diff --git a/cli/lib/exec/spawn.js b/cli/lib/exec/spawn.js
index e49f0059cd1e..85a912b2f59f 100644
--- a/cli/lib/exec/spawn.js
+++ b/cli/lib/exec/spawn.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const _ = require('lodash')
-const os = require('os')
 const cp = require('child_process')
 const path = require('path')
 const Promise = require('bluebird')
@@ -13,16 +12,12 @@ const { throwFormErrorText, errors } = require('../errors')
 const isXlibOrLibudevRe = /^(?:Xlib|libudev)/
 const isHighSierraWarningRe = /\*\*\* WARNING/
 
-function isPlatform (platform) {
-  return os.platform() === platform
-}
-
 function needsStderrPiped (needsXvfb) {
-  return isPlatform('darwin') || (needsXvfb && isPlatform('linux'))
+  return util.isPlatform('darwin') || (needsXvfb && util.isPlatform('linux'))
 }
 
 function needsEverythingPipedDirectly () {
-  return isPlatform('win32')
+  return util.isPlatform('win32')
 }
 
 function getStdio (needsXvfb) {
diff --git a/cli/lib/util.js b/cli/lib/util.js
index 634bb4a85449..524ef7737cc0 100644
--- a/cli/lib/util.js
+++ b/cli/lib/util.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const isInstalledGlobally = require('is-installed-globally')
 const pkg = require(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json'))
 const logger = require('./logger')
 const debug = require('debug')('cypress:cli')
+const compareVersions = require('compare-versions')
 
 const getosAsync = Promise.promisify(getos)
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ const util = {
     .mapValues((value) => { // stringify to 1 or 0
       return value ? '1' : '0'
     })
+    .extend(util.getNode11WindowsFix()) // the value has to be falsy, '0' as a string not good enoughs
     .value()
   },
 
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ const util = {
     }
   },
 
+  getNode11WindowsFix () {
+    if (compareVersions(util.getNodeVersion(), 'v11') >= 0 && util.isPlatform('win32')) {
+      return {
+        windowsHide: false,
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
   getEnvColors () {
     const sc = util.supportsColor()
 
@@ -88,6 +98,14 @@ const util = {
     }
   },
 
+  getNodeVersion () {
+    return process.version
+  },
+
+  isPlatform (platform) {
+    return os.platform() === platform
+  },
+
   isTty (fd) {
     return tty.isatty(fd)
   },
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 2905eaee7bc5..ff9b72cd851e 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "check-more-types": "2.24.0",
     "commander": "2.11.0",
     "common-tags": "1.4.0",
+    "compare-versions": "3.4.0",
     "debug": "3.1.0",
     "execa": "0.10.0",
     "executable": "4.1.1",
diff --git a/cli/test/lib/util_spec.js b/cli/test/lib/util_spec.js
index 1687d5c9c212..dfc71681b9a6 100644
--- a/cli/test/lib/util_spec.js
+++ b/cli/test/lib/util_spec.js
@@ -191,6 +191,36 @@ describe('util', () => {
         DEBUG_COLORS: '0',
       })
     })
+
+    context('.windowsHide', () => {
+      it('is false on windows with node 11', () => {
+        os.platform.returns('win32')
+        sinon.stub(process, 'version').value('v11.0.0')
+        expect(util.getEnvOverrides().windowsHide).to.be.false
+      })
+
+      it('is false on windows with node > 11', () => {
+        os.platform.returns('win32')
+        sinon.stub(process, 'version').value('v12.0.0')
+        expect(util.getEnvOverrides().windowsHide).to.be.false
+      })
+
+      it('is undefined on windows with node < 11', () => {
+        os.platform.returns('win32')
+        sinon.stub(process, 'version').value('v8.0.0')
+        expect(util.getEnvOverrides().windowsHide).to.be.undefined
+
+        os.platform.returns('win32')
+        sinon.stub(process, 'version').value('v10.0.0')
+        expect(util.getEnvOverrides().windowsHide).to.be.undefined
+      })
+
+      it('is undefined on non-windows with node 11', () => {
+        os.platform.returns('darwin')
+        sinon.stub(process, 'version').value('v11.0.0')
+        expect(util.getEnvOverrides().windowsHide).to.be.undefined
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   context('.getForceTty', () => {