diff --git a/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp b/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
index ddd85dce..75e52d1c 100644
--- a/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
+++ b/Include/Aurora/Runtime.hpp
@@ -344,12 +344,11 @@ namespace Aurora
     {
         // WARN: these values are not final
 
-        bool     bNoThreadNames                       { false };
-        bool     bPlatformIsSMPProcessorOptimized     { true };  // Whether to attempt to using mm_pause or similar before yielding into the kernel
-        AuUInt8  uSpinLoopPowerA                      { 80 };    // Nudgable spinloop power. This is our local userland niceness factor
-                                                                 // This is comparable to Win32's SetCriticalSectionSpinCount applied across every single AuThreadPrimitives try-lock and lock.
-                                                                 // Adjust this value to compensate for longer critical sections when context switching isn't preferrable.
-        AuUInt8  uSpinLoopLinearBit                   { 1 };
+        bool     bNoThreadNames                        { false };
+        bool     bPlatformIsSMPProcessorOptimized      { true };  // Whether to attempt to using mm_pause or similar instruction before yielding into the kernel
+        AuUInt16 uSpinLoopPowerA                       { 128 };   // Nudgable spinloop power. This is our local userland niceness factor
+                                                                  // This is comparable to Win32's SetCriticalSectionSpinCount applied across every single AuThreadPrimitives try-lock and lock.
+                                                                  // Adjust this value to compensate for longer critical sections when context switching isn't preferrable.
         AuUInt64 bEnableAggressiveScheduling       : 1 { false };
         AuUInt64 bEnableAgrSchedulingRatelimit     : 1 { true  };
         AuUInt64 bPreferNt51XpMutexesOver8         : 1 { false };
@@ -366,10 +365,10 @@ namespace Aurora
         AuUInt64 bPreferWaitOnAddressAlwaysSpin    : 1 { true  }; // ..., if emulated! if double-spinning under higher level locks, disable me.
         AuUInt64 bPreferRWLockReadLockSpin         : 1 { true  };
         AuUInt64 bUWPNanosecondEmulationCheckFirst : 1 { false };
-        AuUInt64 bForceEnableAdaptiveSpin          : 1 { false };
-        AuUInt64 bPreferEnableAdaptiveSpin         : 1 { true };
-        AuUInt64 uUWPNanosecondEmulationMaxYields  : 7 { 12    };
-        AuUInt64 bPreferLinuxAdaptiveSpin          : 1 { true  };
+        AuUInt64 uUWPNanosecondEmulationMaxYields  : 7 { 12    }; 
+        AuUInt64 bForceEnableAdaptiveSpin          : 1 { false }; // ||
+        AuUInt64 bPreferEnableAdaptiveSpin         : 1 { true  }; //   &&
+        AuUInt64 bPreferLinuxAdaptiveSpin          : 1 { true  }; //   &&   
         AuUInt64 bPreferOldWin32AdaptiveSpin       : 1 { false };
         AuUInt64 bPreferNewWin32AdaptiveSpin       : 1 { true  };
         AuUInt64 uAdaptiveSpinCUCnt0               : 4 { 0     };
diff --git a/Source/Async/ThreadPool.cpp b/Source/Async/ThreadPool.cpp
index dbe6ab9c..0f4db8b0 100644
--- a/Source/Async/ThreadPool.cpp
+++ b/Source/Async/ThreadPool.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@ namespace Aurora::Async
         {
             if (InRunnerMode())
             {
-
                 if ((this->uAtomicCounter == 0) &&
                     this->IsDepleted())
                 {
diff --git a/Source/Threading/Primitives/SMTYield.hpp b/Source/Threading/Primitives/SMTYield.hpp
index 02c9e410..e748d899 100644
--- a/Source/Threading/Primitives/SMTYield.hpp
+++ b/Source/Threading/Primitives/SMTYield.hpp
@@ -56,31 +56,36 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Primitives
                 int loops = spin;
                 while (loops > 0)
                 {
-                    loops -= 1;
-
                     if (callback())
                     {
                         AuAtomicSub(&gSpinAdaptiveCurrentCount, 1u);
                         return true;
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SMPPause();
+                        SMPPause();
+                        SMPPause();
+                        SMPPause();
+                        loops -= 4;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 if (gHasThreadLocalTimeout)
                 {
-                    auto uCount = tlsSpinCountLocal;
-
-                    int loops = (1 << uCount);
+                    int loops = (1 << tlsSpinCountLocal);
                     while (loops > 0)
                     {
-                        SMPPause();
-
-                        loops -= 1;
-
                         if (callback())
                         {
                             AuAtomicSub(&gSpinAdaptiveCurrentCount, 1u);
                             return true;
                         }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SMPPause();
+                            loops--;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -91,15 +96,16 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Primitives
                 int loops = (spin) / 3;
                 while (loops > 0)
                 {
-                    SMPPause();
-
-                    loops -= 1;
-
                     if (callback())
                     {
                         AuAtomicSub(&gSpinAdaptiveCurrentCount, 1u);
                         return true;
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SMPPause();
+                        loops --;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -110,12 +116,18 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Primitives
             int loops = spin;
             while (loops > 0)
             {
-                loops -= 1;
-
                 if (callback())
                 {
                     return true;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    SMPPause();
+                    SMPPause();
+                    SMPPause();
+                    SMPPause();
+                    loops -= 4;
+                }
             }
 
             if (gHasThreadLocalTimeout)
@@ -125,14 +137,15 @@ namespace Aurora::Threading::Primitives
                 int loops = (1 << uCount);
                 while (loops > 0)
                 {
-                    SMPPause();
-
-                    loops -= 1;
-
                     if (callback())
                     {
                         return true;
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        SMPPause();
+                        loops --;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }