diff --git a/src/app/core/services/webrtc/screen-share.manager.ts b/src/app/core/services/webrtc/screen-share.manager.ts
index c18dd66..a84abc9 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/webrtc/screen-share.manager.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/services/webrtc/screen-share.manager.ts
@@ -190,10 +190,12 @@ export class ScreenShareManager {
   /**
    * Begin screen sharing.
    *
-  * On Linux Electron builds, prefers a dedicated PulseAudio/PipeWire routing
-  * path so remote voice playback is kept out of captured system audio.
-  * On other Electron builds, uses desktop capture. In browser contexts, uses
-  * `getDisplayMedia`.
+   * On Linux Electron builds, prefers a dedicated PulseAudio/PipeWire routing
+   * path so remote voice playback is kept out of captured system audio.
+   * On Windows Electron builds, prefers `getDisplayMedia` with system audio
+   * so the separate mic `getUserMedia` stream is not disrupted; falls back to
+   * Electron desktop capture only when `getDisplayMedia` fails entirely.
+   * In browser contexts, uses `getDisplayMedia`.
    *
    * @param options - Screen-share capture options.
    * @returns The captured screen {@link MediaStream}.
@@ -230,16 +232,27 @@ export class ScreenShareManager {
         }
       }
 
-      if (!this.activeScreenStream && shareOptions.includeSystemAudio && !electronDesktopCaptureAvailable) {
+      if (!this.activeScreenStream && shareOptions.includeSystemAudio) {
         try {
           this.activeScreenStream = await this.startWithDisplayMedia(shareOptions, preset);
           captureMethod = 'display-media';
 
           if (this.activeScreenStream.getAudioTracks().length === 0) {
-            this.logger.warn('getDisplayMedia did not provide system audio; trying Electron desktop capture');
-            this.activeScreenStream.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
-            this.activeScreenStream = null;
-            captureMethod = null;
+            if (electronDesktopCaptureAvailable) {
+              // On Windows Electron, keep the getDisplayMedia stream for video
+              // rather than falling through to getUserMedia desktop audio which
+              // can replace or kill the active mic stream.
+              this.logger.warn(
+                'getDisplayMedia did not provide system audio; '
+                + 'continuing without system audio to preserve mic stream'
+              );
+              shareOptions.includeSystemAudio = false;
+            } else {
+              this.logger.warn('getDisplayMedia did not provide system audio; trying next capture method');
+              this.activeScreenStream.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
+              this.activeScreenStream = null;
+              captureMethod = null;
+            }
           }
         } catch (error) {
           this.rethrowIfScreenShareAborted(error);
@@ -426,9 +439,12 @@ export class ScreenShareManager {
 
   private shouldSuppressRemotePlaybackDuringShare(
     includeSystemAudio: boolean,
-    captureMethod: ScreenShareCaptureMethod | null
+    _captureMethod: ScreenShareCaptureMethod | null
   ): boolean {
-    return includeSystemAudio && captureMethod === 'electron-desktop' && this.isWindowsElectron();
+    // On Windows Electron, system audio capture (via getDisplayMedia or
+    // desktop capturer) includes all output audio.  Remote voice playback
+    // must be suppressed to avoid a feedback loop regardless of capture method.
+    return includeSystemAudio && this.isWindowsElectron();
   }
 
   private getRequiredLinuxElectronApi(): Required<Pick<