diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 18c987c48c..6630a67a58 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,16 +84,14 @@ pub fn run() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
         .plugin(
             tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::default()
-                // The main window should always launch edge-to-edge in the
-                // available desktop area. Do not let stale saved geometry or
-                // fullscreen state override the maximized launch config.
+                // Restore the user's window size/position (and maximized
+                // state) across launches. First launch falls back to the
+                // centered default bounds in tauri.conf.json instead of
+                // opening edge-to-edge. Visibility stays managed by the app
+                // (window is revealed once React mounts) and fullscreen is
+                // never restored — relaunching into fullscreen is jarring.
                 .with_state_flags(
-                    StateFlags::all()
-                        & !(StateFlags::VISIBLE
-                            | StateFlags::POSITION
-                            | StateFlags::SIZE
-                            | StateFlags::MAXIMIZED
-                            | StateFlags::FULLSCREEN),
+                    StateFlags::all() & !(StateFlags::VISIBLE | StateFlags::FULLSCREEN),
                 )
                 .build(),
         )
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 5e35cc6049..c2d090b4d1 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
     "windows": [
       {
         "title": "",
-        "width": 800,
-        "height": 600,
-        "maximized": true,
+        "width": 1280,
+        "height": 800,
+        "center": true,
         "visible": false,
         "titleBarStyle": "Overlay",
         "hiddenTitle": true,
diff --git a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
index 86bce83763..715c97a5b2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -234,7 +234,11 @@ export function App() {
   useReloadShortcut();
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    void getCurrentWindow().show();
+    // The window starts hidden (visible: false in tauri.conf.json) so users
+    // never see an unstyled flash. Reveal it once React mounts, and focus it
+    // explicitly — show() alone can leave the window behind others on launch.
+    const appWindow = getCurrentWindow();
+    void appWindow.show().then(() => appWindow.setFocus());
   }, []);
 
   const [sharedIdentity, setSharedIdentity] = useState<boolean | null>(null);