DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+				ShowWindow(this->window_, SW_HIDE);
+				UpdateWindow(this->window_);
 			}
 		}
 
-		void destroy() const
+	private:
+		std::atomic_bool join_safe_{false};
+		HWND window_{};
+		HANDLE image_{};
+		std::thread window_thread_{};
+
+		void destroy()
 		{
 			if (this->window_ && IsWindow(this->window_))
 			{
 				ShowWindow(this->window_, SW_HIDE);
 				DestroyWindow(this->window_);
-				UnregisterClassA("Black Ops III Splash Screen", utils::nt::library{});
+				this->window_ = nullptr;
+				if (this->window_thread_.joinable())
+				{
+					this->window_thread_.join();
+				}
+
+				this->window_ = nullptr;
 			}
 		}
 
+		void draw()
+		{
+			this->show();
+			while (this->draw_frame())
+			{
+				std::this_thread::sleep_for(1ms);
+			}
+
+			this->window_ = nullptr;
+			UnregisterClassA("Black Ops III Splash Screen", utils::nt::library{});
+		}
+
+		bool draw_frame() const
+		{
+			if (!this->window_)
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			MSG msg{};
+			bool success = true;
+
+			while (PeekMessageW(&msg, nullptr, NULL, NULL, PM_REMOVE))
+			{
+				TranslateMessage(&msg);
+				DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+
+				if (msg.message == WM_DESTROY && msg.hwnd == this->window_)
+				{
+					PostQuitMessage(0);
+				}
+
+				if (msg.message == WM_QUIT)
+				{
+					success = false;
+				}
+			}
+			return success;
+		}
+
 		void show()
 		{
 			WNDCLASSA wnd_class;
@@ -158,6 +196,15 @@ namespace splash
 			}
 		}
 	};
+
+	void hide()
+	{
+		auto* splash_component = component_loader::get<component>();
+		if (splash_component)
+		{
+			splash_component->hide();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 REGISTER_COMPONENT(splash::component)
diff --git a/src/client/component/splash.hpp b/src/client/component/splash.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..330ae8cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/component/splash.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace splash
+{
+	void hide();
+}
diff --git a/src/client/loader/component_interface.hpp b/src/client/loader/component_interface.hpp
index 43642a10..3fa612d6 100644
--- a/src/client/loader/component_interface.hpp
+++ b/src/client/loader/component_interface.hpp
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@ public:
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	virtual int priority()
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
 };
diff --git a/src/client/loader/component_loader.cpp b/src/client/loader/component_loader.cpp
index 0bba4f4d..94cb35a5 100644
--- a/src/client/loader/component_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/client/loader/component_loader.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@
 
 void component_loader::register_component(std::unique_ptr<component_interface>&& component_)
 {
-	get_components().push_back(std::move(component_));
+	auto& components = get_components();
+	components.push_back(std::move(component_));
+
+	std::ranges::stable_sort(components, [](const std::unique_ptr<component_interface>& a,
+	                                        const std::unique_ptr<component_interface>& b)
+	{
+		return a->priority() > b->priority();
+	});
 }
 
 bool component_loader::pre_start()