diff --git a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_kill_windows_test.go b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_kill_windows_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba66814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_kill_windows_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package capture
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestBackstageShouldKillPID(t *testing.T) {
+	const currentPID uint32 = 42
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		pid  uint32
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{name: "invalid pid", pid: 0, want: false},
+		{name: "agent process", pid: currentPID, want: false},
+		{name: "backstage process", pid: 99, want: true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := backstageShouldKillPID(tt.pid, currentPID); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("backstageShouldKillPID(%d, %d) = %v, want %v", tt.pid, currentPID, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_windows.go b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_windows.go
index 0293371..19adfc1 100644
--- a/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_windows.go
+++ b/Overlord-Client/cmd/agent/capture/backstage_windows.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"log"
 	"math"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -653,6 +654,7 @@ func BackstageKillAll() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("backstage desktop not initialized")
 	}
 
+	currentPID := uint32(os.Getpid())
 	pids := make(map[uint32]struct{})
 	cb := syscall.NewCallback(func(hwnd, _ uintptr) uintptr {
 		if backstageIsDWMHost(hwnd) {
@@ -660,7 +662,7 @@ func BackstageKillAll() error {
 		}
 		var pid uint32
 		procGetWindowThreadProcessId.Call(hwnd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&pid)))
-		if pid != 0 {
+		if backstageShouldKillPID(pid, currentPID) {
 			pids[pid] = struct{}{}
 		}
 		return 1 // continue enumeration
@@ -681,6 +683,10 @@ func BackstageKillAll() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func backstageShouldKillPID(pid, currentPID uint32) bool {
+	return pid != 0 && pid != currentPID
+}
+
 func BackstageAutoStartExplorer() error {
 	if backstageExplorerStarted {
 		return nil