diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/recording.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/recording.rs
index f356ed6b92..7270a65055 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/recording.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/recording.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, path::BaseDirectory};
+use tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::GlobalShortcutExt;
 use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogBuilder};
 use tauri_specta::Event;
 use tracing::*;
@@ -3010,6 +3011,20 @@ async fn handle_recording_end(
         let _ = window.hide();
     }
 
+    // Destroy any target-select overlays that were hidden when recording started
+    // so they don't reappear when the main window comes back.
+    let focus_manager = handle.try_state::<crate::target_select_overlay::WindowFocusManager>();
+    for (label, window) in handle.webview_windows() {
+        if let Ok(CapWindowId::TargetSelectOverlay { display_id }) =
+            CapWindowId::from_str(&label)
+        {
+            hide_overlay(&window);
+            if let Some(ref fm) = focus_manager {
+                fm.destroy(&display_id, handle.global_shortcut());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if let Some(camera) = CapWindowId::Camera.get(&handle) {
         let _ = camera.hide();
     }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
index 602af5ed72..2d97c446fb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/windows.rs
@@ -2347,10 +2347,12 @@ impl ShowCapWindow {
                 }
 
                 #[cfg(windows)]
-                if let Some(bounds) = display.raw_handle().physical_bounds() {
+                if let Some(bounds) = display.raw_handle().logical_bounds() {
                     window_builder = window_builder
                         .inner_size(bounds.size().width(), bounds.size().height())
                         .position(bounds.position().x(), bounds.position().y());
+                } else {
+                    window_builder = window_builder.inner_size(100.0, 100.0).position(0.0, 0.0);
                 }
 
                 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -2376,6 +2378,7 @@ impl ShowCapWindow {
                     ));
                 }
 
+
                 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
                 crate::platform::set_window_level(
                     window.as_ref().window(),