diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.cpp
index 3fd2d1e4..85935974 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Minecraft.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ Minecraft::Minecraft(Component *mouseComponent, Canvas *parent, MinecraftApplet
 
 	// 4J-PB - Removed it from here on Orbis due to it causing a crash with the network init.
 	// We should work out why...
-#ifndef __ORBIS__
+	//str1k3r - removed on Windows64 as the SoundEngine was starting really late
+#if !(defined __ORBIS__ || _WINDOWS64)
 	this->soundEngine->init(NULL);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
index dd81bb57..37c5506f 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
@@ -1034,6 +1034,9 @@ int APIENTRY _tWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE hInstance,
 		hr = XuiTimersRun();
 	}
 #endif
+	//str1k3r - moved here from Minecraft.cpp so the SoundEngine starts faster
+	pMinecraft->soundEngine->init(NULL);
+
 	MSG msg = {0};
 	while( WM_QUIT != msg.message )
 	{