diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2dc1d14..4380fca6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,15 +65,9 @@ if (CLANG_FORMAT)
     set(SRCS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
     set(CCOMMENT "Running clang format against all the .h and .cpp files in src/")
     if (WIN32)
-        if(MINGW)
-            add_custom_target(clang-format
-                COMMAND find `cygpath -u ${SRCS}` -iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.mm | xargs `cygpath -u ${CLANG_FORMAT}` -i
-                COMMENT ${CCOMMENT})
-        else()
-            add_custom_target(clang-format
-                COMMAND powershell.exe -Command "Get-ChildItem '${SRCS}/*' -Include *.cpp,*.h,*.mm -Recurse | Foreach {&'${CLANG_FORMAT}' -i $_.fullname}"
-                COMMENT ${CCOMMENT})
-        endif()
+        add_custom_target(clang-format
+            COMMAND powershell.exe -Command "Get-ChildItem '${SRCS}/*' -Include *.cpp,*.h,*.mm -Recurse | Foreach {&'${CLANG_FORMAT}' -i $_.fullname}"
+            COMMENT ${CCOMMENT})
     else()
         add_custom_target(clang-format
             COMMAND find ${SRCS} -iname *.h -o -iname *.cpp -o -iname *.mm | xargs ${CLANG_FORMAT} -i
@@ -214,6 +208,7 @@ set(COMMON src/common/logging/backend.cpp
            src/common/native_clock.h
            src/common/path_util.cpp
            src/common/path_util.h
+           src/common/polyfill_thread.h
            src/common/rdtsc.cpp
            src/common/rdtsc.h
            src/common/singleton.h
@@ -387,6 +382,8 @@ if (WIN32)
     add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
     add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
     add_definitions(-D_TIMESPEC_DEFINED) #needed for conflicts with time.h of windows.h
+    # Target Windows 10 RS5
+    add_definitions(-DNTDDI_VERSION=0x0A000006 -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00 -DWINVER=0x0A00)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/common/bounded_threadsafe_queue.h b/src/common/bounded_threadsafe_queue.h
index 46e382f0..5d158720 100644
--- a/src/common/bounded_threadsafe_queue.h
+++ b/src/common/bounded_threadsafe_queue.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
-#include <new>
+#include "common/polyfill_thread.h"
 
 namespace Common {
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private:
         } else if constexpr (Mode == PopMode::WaitWithStopToken) {
             // Wait until the queue is not empty.
             std::unique_lock lock{consumer_cv_mutex};
-            consumer_cv.wait(lock, stop_token, [this, read_index] {
+            Common::CondvarWait(consumer_cv, lock, stop_token, [this, read_index] {
                 return read_index != m_write_index.load(std::memory_order::acquire);
             });
             if (stop_token.stop_requested()) {
diff --git a/src/common/polyfill_thread.h b/src/common/polyfill_thread.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12e59a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/polyfill_thread.h
@@ -0,0 +1,375 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 yuzu Emulator Project
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+//
+// TODO: remove this file when jthread is supported by all compilation targets
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <version>
+
+#ifdef __cpp_lib_jthread
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <stop_token>
+#include <thread>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace Common {
+
+template <typename Condvar, typename Lock, typename Pred>
+void CondvarWait(Condvar& cv, std::unique_lock<Lock>& lk, std::stop_token token, Pred&& pred) {
+    cv.wait(lk, token, std::forward<Pred>(pred));
+}
+
+template <typename Rep, typename Period>
+bool StoppableTimedWait(std::stop_token token, const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time) {
+    std::condition_variable_any cv;
+    std::mutex m;
+
+    // Perform the timed wait.
+    std::unique_lock lk{m};
+    return !cv.wait_for(lk, token, rel_time, [&] { return token.stop_requested(); });
+}
+
+} // namespace Common
+
+#else
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <optional>
+#include <thread>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace std {
+namespace polyfill {
+
+using stop_state_callback = size_t;
+
+class stop_state {
+public:
+    stop_state() = default;
+    ~stop_state() = default;
+
+    bool request_stop() {
+        unique_lock lk{m_lock};
+
+        if (m_stop_requested) {
+            // Already set, nothing to do.
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Mark stop requested.
+        m_stop_requested = true;
+
+        while (!m_callbacks.empty()) {
+            // Get an iterator to the first element.
+            const auto it = m_callbacks.begin();
+
+            // Move the callback function out of the map.
+            function<void()> f;
+            swap(it->second, f);
+
+            // Erase the now-empty map element.
+            m_callbacks.erase(it);
+
+            // Run the callback.
+            if (f) {
+                f();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool stop_requested() const {
+        unique_lock lk{m_lock};
+        return m_stop_requested;
+    }
+
+    stop_state_callback insert_callback(function<void()> f) {
+        unique_lock lk{m_lock};
+
+        if (m_stop_requested) {
+            // Stop already requested. Don't insert anything,
+            // just run the callback synchronously.
+            if (f) {
+                f();
+            }
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        // Insert the callback.
+        stop_state_callback ret = ++m_next_callback;
+        m_callbacks.emplace(ret, std::move(f));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    void remove_callback(stop_state_callback cb) {
+        unique_lock lk{m_lock};
+        m_callbacks.erase(cb);
+    }
+
+private:
+    mutable recursive_mutex m_lock;
+    map<stop_state_callback, function<void()>> m_callbacks;
+    stop_state_callback m_next_callback{0};
+    bool m_stop_requested{false};
+};
+
+} // namespace polyfill
+
+class stop_token;
+class stop_source;
+struct nostopstate_t {
+    explicit nostopstate_t() = default;
+};
+inline constexpr nostopstate_t nostopstate{};
+
+template <class Callback>
+class stop_callback;
+
+class stop_token {
+public:
+    stop_token() noexcept = default;
+
+    stop_token(const stop_token&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_token(stop_token&&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_token& operator=(const stop_token&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_token& operator=(stop_token&&) noexcept = default;
+    ~stop_token() = default;
+
+    void swap(stop_token& other) noexcept {
+        m_stop_state.swap(other.m_stop_state);
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool stop_requested() const noexcept {
+        return m_stop_state && m_stop_state->stop_requested();
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool stop_possible() const noexcept {
+        return m_stop_state != nullptr;
+    }
+
+private:
+    friend class stop_source;
+    template <typename Callback>
+    friend class stop_callback;
+    stop_token(shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> stop_state) : m_stop_state(std::move(stop_state)) {}
+
+private:
+    shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> m_stop_state;
+};
+
+class stop_source {
+public:
+    stop_source() : m_stop_state(make_shared<polyfill::stop_state>()) {}
+    explicit stop_source(nostopstate_t) noexcept {}
+
+    stop_source(const stop_source&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_source(stop_source&&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_source& operator=(const stop_source&) noexcept = default;
+    stop_source& operator=(stop_source&&) noexcept = default;
+    ~stop_source() = default;
+    void swap(stop_source& other) noexcept {
+        m_stop_state.swap(other.m_stop_state);
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] stop_token get_token() const noexcept {
+        return stop_token(m_stop_state);
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool stop_possible() const noexcept {
+        return m_stop_state != nullptr;
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool stop_requested() const noexcept {
+        return m_stop_state && m_stop_state->stop_requested();
+    }
+    bool request_stop() noexcept {
+        return m_stop_state && m_stop_state->request_stop();
+    }
+
+private:
+    friend class jthread;
+    explicit stop_source(shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> stop_state)
+        : m_stop_state(std::move(stop_state)) {}
+
+private:
+    shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> m_stop_state;
+};
+
+template <typename Callback>
+class stop_callback {
+    static_assert(is_nothrow_destructible_v<Callback>);
+    static_assert(is_invocable_v<Callback>);
+
+public:
+    using callback_type = Callback;
+
+    template <typename C>
+        requires constructible_from<Callback, C>
+    explicit stop_callback(const stop_token& st,
+                           C&& cb) noexcept(is_nothrow_constructible_v<Callback, C>)
+        : m_stop_state(st.m_stop_state) {
+        if (m_stop_state) {
+            m_callback = m_stop_state->insert_callback(std::move(cb));
+        }
+    }
+    template <typename C>
+        requires constructible_from<Callback, C>
+    explicit stop_callback(stop_token&& st,
+                           C&& cb) noexcept(is_nothrow_constructible_v<Callback, C>)
+        : m_stop_state(std::move(st.m_stop_state)) {
+        if (m_stop_state) {
+            m_callback = m_stop_state->insert_callback(std::move(cb));
+        }
+    }
+    ~stop_callback() {
+        if (m_stop_state && m_callback) {
+            m_stop_state->remove_callback(m_callback);
+        }
+    }
+
+    stop_callback(const stop_callback&) = delete;
+    stop_callback(stop_callback&&) = delete;
+    stop_callback& operator=(const stop_callback&) = delete;
+    stop_callback& operator=(stop_callback&&) = delete;
+
+private:
+    shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> m_stop_state;
+    polyfill::stop_state_callback m_callback;
+};
+
+template <typename Callback>
+stop_callback(stop_token, Callback) -> stop_callback<Callback>;
+
+class jthread {
+public:
+    using id = thread::id;
+    using native_handle_type = thread::native_handle_type;
+
+    jthread() noexcept = default;
+
+    template <typename F, typename... Args,
+              typename = enable_if_t<!is_same_v<remove_cvref_t<F>, jthread>>>
+    explicit jthread(F&& f, Args&&... args)
+        : m_stop_state(make_shared<polyfill::stop_state>()),
+          m_thread(make_thread(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...)) {}
+
+    ~jthread() {
+        if (joinable()) {
+            request_stop();
+            join();
+        }
+    }
+
+    jthread(const jthread&) = delete;
+    jthread(jthread&&) noexcept = default;
+    jthread& operator=(const jthread&) = delete;
+
+    jthread& operator=(jthread&& other) noexcept {
+        m_thread.swap(other.m_thread);
+        m_stop_state.swap(other.m_stop_state);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void swap(jthread& other) noexcept {
+        m_thread.swap(other.m_thread);
+        m_stop_state.swap(other.m_stop_state);
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] bool joinable() const noexcept {
+        return m_thread.joinable();
+    }
+    void join() {
+        m_thread.join();
+    }
+    void detach() {
+        m_thread.detach();
+        m_stop_state.reset();
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] id get_id() const noexcept {
+        return m_thread.get_id();
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] native_handle_type native_handle() {
+        return m_thread.native_handle();
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] stop_source get_stop_source() noexcept {
+        return stop_source(m_stop_state);
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] stop_token get_stop_token() const noexcept {
+        return stop_source(m_stop_state).get_token();
+    }
+    bool request_stop() noexcept {
+        return get_stop_source().request_stop();
+    }
+    [[nodiscard]] static unsigned int hardware_concurrency() noexcept {
+        return thread::hardware_concurrency();
+    }
+
+private:
+    template <typename F, typename... Args>
+    thread make_thread(F&& f, Args&&... args) {
+        if constexpr (is_invocable_v<decay_t<F>, stop_token, decay_t<Args>...>) {
+            return thread(std::forward<F>(f), get_stop_token(), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        } else {
+            return thread(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    shared_ptr<polyfill::stop_state> m_stop_state;
+    thread m_thread;
+};
+
+} // namespace std
+
+namespace Common {
+
+template <typename Condvar, typename Lock, typename Pred>
+void CondvarWait(Condvar& cv, std::unique_lock<Lock>& lk, std::stop_token token, Pred pred) {
+    if (token.stop_requested()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    std::stop_callback callback(token, [&] {
+        { std::scoped_lock lk2{*lk.mutex()}; }
+        cv.notify_all();
+    });
+
+    cv.wait(lk, [&] { return pred() || token.stop_requested(); });
+}
+
+template <typename Rep, typename Period>
+bool StoppableTimedWait(std::stop_token token, const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time) {
+    if (token.stop_requested()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool stop_requested = false;
+    std::condition_variable cv;
+    std::mutex m;
+
+    std::stop_callback cb(token, [&] {
+        // Wake up the waiting thread.
+        {
+            std::scoped_lock lk{m};
+            stop_requested = true;
+        }
+        cv.notify_one();
+    });
+
+    // Perform the timed wait.
+    std::unique_lock lk{m};
+    return !cv.wait_for(lk, rel_time, [&] { return stop_requested; });
+}
+
+} // namespace Common
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp b/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
index f2313518..226137db 100644
--- a/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/libraries/kernel/libkernel.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2024 shadPS4 Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
+#include <thread>
 #include "common/assert.h"
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "common/singleton.h"
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 086e62d2..8898ccd4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (!found) {
         Libraries::LibC::libcSymbolsRegister(&linker->getHLESymbols());
     }
-    std::jthread mainthread([linker](std::stop_token stop_token, void*) { linker->Execute(); },
-                            nullptr);
+    std::thread mainthread([linker]() { linker->Execute(); });
     Discord::RPC discordRPC;
     discordRPC.init();
     discordRPC.update(Discord::RPCStatus::Idling, "");
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index 80cd86a6..88a4f210 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -166,37 +166,34 @@ Frame* RendererVulkan::PrepareFrame(const Libraries::VideoOut::BufferAttributeGr
     Frame* frame = GetRenderFrame();
 
     // Post-processing (Anti-aliasing, FSR etc) goes here. For now just blit to the frame image.
-    scheduler.Record([frame, vk_image = vk::Image(image.image),
-                      size = image.info.size](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier pre_barrier{
-            .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferRead,
-            .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferWrite,
-            .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined,
-            .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
-            .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .image = frame->image,
-            .subresourceRange{
-                .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eColor,
-                .baseMipLevel = 0,
-                .levelCount = 1,
-                .baseArrayLayer = 0,
-                .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
-            },
-        };
+    const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier pre_barrier{
+        .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferRead,
+        .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferWrite,
+        .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined,
+        .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .image = frame->image,
+        .subresourceRange{
+            .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eColor,
+            .baseMipLevel = 0,
+            .levelCount = 1,
+            .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+            .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
+        },
+    };
 
-        cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer,
-                               vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer,
-                               vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion, {}, {}, pre_barrier);
-        cmdbuf.blitImage(vk_image, vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral, frame->image,
-                         vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
-                         MakeImageBlit(size.width, size.height, frame->width, frame->height),
-                         vk::Filter::eLinear);
-    });
+    const auto cmdbuf = scheduler.CommandBuffer();
+    cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer,
+                           vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer, vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion,
+                           {}, {}, pre_barrier);
+    cmdbuf.blitImage(
+        image.image, vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral, frame->image, vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+        MakeImageBlit(image.info.size.width, image.info.size.height, frame->width, frame->height),
+        vk::Filter::eLinear);
 
     // Flush pending vulkan operations.
     scheduler.Flush(frame->render_ready);
-    scheduler.WaitWorker();
     return frame;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
index 98bd03ff..1d68055d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ bool Instance::CreateDevice() {
     shader_stencil_export = add_extension(VK_EXT_SHADER_STENCIL_EXPORT_EXTENSION_NAME);
     external_memory_host = add_extension(VK_EXT_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HOST_EXTENSION_NAME);
     tooling_info = add_extension(VK_EXT_TOOLING_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME);
-    add_extension(VK_EXT_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    custom_border_color = add_extension(VK_EXT_CUSTOM_BORDER_COLOR_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    index_type_uint8 = add_extension(VK_KHR_INDEX_TYPE_UINT8_EXTENSION_NAME);
 
     const auto family_properties = physical_device.getQueueFamilyProperties();
     if (family_properties.empty()) {
@@ -176,16 +177,9 @@ bool Instance::CreateDevice() {
                 .shaderClipDistance = features.shaderClipDistance,
             },
         },
-        vk::PhysicalDeviceTimelineSemaphoreFeaturesKHR{
+        vk::PhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features{
             .timelineSemaphore = true,
         },
-        vk::PhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicStateFeaturesEXT{
-            .extendedDynamicState = true,
-        },
-        vk::PhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT{
-            .extendedDynamicState2 = true,
-            .extendedDynamicState2LogicOp = true,
-        },
         vk::PhysicalDeviceCustomBorderColorFeaturesEXT{
             .customBorderColors = true,
             .customBorderColorWithoutFormat = true,
@@ -195,6 +189,10 @@ bool Instance::CreateDevice() {
         },
     };
 
+    if (!index_type_uint8) {
+        device_chain.unlink<vk::PhysicalDeviceIndexTypeUint8FeaturesEXT>();
+    }
+
     try {
         device = physical_device.createDeviceUnique(device_chain.get());
     } catch (vk::ExtensionNotPresentError& err) {
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
index 9846c6b0..5cc890f6 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // Include the vulkan platform specific header
 #if defined(ANDROID)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR
-#elif defined(WIN32)
+#elif defined(_WIN64)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_WIN32_KHR
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_METAL_EXT
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index fe7f7e32..8e265f72 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -2,35 +2,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
 #include <mutex>
-#include <utility>
-#include "common/thread.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h"
 
 namespace Vulkan {
 
-void Scheduler::CommandChunk::ExecuteAll(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-    auto command = first;
-    while (command != nullptr) {
-        auto next = command->GetNext();
-        command->Execute(cmdbuf);
-        command->~Command();
-        command = next;
-    }
-    submit = false;
-    command_offset = 0;
-    first = nullptr;
-    last = nullptr;
-}
-
 Scheduler::Scheduler(const Instance& instance)
-    : master_semaphore{instance}, command_pool{instance, &master_semaphore}, use_worker_thread{
-                                                                                 true} {
+    : master_semaphore{instance}, command_pool{instance, &master_semaphore} {
     AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
-    if (use_worker_thread) {
-        AcquireNewChunk();
-        worker_thread = std::jthread([this](std::stop_token token) { WorkerThread(token); });
-    }
 }
 
 Scheduler::~Scheduler() = default;
@@ -47,24 +26,6 @@ void Scheduler::Finish(vk::Semaphore signal, vk::Semaphore wait) {
     Wait(presubmit_tick);
 }
 
-void Scheduler::WaitWorker() {
-    if (!use_worker_thread) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    DispatchWork();
-
-    // Ensure the queue is drained.
-    {
-        std::unique_lock ql{queue_mutex};
-        event_cv.wait(ql, [this] { return work_queue.empty(); });
-    }
-
-    // Now wait for execution to finish.
-    // This needs to be done in the same order as WorkerThread.
-    std::scoped_lock el{execution_mutex};
-}
-
 void Scheduler::Wait(u64 tick) {
     if (tick >= master_semaphore.CurrentTick()) {
         // Make sure we are not waiting for the current tick without signalling
@@ -73,73 +34,6 @@ void Scheduler::Wait(u64 tick) {
     master_semaphore.Wait(tick);
 }
 
-void Scheduler::DispatchWork() {
-    if (!use_worker_thread || chunk->Empty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    {
-        std::scoped_lock ql{queue_mutex};
-        work_queue.push(std::move(chunk));
-    }
-
-    event_cv.notify_all();
-    AcquireNewChunk();
-}
-
-void Scheduler::WorkerThread(std::stop_token stop_token) {
-    Common::SetCurrentThreadName("VulkanWorker");
-
-    const auto TryPopQueue{[this](auto& work) -> bool {
-        if (work_queue.empty()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        work = std::move(work_queue.front());
-        work_queue.pop();
-        event_cv.notify_all();
-        return true;
-    }};
-
-    while (!stop_token.stop_requested()) {
-        std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk> work;
-
-        {
-            std::unique_lock lk{queue_mutex};
-
-            // Wait for work.
-            event_cv.wait(lk, stop_token, [&] { return TryPopQueue(work); });
-
-            // If we've been asked to stop, we're done.
-            if (stop_token.stop_requested()) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // Exchange lock ownership so that we take the execution lock before
-            // the queue lock goes out of scope. This allows us to force execution
-            // to complete in the next step.
-            std::exchange(lk, std::unique_lock{execution_mutex});
-
-            // Perform the work, tracking whether the chunk was a submission
-            // before executing.
-            const bool has_submit = work->HasSubmit();
-            work->ExecuteAll(current_cmdbuf);
-
-            // If the chunk was a submission, reallocate the command buffer.
-            if (has_submit) {
-                AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
-            }
-        }
-
-        {
-            std::scoped_lock rl{reserve_mutex};
-
-            // Recycle the chunk back to the reserve.
-            chunk_reserve.emplace_back(std::move(work));
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void Scheduler::AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers() {
     const vk::CommandBufferBeginInfo begin_info = {
         .flags = vk::CommandBufferUsageFlagBits::eOneTimeSubmit,
@@ -152,30 +46,10 @@ void Scheduler::AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers() {
 void Scheduler::SubmitExecution(vk::Semaphore signal_semaphore, vk::Semaphore wait_semaphore) {
     const u64 signal_value = master_semaphore.NextTick();
 
-    Record([signal_semaphore, wait_semaphore, signal_value, this](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        std::scoped_lock lock{submit_mutex};
-        master_semaphore.SubmitWork(cmdbuf, wait_semaphore, signal_semaphore, signal_value);
-    });
-
+    std::scoped_lock lk{submit_mutex};
+    master_semaphore.SubmitWork(current_cmdbuf, wait_semaphore, signal_semaphore, signal_value);
     master_semaphore.Refresh();
-
-    if (!use_worker_thread) {
-        AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
-    } else {
-        chunk->MarkSubmit();
-        DispatchWork();
-    }
-}
-
-void Scheduler::AcquireNewChunk() {
-    std::scoped_lock lock{reserve_mutex};
-    if (chunk_reserve.empty()) {
-        chunk = std::make_unique<CommandChunk>();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    chunk = std::move(chunk_reserve.back());
-    chunk_reserve.pop_back();
+    AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
 }
 
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index 9eb456c3..fde48824 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <condition_variable>
-#include <functional>
-#include <memory>
-#include <thread>
-#include <utility>
-#include <queue>
-
-#include "common/alignment.h"
 #include "common/types.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
@@ -19,8 +12,6 @@ namespace Vulkan {
 
 class Instance;
 
-/// The scheduler abstracts command buffer and fence management with an interface that's able to do
-/// OpenGL-like operations on Vulkan command buffers.
 class Scheduler {
 public:
     explicit Scheduler(const Instance& instance);
@@ -32,34 +23,12 @@ public:
     /// Sends the current execution context to the GPU and waits for it to complete.
     void Finish(vk::Semaphore signal = nullptr, vk::Semaphore wait = nullptr);
 
-    /// Waits for the worker thread to finish executing everything. After this function returns it's
-    /// safe to touch worker resources.
-    void WaitWorker();
-
     /// Waits for the given tick to trigger on the GPU.
     void Wait(u64 tick);
 
-    /// Sends currently recorded work to the worker thread.
-    void DispatchWork();
-
-    /// Records the command to the current chunk.
-    template <typename T>
-    void Record(T&& command) {
-        if (chunk->Record(command)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        DispatchWork();
-        (void)chunk->Record(command);
-    }
-
-    /// Registers a callback to perform on queue submission.
-    void RegisterOnSubmit(std::function<void()>&& func) {
-        on_submit = std::move(func);
-    }
-
-    /// Registers a callback to perform on queue submission.
-    void RegisterOnDispatch(std::function<void()>&& func) {
-        on_dispatch = std::move(func);
+    /// Returns the current command buffer.
+    vk::CommandBuffer CommandBuffer() const {
+        return current_cmdbuf;
     }
 
     /// Returns the current command buffer tick.
@@ -80,113 +49,15 @@ public:
     std::mutex submit_mutex;
 
 private:
-    class Command {
-    public:
-        virtual ~Command() = default;
-
-        virtual void Execute(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) const = 0;
-
-        Command* GetNext() const {
-            return next;
-        }
-
-        void SetNext(Command* next_) {
-            next = next_;
-        }
-
-    private:
-        Command* next = nullptr;
-    };
-
-    template <typename T>
-    class TypedCommand final : public Command {
-    public:
-        explicit TypedCommand(T&& command_) : command{std::move(command_)} {}
-        ~TypedCommand() override = default;
-
-        TypedCommand(TypedCommand&&) = delete;
-        TypedCommand& operator=(TypedCommand&&) = delete;
-
-        void Execute(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) const override {
-            command(cmdbuf);
-        }
-
-    private:
-        T command;
-    };
-
-    class CommandChunk final {
-    public:
-        void ExecuteAll(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf);
-
-        template <typename T>
-        bool Record(T& command) {
-            using FuncType = TypedCommand<T>;
-            static_assert(sizeof(FuncType) < sizeof(data), "Lambda is too large");
-
-            recorded_counts++;
-            command_offset = Common::alignUp(command_offset, alignof(FuncType));
-            if (command_offset > sizeof(data) - sizeof(FuncType)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            Command* const current_last = last;
-            last = new (data.data() + command_offset) FuncType(std::move(command));
-
-            if (current_last) {
-                current_last->SetNext(last);
-            } else {
-                first = last;
-            }
-            command_offset += sizeof(FuncType);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        void MarkSubmit() {
-            submit = true;
-        }
-
-        bool Empty() const {
-            return recorded_counts == 0;
-        }
-
-        bool HasSubmit() const {
-            return submit;
-        }
-
-    private:
-        Command* first = nullptr;
-        Command* last = nullptr;
-
-        std::size_t recorded_counts = 0;
-        std::size_t command_offset = 0;
-        bool submit = false;
-        alignas(std::max_align_t) std::array<u8, 0x8000> data{};
-    };
-
-private:
-    void WorkerThread(std::stop_token stop_token);
-
     void AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
 
     void SubmitExecution(vk::Semaphore signal_semaphore, vk::Semaphore wait_semaphore);
 
-    void AcquireNewChunk();
-
 private:
     MasterSemaphore master_semaphore;
     CommandPool command_pool;
-    std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk> chunk;
-    std::queue<std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk>> work_queue;
-    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk>> chunk_reserve;
     vk::CommandBuffer current_cmdbuf;
-    std::function<void()> on_submit;
-    std::function<void()> on_dispatch;
-    std::mutex execution_mutex;
-    std::mutex reserve_mutex;
-    std::mutex queue_mutex;
     std::condition_variable_any event_cv;
-    std::jthread worker_thread;
-    bool use_worker_thread;
 };
 
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.cpp b/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.cpp
index e32ddf9b..8dd6156c 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ ImageInfo::ImageInfo(const Libraries::VideoOut::BufferAttributeGroup& group) noe
     size.width = attrib.width;
     size.height = attrib.height;
     pitch = attrib.tiling_mode == TilingMode::Linear ? size.width : (size.width + 127) >> 7;
+    const bool is_32bpp = pixel_format == vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Srgb ||
+                          pixel_format == vk::Format::eA8B8G8R8SrgbPack32;
+    ASSERT(is_32bpp);
+    if (!is_tiled) {
+        guest_size_bytes = pitch * size.height * 4;
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Config::isNeoMode()) {
+        guest_size_bytes = pitch * 128 * ((size.height + 127) & (~127)) * 4;
+    } else {
+        guest_size_bytes = pitch * 128 * ((size.height + 63) & (~63)) * 4;
+    }
 }
 
 UniqueImage::UniqueImage(vk::Device device_, VmaAllocator allocator_)
@@ -83,8 +95,9 @@ void UniqueImage::Create(const vk::ImageCreateInfo& image_ci) {
 
 Image::Image(const Vulkan::Instance& instance_, Vulkan::Scheduler& scheduler_,
              const ImageInfo& info_, VAddr cpu_addr)
-    : instance{&instance_}, scheduler{&scheduler_}, info{info_},
-      image{instance->GetDevice(), instance->GetAllocator()}, cpu_addr{cpu_addr} {
+    : instance{&instance_}, scheduler{&scheduler_}, info{info_}, image{instance->GetDevice(),
+                                                                       instance->GetAllocator()},
+      cpu_addr{cpu_addr}, cpu_addr_end{cpu_addr + info.guest_size_bytes} {
     vk::ImageCreateFlags flags{};
     if (info.type == vk::ImageType::e2D && info.resources.layers >= 6 &&
         info.size.width == info.size.height) {
@@ -111,39 +124,27 @@ Image::Image(const Vulkan::Instance& instance_, Vulkan::Scheduler& scheduler_,
 
     image.Create(image_ci);
 
-    const vk::Image handle = image;
-    scheduler->Record([handle](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier init_barrier = {
-            .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eNone,
-            .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eNone,
-            .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined,
-            .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
-            .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            .image = handle,
-            .subresourceRange{
-                .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eColor,
-                .baseMipLevel = 0,
-                .levelCount = VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS,
-                .baseArrayLayer = 0,
-                .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
-            },
-        };
-        cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTopOfPipe,
-                               vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTopOfPipe,
-                               vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion, {}, {}, init_barrier);
-    });
+    const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier init_barrier = {
+        .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eNone,
+        .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eNone,
+        .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eUndefined,
+        .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .image = image,
+        .subresourceRange{
+            .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eColor,
+            .baseMipLevel = 0,
+            .levelCount = VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS,
+            .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+            .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
+        },
+    };
 
-    const bool is_32bpp = info.pixel_format == vk::Format::eB8G8R8A8Srgb ||
-                          info.pixel_format == vk::Format::eA8B8G8R8SrgbPack32;
-    ASSERT(info.is_tiled && is_32bpp);
-
-    if (Config::isNeoMode()) {
-        guest_size_bytes = info.pitch * 128 * ((info.size.height + 127) & (~127)) * 4;
-    } else {
-        guest_size_bytes = info.pitch * 128 * ((info.size.height + 63) & (~63)) * 4;
-    }
-    cpu_addr_end = cpu_addr + guest_size_bytes;
+    const auto cmdbuf = scheduler->CommandBuffer();
+    cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTopOfPipe,
+                           vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTopOfPipe, vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion,
+                           {}, {}, init_barrier);
 }
 
 Image::~Image() = default;
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.h b/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.h
index cb8ff052..21c07814 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.h
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/image.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ struct ImageInfo {
     vk::ImageType type = vk::ImageType::e1D;
     SubresourceExtent resources;
     Extent3D size{1, 1, 1};
-    u32 pitch;
+    u32 pitch = 0;
+    u32 guest_size_bytes = 0;
 };
 
 struct Handle {
@@ -105,12 +106,9 @@ struct Image {
     ImageInfo info;
     UniqueImage image;
     vk::ImageAspectFlags aspect_mask;
-    u32 guest_size_bytes = 0;
-    size_t channel = 0;
     ImageFlagBits flags = ImageFlagBits::CpuModified;
     VAddr cpu_addr = 0;
     VAddr cpu_addr_end = 0;
-    u64 modification_tick = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace VideoCore
diff --git a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
index 3ec43bb4..bac88c95 100644
--- a/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/texture_cache/texture_cache.cpp
@@ -132,10 +132,15 @@ void TextureCache::RefreshImage(Image& image) {
     image.flags &= ~ImageFlagBits::CpuModified;
 
     // Upload data to the staging buffer.
-    const auto [data, offset, _] = staging.Map(image.guest_size_bytes, 0);
-    ConvertTileToLinear(data, reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(image.cpu_addr), image.info.size.width,
-                        image.info.size.height, Config::isNeoMode());
-    staging.Commit(image.guest_size_bytes);
+    const auto [data, offset, _] = staging.Map(image.info.guest_size_bytes, 0);
+    const u8* image_data = reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(image.cpu_addr);
+    if (image.info.is_tiled) {
+        ConvertTileToLinear(data, image_data, image.info.size.width, image.info.size.height,
+                            Config::isNeoMode());
+    } else {
+        std::memcpy(data, image_data, image.info.guest_size_bytes);
+    }
+    staging.Commit(image.info.guest_size_bytes);
 
     // Copy to the image.
     const vk::BufferImageCopy image_copy = {
@@ -152,11 +157,43 @@ void TextureCache::RefreshImage(Image& image) {
         .imageExtent = {image.info.size.width, image.info.size.height, 1},
     };
 
-    const vk::Buffer src_buffer = staging.Handle();
-    const vk::Image dst_image = image.image;
-    scheduler.Record([src_buffer, dst_image, image_copy](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
-        cmdbuf.copyBufferToImage(src_buffer, dst_image, vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral, image_copy);
-    });
+    const auto cmdbuf = scheduler.CommandBuffer();
+    const vk::ImageSubresourceRange range = {
+        .aspectMask = vk::ImageAspectFlagBits::eColor,
+        .baseMipLevel = 0,
+        .levelCount = 1,
+        .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+        .layerCount = VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS,
+    };
+    const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier read_barrier = {
+        .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead,
+        .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferWrite,
+        .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+        .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eTransferDstOptimal,
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .image = image.image,
+        .subresourceRange = range,
+    };
+    const vk::ImageMemoryBarrier write_barrier = {
+        .srcAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferWrite,
+        .dstAccessMask = vk::AccessFlagBits::eShaderRead | vk::AccessFlagBits::eTransferRead,
+        .oldLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eTransferDstOptimal,
+        .newLayout = vk::ImageLayout::eGeneral,
+        .srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+        .image = image.image,
+        .subresourceRange = range,
+    };
+
+    cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eAllGraphics,
+                           vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer, vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion,
+                           {}, {}, read_barrier);
+    cmdbuf.copyBufferToImage(staging.Handle(), image.image, vk::ImageLayout::eTransferDstOptimal,
+                             image_copy);
+    cmdbuf.pipelineBarrier(vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eTransfer,
+                           vk::PipelineStageFlagBits::eAllGraphics,
+                           vk::DependencyFlagBits::eByRegion, {}, {}, write_barrier);
 }
 
 void TextureCache::RegisterImage(ImageId image_id) {
@@ -164,7 +201,7 @@ void TextureCache::RegisterImage(ImageId image_id) {
     ASSERT_MSG(False(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::Registered),
                "Trying to register an already registered image");
     image.flags |= ImageFlagBits::Registered;
-    ForEachPage(image.cpu_addr, image.guest_size_bytes,
+    ForEachPage(image.cpu_addr, image.info.guest_size_bytes,
                 [this, image_id](u64 page) { page_table[page].push_back(image_id); });
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +210,7 @@ void TextureCache::UnregisterImage(ImageId image_id) {
     ASSERT_MSG(True(image.flags & ImageFlagBits::Registered),
                "Trying to unregister an already registered image");
     image.flags &= ~ImageFlagBits::Registered;
-    ForEachPage(image.cpu_addr, image.guest_size_bytes, [this, image_id](u64 page) {
+    ForEachPage(image.cpu_addr, image.info.guest_size_bytes, [this, image_id](u64 page) {
         const auto page_it = page_table.find(page);
         if (page_it == page_table.end()) {
             ASSERT_MSG(false, "Unregistering unregistered page=0x{:x}", page << PageBits);
@@ -195,7 +232,7 @@ void TextureCache::TrackImage(Image& image, ImageId image_id) {
         return;
     }
     image.flags |= ImageFlagBits::Tracked;
-    UpdatePagesCachedCount(image.cpu_addr, image.guest_size_bytes, 1);
+    UpdatePagesCachedCount(image.cpu_addr, image.info.guest_size_bytes, 1);
 }
 
 void TextureCache::UntrackImage(Image& image, ImageId image_id) {
@@ -203,7 +240,7 @@ void TextureCache::UntrackImage(Image& image, ImageId image_id) {
         return;
     }
     image.flags &= ~ImageFlagBits::Tracked;
-    UpdatePagesCachedCount(image.cpu_addr, image.guest_size_bytes, -1);
+    UpdatePagesCachedCount(image.cpu_addr, image.info.guest_size_bytes, -1);
 }
 
 void TextureCache::UpdatePagesCachedCount(VAddr addr, u64 size, s32 delta) {