diff --git a/tests/computer_use/test_cua_spawn_env_sanitization.py b/tests/computer_use/test_cua_spawn_env_sanitization.py
index 83e354ff606..8692365e574 100644
--- a/tests/computer_use/test_cua_spawn_env_sanitization.py
+++ b/tests/computer_use/test_cua_spawn_env_sanitization.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def test_windows_status_hides_every_reachable_subprocess(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(permissions.sys, "platform", "win32")
     monkeypatch.setattr(permissions, "windows_hide_flags", lambda: CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
-    monkeypatch.setattr(permissions.shutil, "which", lambda command: binary)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(permissions, "_resolve_driver_cmd", lambda command: binary)
     monkeypatch.setattr(permissions.subprocess, "run", fake_run)
 
     status = permissions.computer_use_status("cua-driver")
diff --git a/tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py b/tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py
index 868dbeaa522..c17880537d6 100644
--- a/tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py
+++ b/tools/computer_use/cua_backend.py
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ def _cua_driver_supports_no_overlay(driver_cmd: str) -> bool:
             [driver_cmd, "--help"],
             capture_output=True, text=True, encoding="utf-8", errors="replace", timeout=3.0,
             stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            creationflags=windows_hide_flags(),
             env=_sanitize_subprocess_env(cua_driver_child_env()),
         )
         help_text = (proc.stdout or "") + (proc.stderr or "")