diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 3ae2cdeae..53b8a4986 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -2386,10 +2386,34 @@ pub async fn run(recording_logging_handle: LoggingHandle, logs_dir: PathBuf) {
                                 window_ids.ids.lock().unwrap().retain(|(_, _id)| *_id != id);
 
                                 tokio::spawn(EditorInstances::remove(window.clone()));
+
+                                #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+                                if CapWindowId::Settings.get(&app).is_none() {
+                                    reopen_main_window(&app);
+                                }
                             }
-                            CapWindowId::Settings
-                            | CapWindowId::Upgrade
-                            | CapWindowId::ModeSelect => {
+                            CapWindowId::Settings => {
+                                for (label, window) in app.webview_windows() {
+                                    if let Ok(id) = CapWindowId::from_str(&label)
+                                        && matches!(
+                                            id,
+                                            CapWindowId::TargetSelectOverlay { .. }
+                                                | CapWindowId::Main
+                                                | CapWindowId::Camera
+                                        )
+                                    {
+                                        let _ = window.show();
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+                                if !has_open_editor_window(&app) {
+                                    reopen_main_window(&app);
+                                }
+
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            CapWindowId::Upgrade | CapWindowId::ModeSelect => {
                                 for (label, window) in app.webview_windows() {
                                     if let Ok(id) = CapWindowId::from_str(&label)
                                         && matches!(
@@ -2508,6 +2532,30 @@ pub async fn run(recording_logging_handle: LoggingHandle, logs_dir: PathBuf) {
         });
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn has_open_editor_window(app: &AppHandle) -> bool {
+    app.webview_windows()
+        .keys()
+        .any(|label| matches!(CapWindowId::from_str(label), Ok(CapWindowId::Editor { .. })))
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn reopen_main_window(app: &AppHandle) {
+    if let Some(main) = CapWindowId::Main.get(app) {
+        let _ = main.show();
+        let _ = main.set_focus();
+    } else {
+        let handle = app.clone();
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            let _ = ShowCapWindow::Main {
+                init_target_mode: None,
+            }
+            .show(&handle)
+            .await;
+        });
+    }
+}
+
 async fn resume_uploads(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
     let recordings_dir = recordings_path(&app);
     if !recordings_dir.exists() {