diff --git a/scripts/lib/freePort.ts b/scripts/lib/freePort.ts
index 6953e18e7..faeeee7fa 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/freePort.ts
+++ b/scripts/lib/freePort.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@
  * (via `prompt`) whether to kill them and take over. Default answer is
  * "yes" — `Enter` accepts. Anything else cancels and exits 1.
  *
- * macOS/Linux only — uses `lsof` and `ps`. The CMS isn't supported on
- * Windows for local dev today, so this is intentionally Unix-only.
+ * Cross-platform: holder lookup shells out to `lsof` + `ps` on macOS/Linux
+ * and to `netstat` + `tasklist` on Windows. Probing, killing, and the
+ * wait/escalate loop use `Bun.serve`, signal-based `process.kill`, and
+ * `Bun.sleepSync`, which behave the same on every platform.
  */
 
+import { platform } from 'node:os'
+
 const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+const isWindows = platform() === 'win32'
 
 interface PortHolder {
   pid: number
@@ -19,10 +24,13 @@ interface PortHolder {
 
 /**
  * Returns the PID(s) currently listening on `port` along with the
- * holding process's `comm` name. Empty array when the port is free.
+ * holding process's name. Empty array when the port is free.
  */
 function findPortHolders(port: number): PortHolder[] {
-  if (process.platform === 'win32') return []
+  return isWindows ? findWindowsPortHolders(port) : findUnixPortHolders(port)
+}
+
+function findUnixPortHolders(port: number): PortHolder[] {
   const lsof = Bun.spawnSync(
     ['lsof', '-nP', `-iTCP:${port}`, '-sTCP:LISTEN', '-t'],
     { stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'ignore' },
@@ -37,17 +45,51 @@ function findPortHolders(port: number): PortHolder[] {
     .map((s) => Number(s))
     .filter((n) => Number.isInteger(n) && n > 0)
 
-  const holders: PortHolder[] = []
-  for (const pid of pids) {
-    const ps = Bun.spawnSync(['ps', '-p', String(pid), '-o', 'comm='], {
-      stdout: 'pipe',
-      stderr: 'ignore',
-    })
-    const command =
-      ps.exitCode === 0 ? decoder.decode(ps.stdout).trim() : '<unknown>'
-    holders.push({ pid, command })
+  return [...new Set(pids)].map((pid) => ({ pid, command: unixProcessName(pid) }))
+}
+
+function unixProcessName(pid: number): string {
+  const ps = Bun.spawnSync(['ps', '-p', String(pid), '-o', 'comm='], {
+    stdout: 'pipe',
+    stderr: 'ignore',
+  })
+  if (ps.exitCode !== 0) return '<unknown>'
+  return decoder.decode(ps.stdout).trim() || '<unknown>'
+}
+
+function findWindowsPortHolders(port: number): PortHolder[] {
+  // `netstat -ano` prints one row per socket: Proto, Local Address,
+  // Foreign Address, State, PID. Match TCP rows in LISTENING state whose
+  // local address ends in `:<port>` (covers 0.0.0.0, 127.0.0.1, [::], …).
+  const netstat = Bun.spawnSync(['netstat', '-ano'], {
+    stdout: 'pipe',
+    stderr: 'ignore',
+  })
+  if (netstat.exitCode !== 0) return []
+
+  const pids = new Set<number>()
+  for (const line of decoder.decode(netstat.stdout).split('\n')) {
+    const cols = line.trim().split(/\s+/)
+    if (cols.length < 5 || cols[0] !== 'TCP' || cols[3] !== 'LISTENING') continue
+    const local = cols[1]
+    const localPort = Number(local.slice(local.lastIndexOf(':') + 1))
+    if (localPort !== port) continue
+    const pid = Number(cols[4])
+    if (Number.isInteger(pid) && pid > 0) pids.add(pid)
   }
-  return holders
+
+  return [...pids].map((pid) => ({ pid, command: windowsProcessName(pid) }))
+}
+
+function windowsProcessName(pid: number): string {
+  // `tasklist` CSV row: "ImageName","PID","Session","Session#","MemUsage".
+  const tasklist = Bun.spawnSync(
+    ['tasklist', '/FI', `PID eq ${pid}`, '/FO', 'CSV', '/NH'],
+    { stdout: 'pipe', stderr: 'ignore' },
+  )
+  if (tasklist.exitCode !== 0) return '<unknown>'
+  const match = decoder.decode(tasklist.stdout).trim().match(/^"([^"]+)"/)
+  return match ? match[1] : '<unknown>'
 }
 
 function probePort(port: number): 'free' | 'busy' {
@@ -73,7 +115,7 @@ function killHolder(holder: PortHolder, log: (msg: string) => void): boolean {
   }
   // Wait briefly for graceful exit, then escalate.
   for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    Bun.spawnSync(['sleep', '0.1'])
+    Bun.sleepSync(100)
     try {
       process.kill(holder.pid, 0)
     } catch {
@@ -108,16 +150,14 @@ export async function ensurePortFree(
 
   const holders = findPortHolders(port)
   if (holders.length === 0) {
-    if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-      // On Windows we can't enumerate holders easily; just wait a bit
-      // and re-probe in case a previous dev server is shutting down.
-      for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
-        if (probePort(port) === 'free') return
-        Bun.spawnSync(['cmd', '/c', 'timeout', '/t', '1', '/nobreak', '>nul', '2>&1'])
-      }
-    }
+    // Port is busy but we couldn't enumerate the holder (rare — usually a
+    // permissions issue, or the lookup tool is unavailable). Fall through
+    // to the manual message.
+    const inspect = isWindows
+      ? `netstat -ano | findstr :${port}`
+      : `lsof -i :${port} -P -n`
     log(`Port ${port} (${name}) is in use, but the holding process could not be identified.`)
-    log(`Run \`lsof -i :${port} -P -n\` to inspect it manually.`)
+    log(`Run \`${inspect}\` to inspect it manually.`)
     process.exit(1)
   }
 
@@ -146,7 +186,7 @@ export async function ensurePortFree(
   // Re-probe to confirm the OS has released the socket.
   for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
     if (probePort(port) === 'free') return
-    Bun.spawnSync(['sleep', '0.1'])
+    Bun.sleepSync(100)
   }
   log(`Port ${port} is still busy after killing its holders. Aborting.`)
   process.exit(1)