diff --git a/eframe/examples/file_dialog.rs b/eframe/examples/file_dialog.rs
index d1c0ca79..b9767e3e 100644
--- a/eframe/examples/file_dialog.rs
+++ b/eframe/examples/file_dialog.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 use eframe::{egui, epi};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
diff --git a/eframe/examples/hello_world.rs b/eframe/examples/hello_world.rs
index 49a07d50..9a944929 100644
--- a/eframe/examples/hello_world.rs
+++ b/eframe/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 use eframe::{egui, epi};
 
 struct MyApp {
diff --git a/eframe/examples/image.rs b/eframe/examples/image.rs
index dda07f36..91e0f4f5 100644
--- a/eframe/examples/image.rs
+++ b/eframe/examples/image.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 use eframe::{egui, epi};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
diff --git a/egui_demo_app/src/main.rs b/egui_demo_app/src/main.rs
index eae34c46..75e36cdf 100644
--- a/egui_demo_app/src/main.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_app/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 // Forbid warnings in release builds:
 #![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), deny(warnings))]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
diff --git a/egui_glium/examples/native_texture.rs b/egui_glium/examples/native_texture.rs
index c380d66f..4c2b7a21 100644
--- a/egui_glium/examples/native_texture.rs
+++ b/egui_glium/examples/native_texture.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 //! Example how to use [epi::NativeTexture] with glium.
+
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 use epi::NativeTexture;
 use glium::glutin;
 
diff --git a/egui_glium/examples/pure_glium.rs b/egui_glium/examples/pure_glium.rs
index a9610f3c..0578f4c9 100644
--- a/egui_glium/examples/pure_glium.rs
+++ b/egui_glium/examples/pure_glium.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 //! Example how to use pure `egui_glium` without [`epi`].
+
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 use glium::glutin;
 
 fn create_display(event_loop: &glutin::event_loop::EventLoop<()>) -> glium::Display {
diff --git a/egui_glow/examples/pure_glow.rs b/egui_glow/examples/pure_glow.rs
index a4b04f48..e954fb2a 100644
--- a/egui_glow/examples/pure_glow.rs
+++ b/egui_glow/examples/pure_glow.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Example how to use pure `egui_glow` without [`epi`].
 
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
 fn create_display(
     event_loop: &glutin::event_loop::EventLoop<()>,
 ) -> (