diff --git a/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py b/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
index 58e1c223889..0ffe1abac7a 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/discord/adapter.py
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ from gateway.platforms.base import (
 from tools.url_safety import is_safe_url
 
 
+def _find_discord_windows_bundled_opus(discord_module: Any = None) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Return discord.py's bundled Windows opus DLL path when present."""
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        return None
+    discord_module = discord if discord_module is None else discord_module
+    if discord_module is None:
+        return None
+
+    opus_module = getattr(discord_module, "opus", None)
+    opus_file = getattr(opus_module, "__file__", None)
+    if not opus_file:
+        return None
+
+    target = "x64" if struct.calcsize("P") * 8 > 32 else "x86"
+    bundled = _Path(opus_file).resolve().parent / "bin" / f"libopus-0.{target}.dll"
+    if bundled.is_file():
+        return str(bundled)
+    return None
+
+
 def _clean_discord_id(entry: str) -> str:
     """Strip common prefixes from a Discord user ID or username entry.
 
@@ -403,7 +423,13 @@ class VoiceReceiver:
                 self._buffers[ssrc].extend(pcm)
                 self._last_packet_time[ssrc] = time.monotonic()
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.debug("Opus decode error for SSRC %s: %s", ssrc, e)
+            with self._lock:
+                self._decoders.pop(ssrc, None)
+            logger.debug(
+                "Opus decode error for SSRC %s; reset decoder: %s",
+                ssrc,
+                e,
+            )
             return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -604,7 +630,13 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
         # Load opus codec for voice channel support
         if not discord.opus.is_loaded():
             import ctypes.util
+            opus_candidates = []
+            bundled_opus = _find_discord_windows_bundled_opus(discord)
+            if bundled_opus:
+                opus_candidates.append(bundled_opus)
             opus_path = ctypes.util.find_library("opus")
+            if opus_path:
+                opus_candidates.append(opus_path)
             # ctypes.util.find_library fails on macOS with Homebrew-installed libs,
             # so fall back to known Homebrew paths if needed.
             if not opus_path:
@@ -615,11 +647,13 @@ class DiscordAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
                 if sys.platform == "darwin":
                     for _hp in _homebrew_paths:
                         if os.path.isfile(_hp):
-                            opus_path = _hp
+                            opus_candidates.append(_hp)
                             break
-            if opus_path:
+            for opus_path in opus_candidates:
                 try:
                     discord.opus.load_opus(opus_path)
+                    if discord.opus.is_loaded():
+                        break
                 except Exception:
                     logger.warning("Opus codec found at %s but failed to load", opus_path)
             if not discord.opus.is_loaded():
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_discord_opus.py b/tests/gateway/test_discord_opus.py
index 63bef5acaf5..fc94517824d 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_discord_opus.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_discord_opus.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for Discord Opus codec loading — must use ctypes.util.find_library."""
 
 import inspect
+import types
 
 
 class TestOpusFindLibrary:
@@ -29,12 +30,34 @@ class TestOpusFindLibrary:
         assert "sys.platform" in source or "darwin" in source, \
             "Homebrew fallback must be guarded by macOS platform check"
 
+    def test_windows_bundled_discord_opus_dll_is_discovered(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+        """Native Windows installs should try discord.py's bundled opus DLL."""
+        import plugins.platforms.discord.adapter as adapter
+
+        opus_py = tmp_path / "discord" / "opus.py"
+        bundled = opus_py.parent / "bin" / "libopus-0.x64.dll"
+        bundled.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        opus_py.write_text("# fake discord.opus module\n")
+        bundled.write_bytes(b"fake dll")
+
+        discord_stub = types.SimpleNamespace(
+            opus=types.SimpleNamespace(__file__=str(opus_py))
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(adapter.sys, "platform", "win32")
+        monkeypatch.setattr(adapter.struct, "calcsize", lambda _fmt: 8)
+
+        assert adapter._find_discord_windows_bundled_opus(discord_stub) == str(
+            bundled.resolve()
+        )
+
     def test_opus_decode_error_logged(self):
         """Opus decode failure must log the error, not silently return."""
         from plugins.platforms.discord.adapter import VoiceReceiver
         source = inspect.getsource(VoiceReceiver._on_packet)
         assert "logger" in source, \
             "_on_packet must log Opus decode errors"
+        assert "self._decoders.pop" in source, \
+            "_on_packet must reset the Opus decoder after decode failures"
         # Must not have bare `except Exception:\n            return`
         lines = source.split("\n")
         for i, line in enumerate(lines):