diff --git a/src/detection/git-branch.test.ts b/src/detection/git-branch.test.ts
index 9f382a1..9f8cde2 100644
--- a/src/detection/git-branch.test.ts
+++ b/src/detection/git-branch.test.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ describe('getGitBranch', () => {
     expect(mockExecFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it('passes cwd, timeout, and killSignal in options', async () => {
+  it('passes cwd, timeout, killSignal, and windowsHide in options', async () => {
     const mockExecFile = vi
       .fn()
       .mockImplementation((_file, _args, opts, callback) => {
         expect(opts.cwd).toBe('/my/project/dir');
         expect(opts.timeout).toBe(5000);
         expect(opts.killSignal).toBe('SIGTERM');
+        expect(opts.windowsHide).toBe(true);
         (callback as ExecFileCallback)(null, 'main\n', '');
         return {} as ReturnType<typeof execFile>;
       });
diff --git a/src/detection/git-branch.ts b/src/detection/git-branch.ts
index de7b7eb..eecb552 100644
--- a/src/detection/git-branch.ts
+++ b/src/detection/git-branch.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export async function getGitBranch(
         cwd: projectDir,
         timeout: GIT_TIMEOUT_MS,
         killSignal: 'SIGTERM',
+        windowsHide: true,
       };
       execFn(
         'git',