diff --git a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/DocxConverter.cs b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/DocxConverter.cs
index 038c6b726..a5d95fc04 100644
--- a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/DocxConverter.cs
+++ b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/DocxConverter.cs
@@ -89,22 +89,19 @@ public async Task<DocumentConverterResult> ConvertAsync(Stream stream, StreamInf
         }
     }
 
-    private static async Task<string> ExtractTextFromDocxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private static Task<string> ExtractTextFromDocxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var result = new StringBuilder();
 
-        await Task.Run(() =>
-        {
-            using var wordDocument = WordprocessingDocument.Open(stream, false);
-            var body = wordDocument.MainDocumentPart?.Document?.Body;
+        using var wordDocument = WordprocessingDocument.Open(stream, false);
+        var body = wordDocument.MainDocumentPart?.Document?.Body;
 
-            if (body != null)
-            {
-                ProcessBodyElements(body, result, cancellationToken);
-            }
-        }, cancellationToken);
+        if (body != null)
+        {
+            ProcessBodyElements(body, result, cancellationToken);
+        }
 
-        return result.ToString().Trim();
+        return Task.FromResult(result.ToString().Trim());
     }
 
     private static void ProcessBodyElements(Body body, StringBuilder result, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PdfConverter.cs b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PdfConverter.cs
index c53c90af9..ec641df12 100644
--- a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PdfConverter.cs
+++ b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PdfConverter.cs
@@ -271,33 +271,30 @@ private sealed class PdfPigTextExtractor : IPdfTextExtractor
     {
         public Task<string> ExtractTextAsync(byte[] pdfBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
-            {
-                var builder = new StringBuilder();
-
-                using var pdfDocument = PdfDocument.Open(pdfBytes);
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
 
-                for (var pageNumber = 1; pageNumber <= pdfDocument.NumberOfPages; pageNumber++)
-                {
-                    cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                    var page = pdfDocument.GetPage(pageNumber);
-                    var pageText = page.Text;
+            using var pdfDocument = PdfDocument.Open(pdfBytes);
 
-                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pageText))
-                    {
-                        continue;
-                    }
+            for (var pageNumber = 1; pageNumber <= pdfDocument.NumberOfPages; pageNumber++)
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                var page = pdfDocument.GetPage(pageNumber);
+                var pageText = page.Text;
 
-                    if (builder.Length > 0)
-                    {
-                        builder.AppendLine("\n---\n");
-                    }
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pageText))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-                    builder.AppendLine(pageText.Trim());
+                if (builder.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    builder.AppendLine("\n---\n");
                 }
 
-                return builder.ToString();
-            }, cancellationToken);
+                builder.AppendLine(pageText.Trim());
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(builder.ToString());
         }
     }
 
@@ -322,34 +319,31 @@ public Task<IReadOnlyList<string>> RenderImagesAsync(byte[] pdfBytes, Cancellati
         [SupportedOSPlatform("ios")]
         private static Task<IReadOnlyList<string>> RenderOnSupportedPlatformsAsync(byte[] pdfBytes, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            return Task.Run(() =>
+            var images = new List<string>();
+            var options = new RenderOptions
             {
-                var images = new List<string>();
-                var options = new RenderOptions
-                {
-                    Dpi = 144,
-                    WithAnnotations = true,
-                    WithAspectRatio = true,
-                    AntiAliasing = PdfAntiAliasing.All,
-                };
+                Dpi = 144,
+                WithAnnotations = true,
+                WithAspectRatio = true,
+                AntiAliasing = PdfAntiAliasing.All,
+            };
 
 #pragma warning disable CA1416
-                foreach (var bitmap in Conversion.ToImages(pdfBytes, password: null, options))
+            foreach (var bitmap in Conversion.ToImages(pdfBytes, password: null, options))
+            {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                using var bmp = bitmap;
+                using var data = bmp.Encode(SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, quality: 90);
+                if (data is null)
                 {
-                    cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                    using var bmp = bitmap;
-                    using var data = bmp.Encode(SKEncodedImageFormat.Png, quality: 90);
-                    if (data is null)
-                    {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    images.Add(Convert.ToBase64String(data.Span));
+                    continue;
                 }
+
+                images.Add(Convert.ToBase64String(data.Span));
+            }
 #pragma warning restore CA1416
 
-                return (IReadOnlyList<string>)images;
-            }, cancellationToken);
+            return Task.FromResult<IReadOnlyList<string>>(images);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PptxConverter.cs b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PptxConverter.cs
index e2463155d..baacc072e 100644
--- a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PptxConverter.cs
+++ b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/PptxConverter.cs
@@ -91,31 +91,28 @@ public async Task<DocumentConverterResult> ConvertAsync(Stream stream, StreamInf
         }
     }
 
-    private static async Task<string> ExtractContentFromPptxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private static Task<string> ExtractContentFromPptxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var result = new StringBuilder();
 
-        await Task.Run(() =>
+        using var presentationDocument = PresentationDocument.Open(stream, false);
+        var presentationPart = presentationDocument.PresentationPart;
+        
+        if (presentationPart?.Presentation?.SlideIdList != null)
         {
-            using var presentationDocument = PresentationDocument.Open(stream, false);
-            var presentationPart = presentationDocument.PresentationPart;
+            var slideCount = 0;
             
-            if (presentationPart?.Presentation?.SlideIdList != null)
+            foreach (var slideId in presentationPart.Presentation.SlideIdList.Elements<SlideId>())
             {
-                var slideCount = 0;
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 
-                foreach (var slideId in presentationPart.Presentation.SlideIdList.Elements<SlideId>())
-                {
-                    cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                    
-                    slideCount++;
-                    var slidePart = (SlidePart)presentationPart.GetPartById(slideId.RelationshipId!);
-                    ProcessSlide(slidePart, slideCount, result);
-                }
+                slideCount++;
+                var slidePart = (SlidePart)presentationPart.GetPartById(slideId.RelationshipId!);
+                ProcessSlide(slidePart, slideCount, result);
             }
-        }, cancellationToken);
+        }
 
-        return result.ToString().Trim();
+        return Task.FromResult(result.ToString().Trim());
     }
 
     private static void ProcessSlide(SlidePart slidePart, int slideNumber, StringBuilder result)
diff --git a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/XlsxConverter.cs b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/XlsxConverter.cs
index 1825fc97e..e6c85b411 100644
--- a/src/MarkItDown/Converters/XlsxConverter.cs
+++ b/src/MarkItDown/Converters/XlsxConverter.cs
@@ -89,28 +89,25 @@ public async Task<DocumentConverterResult> ConvertAsync(Stream stream, StreamInf
         }
     }
 
-    private static async Task<string> ExtractDataFromXlsxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    private static Task<string> ExtractDataFromXlsxAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var result = new StringBuilder();
 
-        await Task.Run(() =>
+        using var spreadsheetDocument = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(stream, false);
+        var workbookPart = spreadsheetDocument.WorkbookPart;
+        
+        if (workbookPart?.Workbook?.Sheets != null)
         {
-            using var spreadsheetDocument = SpreadsheetDocument.Open(stream, false);
-            var workbookPart = spreadsheetDocument.WorkbookPart;
-            
-            if (workbookPart?.Workbook?.Sheets != null)
+            foreach (var sheet in workbookPart.Workbook.Sheets.Elements<Sheet>())
             {
-                foreach (var sheet in workbookPart.Workbook.Sheets.Elements<Sheet>())
-                {
-                    cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-                    
-                    var worksheetPart = (WorksheetPart)workbookPart.GetPartById(sheet.Id!);
-                    ProcessWorksheet(worksheetPart, sheet.Name?.Value ?? "Sheet", result, workbookPart);
-                }
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                
+                var worksheetPart = (WorksheetPart)workbookPart.GetPartById(sheet.Id!);
+                ProcessWorksheet(worksheetPart, sheet.Name?.Value ?? "Sheet", result, workbookPart);
             }
-        }, cancellationToken);
+        }
 
-        return result.ToString().Trim();
+        return Task.FromResult(result.ToString().Trim());
     }
 
     private static void ProcessWorksheet(WorksheetPart worksheetPart, string sheetName, StringBuilder result, WorkbookPart workbookPart)