diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
index 2568ba2936..91dc25193c 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.actions;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.Utilities;
@@ -61,21 +62,26 @@ public class AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction extends AddTagAction {
 
     @Override
     protected void addTag(TagName tagName, String comment) {
-        Collection<? extends BlackboardArtifact> selectedArtifacts = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(BlackboardArtifact.class);
-        for (BlackboardArtifact artifact : selectedArtifacts) {
-            try {
-                Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().addBlackboardArtifactTag(artifact, tagName, comment);
-            }
-            catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
-                Logger.getLogger(AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error tagging result", ex); //NON-NLS
-                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
-                                                                  artifact.getDisplayName()),
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.taggingErr"),
-                                              JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-            }                    
-        }                                     
+        final Collection<? extends BlackboardArtifact> selectedArtifacts = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(BlackboardArtifact.class);
+
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            for (BlackboardArtifact artifact : selectedArtifacts) {
+                try {
+                    Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().addBlackboardArtifactTag(artifact, tagName, comment);
+                }
+                catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
+                    Logger.getLogger(AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error tagging result", ex); //NON-NLS
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                  NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                      "AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
+                                                                      artifact.getDisplayName()),
+                                                  NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                      "AddBlackboardArtifactTagAction.taggingErr"),
+                                                  JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                    });
+                }                    
+            }      
+        }).start();
     }        
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddContentTagAction.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddContentTagAction.java
index cff35af7c1..6f1b493ecf 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddContentTagAction.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/AddContentTagAction.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.Utilities;
@@ -64,81 +65,98 @@ public class AddContentTagAction extends AddTagAction {
 
     @Override
     protected void addTag(TagName tagName, String comment) {
-        Collection<? extends AbstractFile> selectedFiles = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(AbstractFile.class);
-        for (AbstractFile file : selectedFiles) {
-            try {
-                // Handle the special cases of current (".") and parent ("..") directory entries.
-                if (file.getName().equals(".")) {
-                    Content parentFile = file.getParent();                   
-                    if (parentFile instanceof AbstractFile) {
-                        file = (AbstractFile)parentFile;
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                          "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
-                                                                          parentFile.getName()),
-                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                          "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
-                                                      JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (file.getName().equals("..")) {
-                    Content parentFile = file.getParent();                   
-                    if (parentFile instanceof AbstractFile) {
-                        parentFile = (AbstractFile)((AbstractFile)parentFile).getParent();
+        final Collection<? extends AbstractFile> selectedFiles = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(AbstractFile.class);
+
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            for (AbstractFile file : selectedFiles) {
+                try {
+                    // Handle the special cases of current (".") and parent ("..") directory entries.
+                    if (file.getName().equals(".")) {
+                        Content parentFile = file.getParent();                   
                         if (parentFile instanceof AbstractFile) {
                             file = (AbstractFile)parentFile;
                         }
                         else {
-                            JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                                          NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                              "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
-                                                                              parentFile.getName()),
-                                                          NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                              "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
-                                                          JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                  "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
+                                                                                  parentFile.getName()),
+                                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                  "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
+                                                              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                            });
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
-                    else {
-                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                          "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
-                                                                          parentFile.getName()),
-                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                          "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
-                                                      JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
-                        continue;
-                    }                    
-                }
-                // check if the same tag is being added for the same abstract file.
-                TagsManager tagsManager = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager();
-                List<ContentTag> contentTagList = tagsManager.getContentTagsByContent(file);
-                for (ContentTag contentTag : contentTagList) {
-                    if (contentTag.getName().getDisplayName().equals(tagName.getDisplayName())) {
-                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                        "AddContentTagAction.tagExists",
-                                        file.getName(), tagName.getDisplayName()),
-                                NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                        "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
-                                JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
-                        return;
+                    else if (file.getName().equals("..")) {
+                        Content parentFile = file.getParent();                   
+                        if (parentFile instanceof AbstractFile) {
+                            parentFile = (AbstractFile)((AbstractFile)parentFile).getParent();
+                            if (parentFile instanceof AbstractFile) {
+                                file = (AbstractFile)parentFile;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                final Content parentFileCopy = parentFile;
+                                SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                                    JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                                  NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                      "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
+                                                                                      parentFileCopy.getName()),
+                                                                  NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                      "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
+                                                                  JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                                });
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else {
+                            final Content parentFileCopy = parentFile;
+                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                  "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg",
+                                                                                  parentFileCopy.getName()),
+                                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                                  "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
+                                                              JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                            });
+                            continue;
+                        }                    
                     }
+                    // check if the same tag is being added for the same abstract file.
+                    TagsManager tagsManager = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager();
+                    List<ContentTag> contentTagList = tagsManager.getContentTagsByContent(file);
+                    for (ContentTag contentTag : contentTagList) {
+                        if (contentTag.getName().getDisplayName().equals(tagName.getDisplayName())) {
+                            AbstractFile fileCopy = file;
+                            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                        NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                "AddContentTagAction.tagExists",
+                                                fileCopy.getName(), tagName.getDisplayName()),
+                                        NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                "AddContentTagAction.cannotApplyTagErr"),
+                                        JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+                            });
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    tagsManager.addContentTag(file, tagName, comment);
                 }
-                tagsManager.addContentTag(file, tagName, comment);
-            }
-            catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
-                Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error tagging result", ex); //NON-NLS
-                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg2",
-                                                                  file.getName()),
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "AddContentTagAction.taggingErr"),
-                                              JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-            }                    
-        }                             
-    }
+                catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
+                    Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error tagging result", ex); //NON-NLS
+                    AbstractFile fileCopy = file;
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                          "AddContentTagAction.unableToTag.msg2",
+                                                                          fileCopy.getName()),
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "AddContentTagAction.taggingErr"),
+                                                      JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                    });
+                }                    
+            } 
+        }).start();
+    }   
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
index ac9e29fe59..51482c0928 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.Utilities;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
@@ -55,22 +56,26 @@ public class DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction extends AbstractAction {
     
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
-        Collection<? extends BlackboardArtifactTag> selectedTags = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(BlackboardArtifactTag.class);
-        for (BlackboardArtifactTag tag : selectedTags) {
-            try {
-                Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().deleteBlackboardArtifactTag(tag);
-            }
-            catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
-                Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error deleting tag", ex); //NON-NLS
-                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.unableToDelTag.msg",
-                                                                  tag.getName()),
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.tagDelErr"),
-                                              JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-            }                    
-        }                             
+        final Collection<? extends BlackboardArtifactTag> selectedTags = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(BlackboardArtifactTag.class);
+        new Thread(() -> {    
+            for (BlackboardArtifactTag tag : selectedTags) {
+                try {
+                    Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().deleteBlackboardArtifactTag(tag);
+                }
+                catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
+                    Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error deleting tag", ex); //NON-NLS
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                          "DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.unableToDelTag.msg",
+                                                                          tag.getName()),
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                          "DeleteBlackboardArtifactTagAction.tagDelErr"),
+                                                      JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                    });
+                }                    
+            }    
+        }).start();
     }    
 }    
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteContentTagAction.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteContentTagAction.java
index c716311eea..f215df8a40 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteContentTagAction.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/actions/DeleteContentTagAction.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.util.Utilities;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
@@ -55,20 +56,24 @@ public class DeleteContentTagAction extends AbstractAction {
     
     @Override
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-        Collection<? extends ContentTag> selectedTags = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(ContentTag.class);
-        for (ContentTag tag : selectedTags) {
-            try {
-                Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().deleteContentTag(tag);
-            }
-            catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
-                Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error deleting tag", ex); //NON-NLS
-                JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
-                                                                  "DeleteContentTagAction.unableToDelTag.msg",
-                                                                  tag.getName()),
-                                              NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "DeleteContentTagAction.tagDelErr"),
-                                              JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
-            }                    
-        }                             
+        final Collection<? extends ContentTag> selectedTags = Utilities.actionsGlobalContext().lookupAll(ContentTag.class);
+        new Thread(() -> {    
+            for (ContentTag tag : selectedTags) {
+                try {
+                    Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getTagsManager().deleteContentTag(tag);
+                }
+                catch (TskCoreException ex) {                        
+                    Logger.getLogger(AddContentTagAction.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Error deleting tag", ex); //NON-NLS
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(),
+                                                                          "DeleteContentTagAction.unableToDelTag.msg",
+                                                                          tag.getName()),
+                                                      NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "DeleteContentTagAction.tagDelErr"),
+                                                      JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
+                    });
+                }                    
+            }  
+        }).start();
     }    
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel.java
index d9479c5a6d..2633d0f74e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel.java
@@ -238,7 +238,9 @@ class AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel implements WizardDescriptor.Panel<WizardDe
          // get the selected DSProcessor
         dsProcessor =  dataSourcePanel.getComponent().getCurrentDSProcessor();
         
-        Case.getCurrentCase().notifyAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            Case.getCurrentCase().notifyAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
+        }).start();
         DataSourceProcessorCallback cbObj = new DataSourceProcessorCallback () {
             @Override
             public void doneEDT(DataSourceProcessorCallback.DataSourceProcessorResult result, List<String> errList,  List<Content> contents)  {
@@ -258,8 +260,10 @@ class AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel implements WizardDescriptor.Panel<WizardDe
      * Cancels the data source processing - in case the users presses 'Cancel'
      */
     private void cancelDataSourceProcessing(UUID dataSourceId) {
-        Case.getCurrentCase().notifyFailedAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
-         dsProcessor.cancel();
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            Case.getCurrentCase().notifyFailedAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
+        }).start();
+        dsProcessor.cancel();
     }
     
     /*
@@ -307,11 +311,13 @@ class AddImageWizardIngestConfigPanel implements WizardDescriptor.Panel<WizardDe
         newContents.addAll(contents);
         
         //notify the UI of the new content added to the case
-        if (!newContents.isEmpty()) {            
-             Case.getCurrentCase().notifyNewDataSource(newContents.get(0), dataSourceId);
-        } else {
-             Case.getCurrentCase().notifyFailedAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
-        }
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            if (!newContents.isEmpty()) {            
+                 Case.getCurrentCase().notifyNewDataSource(newContents.get(0), dataSourceId);
+            } else {
+                 Case.getCurrentCase().notifyFailedAddingNewDataSource(dataSourceId);
+            }
+        }).start();
 
         
        // Start ingest if we can
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
index 791272d57b..d93f3d1ba8 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
@@ -567,8 +567,10 @@ public final class DirectoryTreeTopComponent extends TopComponent implements Dat
                  */
                 try {
                     Case.getCurrentCase();
-                    CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
-                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(this::componentOpened);
+                    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
+                        componentOpened();
+                    });
                 } catch (IllegalStateException notUsed) {
                     /**
                      * Case is closed, do nothing.
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/events/RemoteEventPublisher.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/events/RemoteEventPublisher.java
index dde382e397..01e47342ae 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/events/RemoteEventPublisher.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/events/RemoteEventPublisher.java
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ final class RemoteEventPublisher {
                         if (object instanceof AutopsyEvent) {
                             AutopsyEvent event = (AutopsyEvent) object;
                             event.setSourceType(AutopsyEvent.SourceType.REMOTE);
-                            localPublisher.publish(event);
+                            new Thread(() -> {
+                                localPublisher.publish(event);
+                            }).start();
                         }
                     }
                 } catch (Exception ex) {