diff --git a/bin/codex.js b/bin/codex.js
index 67ab3e2d95dfac1c91882578b5403916c3121484..f8030b6e1459e05161af99e152b2e7f65ea6c41d 100644
--- a/bin/codex.js
+++ b/bin/codex.js
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ env[packageManagerEnvVar] = "1";
 const child = spawn(binaryPath, process.argv.slice(2), {
   stdio: "inherit",
   env,
+  // Native console-subsystem binary: without this Windows pops a visible console
+  // window when launched from a console-less (Electron GUI) parent. Closing that
+  // window wedges the agent. CREATE_NO_WINDOW keeps the console hidden.
+  windowsHide: true,
 });
 
 child.on("error", (err) => {