diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb4d2cde405..bec1b32283a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Agents/memory bootstrap: load only one root memory file, preferring `MEMORY.md` and using `memory.md` as a fallback, so case-insensitive Docker mounts no longer inject duplicate memory context. (#26054) Thanks @Lanfei.
 - Agents/OpenAI-compatible compat overrides: respect explicit user `models[].compat` opt-ins for non-native `openai-completions` endpoints so usage-in-streaming capability overrides no longer get forced off when the endpoint actually supports them. (#44432) Thanks @cheapestinference.
 - Agents/Azure OpenAI startup prompts: rephrase the built-in `/new`, `/reset`, and post-compaction startup instruction so Azure OpenAI deployments no longer hit HTTP 400 false positives from the content filter. (#43403) Thanks @xingsy97.
+- Windows/gateway stop: resolve Startup-folder fallback listeners from the installed `gateway.cmd` port, so `openclaw gateway stop` now actually kills fallback-launched gateway processes before restart.
 - Config/validation: accept documented `agents.list[].params` per-agent overrides in strict config validation so `openclaw config validate` no longer rejects runtime-supported `cacheRetention`, `temperature`, and `maxTokens` settings. (#41171) Thanks @atian8179.
 - Android/onboarding QR scan: switch setup QR scanning to Google Code Scanner so onboarding uses a more reliable scanner instead of the legacy embedded ZXing flow. (#45021) Thanks @obviyus.
 - Config/web fetch: restore runtime validation for documented `tools.web.fetch.readability` and `tools.web.fetch.firecrawl` settings so valid web fetch configs no longer fail with unrecognized-key errors. (#42583) Thanks @stim64045-spec.
diff --git a/src/daemon/schtasks.startup-fallback.test.ts b/src/daemon/schtasks.startup-fallback.test.ts
index 1a949856a09..2dbdf388e45 100644
--- a/src/daemon/schtasks.startup-fallback.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/schtasks.startup-fallback.test.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const {
   readScheduledTaskRuntime,
   restartScheduledTask,
   resolveTaskScriptPath,
+  stopScheduledTask,
 } = await import("./schtasks.js");
 
 function resolveStartupEntryPath(env: Record<string, string>) {
@@ -74,6 +75,21 @@ async function withWindowsEnv(
   }
 }
 
+async function writeGatewayScript(env: Record<string, string>, port = 18789) {
+  const scriptPath = resolveTaskScriptPath(env);
+  await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(scriptPath), { recursive: true });
+  await fs.writeFile(
+    scriptPath,
+    [
+      "@echo off",
+      `set "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT=${port}"`,
+      `"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\steipete\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\openclaw\\dist\\index.js" gateway --port ${port}`,
+      "",
+    ].join("\r\n"),
+    "utf8",
+  );
+}
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   schtasksResponses.length = 0;
   schtasksCalls.length = 0;
@@ -211,4 +227,39 @@ describe("Windows startup fallback", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  it("kills the Startup fallback runtime even when the CLI env omits the gateway port", async () => {
+    await withWindowsEnv(async ({ env }) => {
+      schtasksResponses.push({ code: 0, stdout: "", stderr: "" });
+      await writeGatewayScript(env);
+      await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(resolveStartupEntryPath(env)), { recursive: true });
+      await fs.writeFile(resolveStartupEntryPath(env), "@echo off\r\n", "utf8");
+      inspectPortUsage
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          port: 18789,
+          status: "busy",
+          listeners: [{ pid: 5151, command: "node.exe" }],
+          hints: [],
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          port: 18789,
+          status: "busy",
+          listeners: [{ pid: 5151, command: "node.exe" }],
+          hints: [],
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          port: 18789,
+          status: "free",
+          listeners: [],
+          hints: [],
+        });
+
+      const stdout = new PassThrough();
+      const envWithoutPort = { ...env };
+      delete envWithoutPort.OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_PORT;
+      await stopScheduledTask({ env: envWithoutPort, stdout });
+
+      expect(killProcessTree).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5151, { graceMs: 300 });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/daemon/schtasks.ts b/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
index 3a92f0944fc..5453e6b26d8 100644
--- a/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/schtasks.ts
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ async function terminateBusyPortListeners(port: number): Promise<number[]> {
 }
 
 async function resolveFallbackRuntime(env: GatewayServiceEnv): Promise<GatewayServiceRuntime> {
-  const port = resolveConfiguredGatewayPort(env);
+  const port = (await resolveScheduledTaskPort(env)) ?? resolveConfiguredGatewayPort(env);
   if (!port) {
     return {
       status: "unknown",