diff --git a/packages/nuxi/package.json b/packages/nuxi/package.json
index 18ec9c7a1..2143bca01 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxi/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "defu": "^6.1.4",
     "exsolve": "^1.0.7",
     "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
-    "get-port-please": "^3.2.0",
     "giget": "^2.0.0",
     "h3": "^1.15.3",
     "httpxy": "^0.1.7",
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
index efc2106fd..5d5445b5d 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ import { fork } from 'node:child_process'
 import process from 'node:process'
 
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
-import { isSocketSupported } from 'get-port-please'
 import { createProxyServer } from 'httpxy'
 import { listen } from 'listhen'
 import { getArgs as getListhenArgs, parseArgs as parseListhenArgs } from 'listhen/cli'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { satisfies } from 'semver'
-import { isBun, isTest } from 'std-env'
+import { isBun, isTest, provider } from 'std-env'
 
 import { initialize } from '../dev'
 import { renderError } from '../dev/error'
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ const command = defineCommand({
 
     const nuxtSocketEnv = process.env.NUXT_SOCKET ? process.env.NUXT_SOCKET === '1' : undefined
 
-    const useSocket = nuxtSocketEnv ?? (nuxtOptions._majorVersion === 4 && await isSocketSupported())
+    const useSocket = nuxtSocketEnv ?? (nuxtOptions._majorVersion === 4 && provider !== 'stackblitz')
 
     const urls = await devProxy.listener.getURLs()
     // run initially in in no-fork mode
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/dev/socket.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/dev/socket.ts
index 9b151f0f7..400a4bc04 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/dev/socket.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/dev/socket.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 import type { RequestListener } from 'node:http'
+import { existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { Server } from 'node:http'
+import os from 'node:os'
 import process from 'node:process'
+import { join } from 'pathe'
 
-import { cleanSocket, getSocketAddress } from 'get-port-please'
+function generateSocketPath(prefix: string): string {
+  const timestamp = Date.now()
+  const random = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 8)
+
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    // Windows named pipes
+    return `\\\\.\\pipe\\${prefix}-${timestamp}-${random}`
+  }
+
+  // Unix domain sockets
+  return join(os.tmpdir(), `${prefix}-${timestamp}-${random}.sock`)
+}
 
 export function formatSocketURL(socketPath: string, ssl = false): string {
   const protocol = ssl ? 'https' : 'http'
@@ -30,12 +44,17 @@ export function parseSocketURL(url: string): { socketPath: string, protocol: 'ht
 }
 
 export async function createSocketListener(handler: RequestListener, ssl = false) {
-  const socketPath = getSocketAddress({
-    name: 'nuxt-dev',
-    random: true,
-  })
+  const socketPath = generateSocketPath('nuxt-dev')
   const server = new Server(handler)
-  await cleanSocket(socketPath)
+
+  if (process.platform !== 'win32' && existsSync(socketPath)) {
+    try {
+      unlinkSync(socketPath)
+    }
+    catch {
+      // suppress errors if the socket file cannot be removed
+    }
+  }
   await new Promise<void>(resolve => server.listen({ path: socketPath }, resolve))
   const url = formatSocketURL(socketPath, ssl)
   return {
@@ -51,7 +70,15 @@ export async function createSocketListener(handler: RequestListener, ssl = false
         await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => server.close(err => err ? reject(err) : resolve()))
       }
       finally {
-        await cleanSocket(socketPath)
+        // Clean up socket file on Unix systems
+        if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+          try {
+            unlinkSync(socketPath)
+          }
+          catch {
+            // suppress errors
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     getURLs: async () => [{ url, type: 'network' as const }],
diff --git a/packages/nuxt-cli/package.json b/packages/nuxt-cli/package.json
index b0956daf8..eb303dc8e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt-cli/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "defu": "^6.1.4",
     "exsolve": "^1.0.7",
     "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
-    "get-port-please": "^3.2.0",
     "giget": "^2.0.0",
     "h3": "^1.15.3",
     "httpxy": "^0.1.7",
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nuxt/schema": "^3.17.7",
     "@types/node": "^22.16.3",
+    "get-port-please": "^3.2.0",
     "rollup": "^4.45.0",
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^6.0.3",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ab171144b..d407c24d7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ importers:
       fuse.js:
         specifier: ^7.1.0
         version: 7.1.0
-      get-port-please:
-        specifier: ^3.2.0
-        version: 3.2.0
       giget:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.0.0
@@ -244,9 +241,6 @@ importers:
       fuse.js:
         specifier: ^7.1.0
         version: 7.1.0
-      get-port-please:
-        specifier: ^3.2.0
-        version: 3.2.0
       giget:
         specifier: ^2.0.0
         version: 2.0.0
@@ -305,6 +299,9 @@ importers:
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.16.3
         version: 22.16.3
+      get-port-please:
+        specifier: ^3.2.0
+        version: 3.2.0
       rollup:
         specifier: ^4.45.0
         version: 4.45.0