diff --git a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
index f672ed7e..6c8204da 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
+++ b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
@@ -1457,8 +1457,31 @@ To stop: omarchy-windows-vm stop"
   fi
   # If scale is less than 130%, don't set any scale (use default 100)
 
-  # Connect with RDP in fullscreen (auto-detects resolution)
-  xfreerdp3 /u:"$WIN_USER" /p:"$WIN_PASS" /v:127.0.0.1:3389 -grab-keyboard /sound /microphone /clipboard /cert:ignore /title:"Windows VM - Omarchy" /dynamic-resolution /gfx:AVC444 /floatbar:sticky:off,default:visible,show:fullscreen $RDP_SCALE
+  RDP_ARGS=(
+    "/u:$WIN_USER"
+    "/p:$WIN_PASS"
+    /v:127.0.0.1:3389
+    -grab-keyboard
+    /sound
+    /microphone
+    /clipboard
+    /cert:ignore
+    "/title:Windows VM - Omarchy"
+    /dynamic-resolution
+    /gfx:AVC444
+    /floatbar:sticky:off,default:visible,show:fullscreen
+  )
+  if [[ -n $RDP_SCALE ]]; then
+    RDP_ARGS+=("$RDP_SCALE")
+  fi
+
+  # Connect with RDP in fullscreen (auto-detects resolution). The arguments go
+  # in over stdin rather than on the command line: /proc/<pid>/cmdline is
+  # world-readable, so passing the VM password as /p:"$WIN_PASS" would show it
+  # to every other user on the machine for as long as the session is open.
+  # /args-from must stay the only argument here — FreeRDP rejects it outright
+  # when it is combined with any other, so new flags belong in RDP_ARGS above.
+  printf '%s\n' "${RDP_ARGS[@]}" | xfreerdp3 /args-from:stdin
 
   # After RDP closes, stop the container unless --keep-alive was specified
   if [[ $KEEP_ALIVE = "false" ]]; then