diff --git a/browser/leakless.go b/browser/leakless.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1f6944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/leakless.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package browser
+
+import "runtime"
+
+func launcherLeakless() bool {
+	return runtime.GOOS != "windows"
+}
diff --git a/browser/pool.go b/browser/pool.go
index 675d00c..5a8d289 100644
--- a/browser/pool.go
+++ b/browser/pool.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (p *Pool) getBrowser() (*rod.Browser, error) {
 
 	controlURL := p.opts.ControlURL
 	if controlURL == "" {
-		l := launcher.New().
+		l := launcher.New().Leakless(launcherLeakless()).
 			Headless(p.opts.Headless).
 			Set("disable-blink-features", "AutomationControlled").
 			Set("disable-gpu", "")
diff --git a/browser/pool_test.go b/browser/pool_test.go
index d7822cf..4c14a78 100644
--- a/browser/pool_test.go
+++ b/browser/pool_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -83,6 +84,14 @@ func TestDisableSandboxContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLauncherLeaklessDisabledOnWindows(t *testing.T) {
+	got := launcherLeakless()
+	want := runtime.GOOS != "windows"
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("launcherLeakless() = %v on %s; want %v", got, runtime.GOOS, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRenderCapturesFinalDOM(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("render test drives Chrome; skipped under -short")