diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs b/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs
index 8966fece6cb4d..660880374ca75 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs
@@ -63,15 +63,20 @@ function copyGlobByExt(srcDir, destDir, extensions) {
  * lib/unixTerminal.js requires at a fixed relative path. Filtering this
  * directory by ['.node'] silently drops it — the package then looks
  * fine, ships fine, and crashes the first time a terminal is spawned.
- * Directories are copied wholesale to also cover any nested native
- * payload (e.g. a conpty/ subfolder some build layouts produce).
+ * Directories are copied wholesale except for Windows conpty payloads,
+ * which are walked file by file because Node's recursive cpSync can fail
+ * with EIO on that directory even when copying each file succeeds.
  */
 function copyBuildRelease(srcDir, destDir) {
   if (!existsSync(srcDir)) return
   mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true })
   for (const entry of readdirSync(srcDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
     if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-      cpSync(join(srcDir, entry.name), join(destDir, entry.name), { recursive: true })
+      if (entry.name === 'conpty') {
+        copyGlobByExt(join(srcDir, entry.name), join(destDir, entry.name), ['.dll', '.exe'])
+      } else {
+        cpSync(join(srcDir, entry.name), join(destDir, entry.name), { recursive: true })
+      }
       continue
     }
     if (entry.name === 'spawn-helper' || /\.(node|dll|exe)$/.test(entry.name)) {
@@ -231,7 +236,7 @@ export function stageNodePtyInto(srcRoot, destRoot, { platform = process.platfor
     mkdirSync(destPrebuild, { recursive: true })
     for (const entry of readdirSync(prebuildDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
       if (entry.name === 'conpty' && entry.isDirectory()) {
-        cpSync(join(prebuildDir, 'conpty'), join(destPrebuild, 'conpty'), { recursive: true })
+        copyGlobByExt(join(prebuildDir, 'conpty'), join(destPrebuild, 'conpty'), ['.dll', '.exe'])
         continue
       }
       if (entry.isFile() && /\.(node|dll|exe)$/.test(entry.name)) {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs b/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs
index 65e1bb5d3022c..d7f0d9778a570 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs
@@ -220,6 +220,28 @@ test('cross-target: matching prebuild IS staged for a foreign target', () => {
   }
 })
 
+test('win32 prebuild: complete conpty payload is staged', () => {
+  const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-stage-'))
+  try {
+    const srcRoot = join(tmp, 'node-pty')
+    const destRoot = join(tmp, 'dest')
+
+    makeFakeNodePty(srcRoot, { prebuildPlatform: 'win32', prebuildArch: 'x64' })
+    const conptyDir = join(srcRoot, 'prebuilds', 'win32-x64', 'conpty')
+    fs.mkdirSync(conptyDir, { recursive: true })
+    fs.writeFileSync(join(conptyDir, 'conpty.dll'), 'conpty-dll')
+    fs.writeFileSync(join(conptyDir, 'OpenConsole.exe'), 'open-console')
+
+    stageNodePtyInto(srcRoot, destRoot, { platform: 'win32', arch: 'x64' })
+
+    const stagedConpty = join(destRoot, 'prebuilds', 'win32-x64', 'conpty')
+    assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(join(stagedConpty, 'conpty.dll'), 'utf8'), 'conpty-dll')
+    assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(join(stagedConpty, 'OpenConsole.exe'), 'utf8'), 'open-console')
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
+})
+
 test('cross-target: foreign target with no prebuild throws (fail closed)', () => {
   const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-stage-'))
   try {
@@ -262,6 +284,30 @@ test('host-target: host build/Release IS staged for a matching target', () => {
   }
 })
 
+test('host-target: nested conpty build payload is staged', () => {
+  const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-stage-'))
+  try {
+    const srcRoot = join(tmp, 'node-pty')
+    const destRoot = join(tmp, 'dest')
+
+    makeFakeNodePty(srcRoot)
+    const buildReleaseDir = join(srcRoot, 'build', 'Release')
+    makeFakeNode(join(buildReleaseDir, 'pty.node'), process.platform)
+    const conptyDir = join(buildReleaseDir, 'conpty')
+    fs.mkdirSync(conptyDir, { recursive: true })
+    fs.writeFileSync(join(conptyDir, 'conpty.dll'), 'conpty-dll')
+    fs.writeFileSync(join(conptyDir, 'OpenConsole.exe'), 'open-console')
+
+    stageNodePtyInto(srcRoot, destRoot, { platform: process.platform, arch: process.arch })
+
+    const stagedConpty = join(destRoot, 'build', 'Release', 'conpty')
+    assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(join(stagedConpty, 'conpty.dll'), 'utf8'), 'conpty-dll')
+    assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(join(stagedConpty, 'OpenConsole.exe'), 'utf8'), 'open-console')
+  } finally {
+    fs.rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
+})
+
 test('validation rejects a staged binary with the wrong platform magic', () => {
   const tmp = fs.mkdtempSync(join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-stage-'))
   try {