diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4953653..222e2fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@fieldlens/print",
-  "version": "0.1.23",
+  "version": "0.1.24",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 63b64cb..45efea6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "fieldlens-print"
-version = "0.1.23"
+version = "0.1.24"
 description = "FieldLens print-stream barcode capture companion"
 authors = ["Arrowstack"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index d0de0b5..43274de 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD as BASE64_STANDARD, Engine as _};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::{fs, path::{Path, PathBuf}, time::SystemTime};
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, State};
 
 use capture::CaptureRuntime;
@@ -158,7 +160,12 @@ fn build_self_test_pdf() -> Vec<u8> {
 
 fn debug_command_check(name: &str) -> DebugCheck {
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    let result = std::process::Command::new("where").arg(name).output();
+    let result = {
+        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+        let mut command = std::process::Command::new("where.exe");
+        command.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+        command.arg(name).output()
+    };
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     let result = std::process::Command::new("sh")
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/printers.rs b/src-tauri/src/printers.rs
index 751d30c..b271f6b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/printers.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/printers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use std::process::Command;
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
+
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux"))]
 use std::fs;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -18,6 +21,15 @@ const TEST_VIRTUAL_PRINTER_QUEUE: &str = "FieldLens-Test-Capture";
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 const TEST_CAPTURE_DEVICE_URI: &str = "socket://127.0.0.1:9101";
 const WINDOWS_PORT_NAME: &str = "FieldLensPrint-9100";
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x08000000;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn hidden_windows_command(program: &str) -> Command {
+    let mut command = Command::new(program);
+    command.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+    command
+}
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 const FIELDLENS_CUPS_SPOOL_DIR: &str = "/var/lib/fieldlens-print/capture";
@@ -325,8 +337,8 @@ $items = @(
 $items | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
 "#;
 
-    let output = Command::new("powershell")
-        .args(["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-Command", script])
+    let output = hidden_windows_command("powershell.exe")
+        .args(["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-WindowStyle", "Hidden", "-Command", script])
         .output()
         .context("query Windows printers")?;
 
@@ -397,11 +409,11 @@ if ($null -ne $targetConfig -and $targetConfig.PrintTicketXML) {{
 
     let path = ps_quote(&script_path.to_string_lossy());
     let elevated = format!(
-        "$p = Start-Process powershell -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File','{path}','-TargetPrinter','{target}'); exit $p.ExitCode"
+        "$p = Start-Process -FilePath powershell.exe -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-WindowStyle','Hidden','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File','{path}','-TargetPrinter','{target}'); exit $p.ExitCode"
     );
 
-    let status = Command::new("powershell")
-        .args(["-NoProfile", "-Command", &elevated])
+    let status = hidden_windows_command("powershell.exe")
+        .args(["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-WindowStyle", "Hidden", "-Command", &elevated])
         .status()
         .context("launch elevated Windows printer setup")?;
 
@@ -440,10 +452,10 @@ if (Get-PrinterPort -Name $portName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {{
     fs::write(&script_path, script)?;
     let path = ps_quote(&script_path.to_string_lossy());
     let elevated = format!(
-        "$p = Start-Process powershell -Verb RunAs -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File','{path}'); exit $p.ExitCode"
+        "$p = Start-Process -FilePath powershell.exe -Verb RunAs -WindowStyle Hidden -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList @('-NoProfile','-NonInteractive','-WindowStyle','Hidden','-ExecutionPolicy','Bypass','-File','{path}'); exit $p.ExitCode"
     );
-    let status = Command::new("powershell")
-        .args(["-NoProfile", "-Command", &elevated])
+    let status = hidden_windows_command("powershell.exe")
+        .args(["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-WindowStyle", "Hidden", "-Command", &elevated])
         .status()?;
     let _ = fs::remove_file(&script_path);
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 379f24f..e49ff91 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "FieldLens Print",
-  "version": "0.1.23",
+  "version": "0.1.24",
   "identifier": "dev.arrowstack.fieldlens.print",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 93ecec6..7b1bd99 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ let config: AppConfig
 let jobs: Job[] = []
 let status: Status = { running: false, mode: 'raw-proxy', pending: 0, jobs: 0 }
 let loginTimer: number | undefined
-let currentVersion = '0.1.23'
+let currentVersion = '0.1.24'
 let bundleType: BundleType | null = null
 let availableUpdate: Update | null = null
 let availableManualUpdate: ManualUpdate | null = null