diff --git a/src/client/stdio.ts b/src/client/stdio.ts
index 1871091..4c78b35 100644
--- a/src/client/stdio.ts
+++ b/src/client/stdio.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,17 @@ export class StdioClientTransport implements Transport {
           stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", this._serverParams.stderr ?? "inherit"],
           shell: false,
           signal: this._abortController.signal,
-        },
+
+          // NB: The behavior of detached varies based on platform, and also
+          // is different based on whether the process is a Win32 Subsystem
+          // process or a Console Subsystem process. Strangely, the behavior
+          // of detached is almost 1:1 the opposite in Electron+Windows vs
+          // what is documented on the node.js website, and also is different
+          // based on whether you launch Electron in a development environment
+          // (i.e. via `electron-forge start`) vs a production environment
+          // (i.e. YourApp.exe).
+          detached: process.platform === "win32" && isElectron(),
+        }
       );
 
       this._process.on("error", (error) => {
@@ -187,3 +197,7 @@ export class StdioClientTransport implements Transport {
     });
   }
 }
+
+function isElectron() {
+  return "type" in process;
+}