diff --git a/proto-cuda/windows-miner/start-mining.ps1 b/proto-cuda/windows-miner/start-mining.ps1
index 9b1b6d3fa..2243d70a8 100644
--- a/proto-cuda/windows-miner/start-mining.ps1
+++ b/proto-cuda/windows-miner/start-mining.ps1
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 # nothing for a while (the integrated AMD GPU took 100 s per 16.7M-nonce job on 3 Oct 2026; AMD_JOB_NONCES shortens it).
 # igneum-miner watch prints: <unix> node1 blocks=N headers=N daa=N tips=N peers=N difficulty=X sink=...
 
+$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'   # no blue progress banners (Test-NetConnection paints one over the dashboard)
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
 $root = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 Set-Location $root