diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 6918afa620..5eaeaa9899 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@
             "showOutput": "silent",
             "command": "msbuild",
             "args": [
-                // Ask msbuild to generate full paths for file names.
                 "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                 "/property:DebugType=portable"
             ],
+            "windows": {
+                "args": [
+                    "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                    "/property:DebugType=portable",
+                    "/m" //parallel compiling support. doesn't work well with mono atm
+                ]
+            },
             // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
             "isBuildCommand": true
@@ -29,6 +35,14 @@
                 "/property:DebugType=portable",
                 "/target:Clean,Build"
             ],
+            "windows": {
+                "args": [
+                    "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+                    "/property:DebugType=portable",
+                    "/target:Clean,Build",
+                    "/m" //parallel compiling support. doesn't work well with mono atm
+                ]
+            },
             // Use the standard MS compiler pattern to detect errors, warnings and infos
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
             "isBuildCommand": true
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 19e742facb..f960d9e0ae 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 trackManager.SetExclusive(current.Track);
                 current.Track.Start();
                 beatmapSource.Value = current;
-            }).ContinueWith(task => Schedule(() => task.ThrowIfFaulted()), TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnFaulted);
+            }).ContinueWith(task => Schedule(task.ThrowIfFaulted), TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnFaulted);
             updateDisplay(current, isNext ? TransformDirection.Next : TransformDirection.Prev);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
index 6604dbfc7e..3ac28898a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
-            base.Update();
-
             if (parentClock == null) return;
 
             clock.Rate = parentClock.Rate;