diff --git a/docs/img/hydrus/review-services.png b/docs/img/hydrus/review-services.png
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diff --git a/scripts/run_client.py b/scripts/run_client.py
index 7c29576..d2c7458 100644
--- a/scripts/run_client.py
+++ b/scripts/run_client.py
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ def parse_requirements_file(req_path: Path) -> List[str]:
 
 
 def verify_imports(venv_py: Path, packages: List[str]) -> bool:
+    # Skip mpv check as it is problematic to install and causes slow startups
+    packages = [p for p in packages if p.lower() != "mpv"]
+
     # Map some package names to import names (handle common cases where package name differs from import name)
     import_map = {
         "pyyaml": "yaml",
@@ -150,7 +153,6 @@ def verify_imports(venv_py: Path, packages: List[str]) -> bool:
         "service-identity": "service_identity",
         "show-in-file-manager": "showinfm",
         "opencv-python-headless": "cv2",
-        "mpv": "mpv",
         "pyside6": "PySide6",
     }
     
@@ -1018,16 +1020,29 @@ def main(argv: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> int:
             print("Failed to launch client detached:", exc)
             return 5
     else:
+        p = None
         try:
-            # If headless on Windows, ensure no window shows even for foreground run
+            # On Windows, if we are already using pythonw.exe, we don't need CREATE_NO_WINDOW
+            # as the process already has no console. Avoiding extra flags helps with 
+            # service termination mapping.
             kwargs = {}
-            if os.name == "nt" and headless:
+            if os.name == "nt" and headless and "pythonw.exe" not in str(venv_py).lower():
                 kwargs["creationflags"] = 0x08000000
-            subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=str(cwd), env=env, **kwargs)
-            return 0
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            print("hydrus client exited non-zero:", e)
+            
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, cwd=str(cwd), env=env, **kwargs)
+            p.wait()
+            return p.returncode
+        except Exception as e:
+            if not args.quiet:
+                print(f"Hydrus client error: {e}")
             return 5
+        finally:
+            # Ensure the child process is terminated if the monitor process is killed
+            if p and p.poll() is None:
+                try:
+                    p.terminate()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":