diff --git a/crates/ide-build/src/process.rs b/crates/ide-build/src/process.rs
index c1e1eb41..1e129fd3 100644
--- a/crates/ide-build/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-build/src/process.rs
@@ -52,12 +52,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(
         use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
         command.process_group(0);
     }
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
-        command.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
-    }
+    ide_core::process::no_window(&mut command);
     let mut child = command.spawn().map_err(|e| IdeError::unavailable(format!("cannot start {program}: {e}")))?;
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<(Stream, String)>();
     let pump = |stream: Box<dyn Read + Send>, kind: Stream, tx: mpsc::Sender<(Stream, String)>| {
diff --git a/crates/ide-core/src/process.rs b/crates/ide-core/src/process.rs
index bcfbadb8..78182623 100644
--- a/crates/ide-core/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-core/src/process.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 use std::process::Command;
 
+/// Windows `CREATE_NO_WINDOW` creation flag, for call sites that combine it
+/// with other flags. Prefer [`no_window`] otherwise.
+pub const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
+
 /// Keeps a console child (java, node, curl, a language server, ...) from
 /// opening its own console window on Windows. Release builds use the GUI
 /// subsystem, so without this every spawn flashes a `cmd` window. A no-op
@@ -10,7 +14,6 @@ pub fn no_window(cmd: &mut Command) -> &mut Command {
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
         cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
     }
     cmd
diff --git a/crates/ide-docker/src/process.rs b/crates/ide-docker/src/process.rs
index 76870106..f0c47f04 100644
--- a/crates/ide-docker/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-docker/src/process.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ fn prepare(cmd: &mut Command) {
         use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
         cmd.process_group(0);
     }
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        cmd.creation_flags(0x0800_0000);
-    }
+    ide_core::process::no_window(cmd);
 }
 
 fn spawn(cmd: &mut Command) -> IdeResult<Child> {
diff --git a/crates/ide-github/src/process.rs b/crates/ide-github/src/process.rs
index 63aae7e7..4a574fcb 100644
--- a/crates/ide-github/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-github/src/process.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ fn prepare(cmd: &mut Command) {
         use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
         cmd.process_group(0);
     }
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        cmd.creation_flags(0x0800_0000);
-    }
+    ide_core::process::no_window(cmd);
 }
 
 fn spawn(cmd: &mut Command) -> IdeResult<Child> {
diff --git a/crates/ide-run/src/process.rs b/crates/ide-run/src/process.rs
index 4b25f99c..93c5b949 100644
--- a/crates/ide-run/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-run/src/process.rs
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ impl ProcessManager {
         {
             use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
             const CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP: u32 = 0x0000_0200;
-            const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
-            cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
+            cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP | ide_core::process::CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
         }
 
         let mut child = cmd.spawn().map_err(|e| match e.kind() {
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ fn kill_tree(pid: u32, _force: bool) {
     // Console children have no reliable graceful signal from outside their console.
     let _ = Command::new("taskkill")
         .args(["/T", "/F", "/PID", &pid.to_string()])
-        .creation_flags(0x0800_0000)
+        .creation_flags(ide_core::process::CREATE_NO_WINDOW)
         .stdout(Stdio::null())
         .stderr(Stdio::null())
         .status();
diff --git a/crates/ide-vcs/src/cli.rs b/crates/ide-vcs/src/cli.rs
index b69ddd02..97f687c6 100644
--- a/crates/ide-vcs/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/ide-vcs/src/cli.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,7 @@ pub fn git_version(executable: Option<&Path>) -> IdeResult<String> {
     };
     let mut cmd = Command::new(&exe);
     cmd.arg("--version").stdin(Stdio::null()).env("LC_ALL", "C");
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        cmd.creation_flags(0x0800_0000);
-    }
+    ide_core::process::no_window(&mut cmd);
     let out = cmd.output().map_err(|e| IdeError::unavailable(format!("cannot run {}: {e}", exe.display())))?;
     let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string();
     if !out.status.success() || !text.starts_with("git version") {
@@ -99,12 +95,7 @@ pub(crate) fn command(root: &Path) -> IdeResult<Command> {
         .env_remove("GIT_DIR")
         .env_remove("GIT_WORK_TREE")
         .env_remove("GIT_INDEX_FILE");
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
-        const CREATE_NO_WINDOW: u32 = 0x0800_0000;
-        cmd.creation_flags(CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
-    }
+    ide_core::process::no_window(&mut cmd);
     Ok(cmd)
 }