diff --git a/desktop/src/main.rs b/desktop/src/main.rs
index 1d29ca5..4157b6e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::{Child, Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
 use tauri::Manager;
 
 // ── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -143,6 +146,12 @@ fn spawn_backend(exe_dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<Child, String> {
     cmd.current_dir(&data_dir)
         .env("PYTHONPATH", exe_dir);
 
+    // Hide console window on Windows
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        cmd.creation_flags(0x08000000); // CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+    }
+
     // Pass vault config as env vars (VAULT_N_NAME, VAULT_N_PATH, DIR_N_NAME, DIR_N_PATH)
     let config = load_config();
     for (i, vault) in config.vaults.iter().enumerate() {