diff --git a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.test.ts b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.test.ts
index 2665a3d23..208aeb456 100644
--- a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.test.ts
+++ b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('stage window lifecycle helpers', () => {
       ...createDefaultWindowLifecycleState(),
       reason: 'hide',
       visible: false,
-    })).toBe(true)
+    })).toBe(false)
 
     expect(shouldPauseStageFromLifecycle({
       ...createDefaultWindowLifecycleState(),
diff --git a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.ts b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.ts
index 87873c5c9..cccc37bfb 100644
--- a/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.ts
+++ b/apps/stage-tamagotchi/src/renderer/stores/stage-window-lifecycle.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export function createDefaultWindowLifecycleState(): ElectronWindowLifecycleStat
 }
 
 export function shouldPauseStageFromLifecycle(state: ElectronWindowLifecycleState) {
-  return !state.visible || state.minimized
+  // When the app window is moved to another virtual desktop on Windows, it may be treated as not visible
+  // by the platform even though we still need the stage to keep animating (for window capture usage).
+  // Only pause when minimized, and keep running for desktop-switch visibility changes.
+  return state.minimized
 }
 
 export const useStageWindowLifecycleStore = defineStore('stageWindowLifecycle', () => {