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[Bug]: page.pause does not display debug window in windows #40837

@CScharer

Description

@CScharer

Version

@playwright/test=1.60.0

Steps to reproduce

Example:

npx playwright test tests/test.spec.ts

import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';

test("Pause Debug Window (Windows)", async ({ page }) => {
await page.goto('https://playwright.dev/');
await page.pause();
});

Expected behavior

Test pauses with debug window.

Actual behavior

Test pauses, but debug window does not appear or can not be seen so I can not click the continue button or spy on objects.

Additional context

This did work previously, but I've upgraded at least one or two versions and don't know exactly when it stopped.

Environment

System:
    OS: Windows 11 10.0.26200
    CPU: (8) x64 AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core Processor
    Memory: 13.85 GB / 31.95 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 24.13.0 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 11.14.1 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  IDEs:
    VSCode: 1.118.0 - C:\Users\ScharerChris\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.CMD
    Cursor: 3.3.30 - C:\Users\ScharerChris\AppData\Local\Programs\cursor\resources\app\bin\cursor.CMD
  npmPackages:
    @playwright/test: ^1.60.0 => 1.59.0

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