diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/cli/commands.py b/src/superlocalmemory/cli/commands.py
index 4106157..7e4905c 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/cli/commands.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/cli/commands.py
@@ -348,10 +348,17 @@ def cmd_remember(args: Namespace) -> None:
         log_dir = __import__("pathlib").Path.home() / ".superlocalmemory" / "logs"
         log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         log_file = log_dir / "async-remember.log"
+
+        kwargs = {}
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+        else:
+            kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+
         with open(log_file, "a") as lf:
             subprocess.Popen(
                 cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=lf,
-                start_new_session=True,
+                **kwargs
             )
 
         if use_json:
@@ -1201,7 +1208,10 @@ def _kill_existing_on_port(target_port: int) -> None:
                     )
                     cmd = ps_result.stdout.strip().lower()
                     if "superlocalmemory" in cmd or "slm" in cmd or "uvicorn" in cmd:
-                        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+                        if sys.platform == "win32":
+                            subprocess.call(['taskkill', '/F', '/T', '/PID', str(pid)])
+                        else:
+                            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                         print(f"  Stopped previous dashboard (PID {pid})")
                         import time
                         time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/cli/daemon.py b/src/superlocalmemory/cli/daemon.py
index 4d6dc84..ab73ad4 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/cli/daemon.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/cli/daemon.py
@@ -111,10 +111,16 @@ def ensure_daemon() -> bool:
     log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     log_file = log_dir / "daemon.log"
 
+    kwargs = {}
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+    else:
+        kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+
     with open(log_file, "a") as lf:
         subprocess.Popen(
             cmd, stdout=lf, stderr=lf,
-            start_new_session=True,
+            **kwargs
         )
 
     # Wait for daemon to become ready (max 30s for cold start)
@@ -132,12 +138,26 @@ def stop_daemon() -> bool:
         return True
     try:
         pid = int(_PID_FILE.read_text().strip())
-        os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            import subprocess
+            subprocess.call(['taskkill', '/F', '/T', '/PID', str(pid)])
+        else:
+            os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+
         # Wait for cleanup
         for _ in range(20):
             time.sleep(0.5)
             try:
-                os.kill(pid, 0)
+                if sys.platform == "win32":
+                    import ctypes
+                    # Using OpenProcess to check if PID is alive on Windows
+                    # PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION = 0x0400
+                    handle = ctypes.windll.kernel32.OpenProcess(0x0400, False, pid)
+                    if handle == 0:
+                        break
+                    ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+                else:
+                    os.kill(pid, 0)
             except ProcessLookupError:
                 break
         _PID_FILE.unlink(missing_ok=True)
@@ -424,7 +444,12 @@ def start_server(port: int = _DEFAULT_PORT, idle_timeout: int | None = None) ->
     _PORT_FILE.write_text(str(port))
 
     # Handle SIGTERM for graceful shutdown
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *_: _shutdown_server() or os._exit(0))
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *_: _shutdown_server() or os._exit(0))
+    else:
+        # On Windows, we can use SIGBREAK if available
+        if hasattr(signal, 'SIGBREAK'):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, lambda *_: _shutdown_server() or os._exit(0))
 
     # Pre-warm engine (this is the cold start — daemon absorbs it once)
     logger.info("Daemon starting — warming engine...")
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/core/embedding_worker.py b/src/superlocalmemory/core/embedding_worker.py
index caa7a4d..5db0dae 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/core/embedding_worker.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/core/embedding_worker.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 os.environ["TORCH_DEVICE"] = "cpu"
 # V3.3.17: Disable CoreML EP for ONNX Runtime — uses 3-5GB on ARM64 Mac.
 os.environ["ORT_DISABLE_COREML"] = "1"
+os.environ["HF_HUB_DISABLE_PROGRESS_BARS"] = "1"
+os.environ["TQDM_DISABLE"] = "1"
 
 # SIGTERM bridge: Docker/systemd send SIGTERM to stop processes.
 # Without this, the worker ignores SIGTERM and becomes a zombie.
@@ -51,17 +53,45 @@ def _start_parent_watchdog() -> None:
     process crashes, is killed, or exits without cleanup.
 
     V3.3.7: Added after incident where orphaned workers consumed 33 GB.
+    V3.3.22: Enabled for Windows and added errno check.
     """
-    parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    try:
+        parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    except AttributeError:
+        return
+    if parent_pid <= 1:
+        return
 
     def _watch() -> None:
         import time
+        import errno
         while True:
             time.sleep(5)
             try:
-                os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
-            except OSError:
-                os._exit(0)
+                if sys.platform == "win32":
+                    # On Windows, os.kill(pid, 0) raises PermissionError if process exists
+                    # but we don't have certain rights. psutil is more reliable.
+                    try:
+                        import psutil
+                        if not psutil.pid_exists(parent_pid):
+                            os._exit(0)
+                    except ImportError:
+                        # Fallback to os.kill if psutil is not available
+                        try:
+                            os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+                        except OSError as e:
+                            if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                                os._exit(0)
+                            # On Windows, EACCES/EPERM means it EXISTS but we can't kill it.
+                else:
+                    os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+            except OSError as e:
+                # ESRCH: No such process. EPERM: Access denied (process exists).
+                if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                    os._exit(0)
+            except Exception:
+                # Safety fallback for any other OS-specific issues
+                pass
 
     t = threading.Thread(target=_watch, daemon=True, name="parent-watchdog")
     t.start()
@@ -97,7 +127,7 @@ def _load_embedding_model(name: str) -> tuple:
 
 def _worker_main() -> None:
     """Main loop: read JSON requests from stdin, write responses to stdout."""
-    _start_parent_watchdog()  # V3.3.7: self-terminate if parent dies
+    _start_parent_watchdog()  # V3.3.7: self-terminate if parent dies (V3.3.22: all platforms)
 
     import numpy as np
 
@@ -169,10 +199,19 @@ def _worker_main() -> None:
             # a worker that started at 300MB grows to 17GB+. Parent auto-respawns
             # a fresh worker on next request (existing mechanism in embeddings.py).
             # V3.3.21: Configurable via SLM_EMBED_WORKER_RSS_LIMIT_MB (default 2500MB).
-            import resource
             _rss_limit = int(os.environ.get("SLM_EMBED_WORKER_RSS_LIMIT_MB", 2500))
-            rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
-            if rss_mb > _rss_limit:
+            rss_mb = 0.0
+            if sys.platform != "win32":
+                import resource
+                rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
+            else:
+                try:
+                    import psutil
+                    rss_mb = psutil.Process().memory_info().rss / 1024 / 1024
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass  # psutil not available, skip RSS check on Windows
+
+            if rss_mb > 0 and rss_mb > _rss_limit:
                 sys.exit(0)
 
             continue
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/core/embeddings.py b/src/superlocalmemory/core/embeddings.py
index c5d12cb..1025c3a 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/core/embeddings.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/core/embeddings.py
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 "TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM": "false",
                 "TORCH_DEVICE": "cpu",
             }
+            kwargs = {}
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            else:
+                kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+
             self._worker_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 [sys.executable, "-m", worker_module],
                 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -419,7 +425,7 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 text=True,
                 bufsize=1,
                 env=env,
-                start_new_session=True,  # Prevent terminal signals bleeding to worker
+                **kwargs
             )
             logger.info("Embedding worker spawned (PID %d)", self._worker_proc.pid)
             self._worker_ready = True
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/core/recall_worker.py b/src/superlocalmemory/core/recall_worker.py
index 4ab9383..95dbc2a 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/core/recall_worker.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/core/recall_worker.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import signal
 import sys
 import threading
+import logging
 
 # Force CPU BEFORE any torch import
 os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = ""
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@
 os.environ["TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM"] = "false"
 os.environ["TORCH_DEVICE"] = "cpu"
 
+# V3.3.30: Configure logging to stderr immediately to avoid stdout corruption.
+# If any component logs to stdout, it breaks the JSON protocol.
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(name)s: %(message)s",
+    stream=sys.stderr,
+)
+logger = logging.getLogger("recall_worker")
+
 # SIGTERM bridge: Docker/systemd send SIGTERM to stop processes.
 # Without this, the worker ignores SIGTERM and becomes a zombie.
 if sys.platform != "win32":
@@ -44,16 +54,37 @@ def _start_parent_watchdog() -> None:
 
     V3.3.7: Added after incident where orphaned workers consumed 33 GB.
     """
-    parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    try:
+        parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    except AttributeError:
+        return # getppid not available on some platforms
+    if parent_pid <= 1:
+        return
 
     def _watch() -> None:
         import time
+        import errno
         while True:
             time.sleep(5)
             try:
-                os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
-            except OSError:
-                os._exit(0)
+                if sys.platform == "win32":
+                    try:
+                        import psutil
+                        if not psutil.pid_exists(parent_pid):
+                            os._exit(0)
+                    except ImportError:
+                        try:
+                            os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+                        except OSError as e:
+                            if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                                os._exit(0)
+                else:
+                    os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                    os._exit(0)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
     t = threading.Thread(target=_watch, daemon=True, name="parent-watchdog")
     t.start()
@@ -321,10 +352,19 @@ def _worker_main() -> None:
         except Exception as exc:
             _respond({"ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
 
-        # V3.3.16: RSS watchdog — self-terminate if memory exceeds 1.5GB.
+        # V3.3.16: RSS watchdog — self-terminate if memory exceeds limit.
         # Parent auto-respawns a fresh worker on next request.
-        import resource
-        rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
+        rss_mb = 0.0
+        if sys.platform != "win32":
+            import resource
+            rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
+        else:
+            try:
+                import psutil
+                rss_mb = psutil.Process().memory_info().rss / 1024 / 1024
+            except ImportError:
+                pass  # skip RSS check if psutil not available
+
         if rss_mb > 2500:
             sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/core/reranker_worker.py b/src/superlocalmemory/core/reranker_worker.py
index 3b69e65..5d5c04e 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/core/reranker_worker.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/core/reranker_worker.py
@@ -57,17 +57,37 @@ def _start_parent_watchdog() -> None:
 
     V3.3.7: Added after incident where ~30 orphaned workers consumed 33 GB.
     """
-    parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    try:
+        parent_pid = os.getppid()
+    except AttributeError:
+        return
+    if parent_pid <= 1:
+        return
 
     def _watch() -> None:
         import time
+        import errno
         while True:
             time.sleep(5)
             try:
-                os.kill(parent_pid, 0)  # Check if parent is alive (signal 0)
-            except OSError:
-                # Parent is dead — self-terminate
-                os._exit(0)
+                if sys.platform == "win32":
+                    try:
+                        import psutil
+                        if not psutil.pid_exists(parent_pid):
+                            os._exit(0)
+                    except ImportError:
+                        try:
+                            os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+                        except OSError as e:
+                            if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                                os._exit(0)
+                else:
+                    os.kill(parent_pid, 0)
+            except OSError as e:
+                if e.errno == errno.ESRCH:
+                    os._exit(0)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
     t = threading.Thread(target=_watch, daemon=True, name="parent-watchdog")
     t.start()
@@ -181,8 +201,17 @@ def _worker_main() -> None:
                 _respond({"ok": False, "error": str(exc)})
 
             # V3.3.16: RSS watchdog — same as embedding_worker
-            import resource
-            rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
+            rss_mb = 0.0
+            if sys.platform != "win32":
+                import resource
+                rss_mb = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF).ru_maxrss / 1024 / 1024
+            else:
+                try:
+                    import psutil
+                    rss_mb = psutil.Process().memory_info().rss / 1024 / 1024
+                except ImportError:
+                    pass  # skip RSS check if psutil not available
+
             if rss_mb > 2500:
                 sys.exit(0)
 
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/core/worker_pool.py b/src/superlocalmemory/core/worker_pool.py
index dc81b9b..8ae4ad2 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/core/worker_pool.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/core/worker_pool.py
@@ -236,6 +236,12 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 "TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM": "false",
                 "TORCH_DEVICE": "cpu",
             }
+            kwargs = {}
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            else:
+                kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+
             self._proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 [sys.executable, "-m", "superlocalmemory.core.recall_worker"],
                 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 text=True,
                 bufsize=1,
                 env=env,
-                start_new_session=True,  # Prevent terminal signals bleeding to worker
+                **kwargs
             )
             logger.info("Recall worker spawned (PID %d)", self._proc.pid)
         except Exception as exc:
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/retrieval/reranker.py b/src/superlocalmemory/retrieval/reranker.py
index 68751b7..0f12a35 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/retrieval/reranker.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/retrieval/reranker.py
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 "TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM": "false",
                 "TORCH_DEVICE": "cpu",
             }
+            kwargs = {}
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                kwargs["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            else:
+                kwargs["start_new_session"] = True
+
             self._worker_proc = subprocess.Popen(
                 [sys.executable, "-m", worker_module],
                 stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@ def _ensure_worker(self) -> None:
                 text=True,
                 bufsize=1,
                 env=env,
-                start_new_session=True,
+                **kwargs
             )
             logger.info(
                 "Reranker worker spawned (PID %d)", self._worker_proc.pid,
diff --git a/src/superlocalmemory/server/routes/v3_api.py b/src/superlocalmemory/server/routes/v3_api.py
index 819b672..7f89fd3 100644
--- a/src/superlocalmemory/server/routes/v3_api.py
+++ b/src/superlocalmemory/server/routes/v3_api.py
@@ -1543,12 +1543,19 @@ async def process_health(request: Request):
 
         # Memory usage of current process (approximate)
         memory_mb = 0.0
-        try:
-            import resource
-            usage = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)
-            memory_mb = round(usage.ru_maxrss / (1024 * 1024), 1)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        if sys.platform != "win32":
+            try:
+                import resource
+                usage = resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF)
+                memory_mb = round(usage.ru_maxrss / (1024 * 1024), 1)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        else:
+            try:
+                import psutil
+                memory_mb = round(psutil.Process().memory_info().rss / (1024 * 1024), 1)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
         return {
             "processes": processes,