diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Workspaces.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Workspaces.razor.cs
index f603a400..cbce4fdd 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Workspaces.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Components/Workspaces.razor.cs	
@@ -47,14 +47,17 @@ public partial class Workspaces : MSGComponentBase
         // - Those initial tree items cannot have children
         // - When assigning the tree items to the MudTreeViewItem component, we must set the Value property to the value of the item
         //
-        await this.LoadTreeItems();
+        // We won't await the loading of the tree items here,
+        // to avoid blocking the UI thread:
+        _ = this.LoadTreeItems();
     }
 
     #endregion
 
     private async Task LoadTreeItems()
     {
-        var workspacesNode = new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
+        this.treeItems.Clear();
+        this.treeItems.Add(new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
         {
             Expanded = this.ExpandRootNodes,
             Expandable = true,
@@ -68,9 +71,16 @@ public partial class Workspaces : MSGComponentBase
                 Path = "root",
                 Children = await this.LoadWorkspaces(),
             },
-        };
-
-        var tempChatNode = new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
+        });
+        
+        this.treeItems.Add(new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
+        {
+            Expandable = false,
+            Value = new TreeDivider(),
+        });
+        
+        await this.InvokeAsync(this.StateHasChanged);
+        this.treeItems.Add(new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
         {
             Expanded = this.ExpandRootNodes,
             Expandable = true,
@@ -84,16 +94,9 @@ public partial class Workspaces : MSGComponentBase
                 Path = "temp",
                 Children = await this.LoadTemporaryChats(),
             },
-        };
-        
-        this.treeItems.Clear();
-        this.treeItems.Add(workspacesNode);
-        this.treeItems.Add(new TreeItemData<ITreeItem>
-        {
-            Expandable = false,
-            Value = new TreeDivider(),
         });
-        this.treeItems.Add(tempChatNode);
+        
+        await this.InvokeAsync(this.StateHasChanged);
     }
 
     private async Task<IReadOnlyCollection<TreeItemData<ITreeItem>>> LoadTemporaryChats()
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/About.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/About.razor.cs
index d159ab53..7bc3b848 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/About.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/About.razor.cs	
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ public partial class About : MSGComponentBase
         this.logPaths = await this.RustService.GetLogPaths();
         
         await base.OnInitializedAsync();
-        await this.DeterminePandocVersion();
+        
+        // Determine the Pandoc version may take some time, so we start it here
+        // without waiting for the result:
+        _ = this.DeterminePandocVersion();
     }
 
     #endregion
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Home.razor.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Home.razor.cs
index aece90c4..06c4f291 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Home.razor.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Pages/Home.razor.cs	
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ public partial class Home : MSGComponentBase
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
-        await this.ReadLastChangeAsync();
         await base.OnInitializedAsync();
-        
         this.InitializeAdvantagesItems();
+        
+        // Read the last change content asynchronously
+        // without blocking the UI thread:
+        _ = this.ReadLastChangeAsync();
     }
 
     private void InitializeAdvantagesItems()
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ public partial class Home : MSGComponentBase
         var latest = Changelog.LOGS.MaxBy(n => n.Build);
         using var response = await this.HttpClient.GetAsync($"changelog/{latest.Filename}");
         this.LastChangeContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+        
+        await this.InvokeAsync(this.StateHasChanged);
     }
     
     private const string QUICK_START_GUIDE =
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/EnterpriseEnvironmentService.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/EnterpriseEnvironmentService.cs
index 432796e4..079224c6 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/EnterpriseEnvironmentService.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/Services/EnterpriseEnvironmentService.cs	
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public sealed class EnterpriseEnvironmentService(ILogger<EnterpriseEnvironmentSe
     {
         try
         {
-            logger.LogInformation("Starting update of the enterprise environment.");
+            logger.LogInformation("Start updating of the enterprise environment.");
         
             var enterpriseRemoveConfigId = await rustService.EnterpriseEnvRemoveConfigId();
             var isPlugin2RemoveInUse = PluginFactory.AvailablePlugins.Any(plugin => plugin.Id == enterpriseRemoveConfigId);
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.49.md b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.49.md
index 368ab111..075ddf8c 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.49.md	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/wwwroot/changelog/v0.9.49.md	
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # v0.9.49, build 224 (2025-06-xx xx:xx UTC)
 - Added a library by Nils Kruthoff (`nilskruthoff`) that allows AI Studio to read PowerPoint files. This feature is not yet available in the UI, but it will soon be available. Thanks, Nils, for that great contribution.
+- Improved the loading of some components that require data fetching, resulting in a more responsive UI.
 - Changed the timestamp display to use the local datetime format for the chats and assistants.
 - Upgraded to Rust 1.88.0.
 - Upgraded MudBlazor to version 8.8.0.