diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6367864..56620db7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 
 - **900-char early warning test.** A new test fails if any Codex skill description exceeds 900 chars, catching description bloat before it breaks builds.
 
+## [0.11.18.2] - 2026-03-24
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Windows browse daemon fixed.** The browse server wouldn't start on Windows because Bun requires `stdio` as an array (`['ignore', 'ignore', 'ignore']`), not a string (`'ignore'`). Fixes #448, #454, #458.
+
 ## [0.11.18.1] - 2026-03-24
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/browse/src/cli.ts b/browse/src/cli.ts
index 2d48ecf7..25894a5d 100644
--- a/browse/src/cli.ts
+++ b/browse/src/cli.ts
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ async function startServer(): Promise<ServerState> {
     const launcherCode =
       `const{spawn}=require('child_process');` +
       `spawn(process.execPath,[${JSON.stringify(NODE_SERVER_SCRIPT)}],` +
-      `{detached:true,stdio:'ignore',env:Object.assign({},process.env,` +
+      `{detached:true,stdio:['ignore','ignore','ignore'],env:Object.assign({},process.env,` +
       `{BROWSE_STATE_FILE:${JSON.stringify(config.stateFile)}})}).unref()`;
-    Bun.spawnSync(['node', '-e', launcherCode], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    Bun.spawnSync(['node', '-e', launcherCode], { stdio: ['ignore', 'ignore', 'ignore'] });
   } else {
     // macOS/Linux: Bun.spawn + unref works correctly
     proc = Bun.spawn(['bun', 'run', SERVER_SCRIPT], {