diff --git a/capture.toml.example b/capture.toml.example
index e02e287..2bb2955 100644
--- a/capture.toml.example
+++ b/capture.toml.example
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 serial = "127.0.0.1:5555"
 # How long to wait for the emulator to come online before giving up
 wait_secs = 180
+# Close BlueStacks automatically after the capture finished
+shutdown_bluestacks = true
 
 [paths]
 # Path to adb.exe (empty = auto-detect from LOCALAPPDATA, then PATH)
diff --git a/src/capture/windows.rs b/src/capture/windows.rs
index eab1044..748f095 100644
--- a/src/capture/windows.rs
+++ b/src/capture/windows.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct CaptureConfig {
 struct DeviceConfig {
     serial: String,
     wait_secs: u64,
+    shutdown_bluestacks: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ impl Default for DeviceConfig {
         Self {
             serial: "127.0.0.1:5555".to_string(),
             wait_secs: 180,
+            shutdown_bluestacks: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -728,6 +730,14 @@ async fn command_run(config: &CaptureConfig) -> Result<()> {
     let _ = adb(config, &["reverse", remove_socket.as_str()]);
     println!("device proxy settings restored");
 
+    println!("stopping {GAME_PACKAGE}");
+    let _ = adb_shell(config, &format!("am force-stop {GAME_PACKAGE}"));
+    let _ = run_adb(config, &["kill-server"]);
+    println!("adb stopped");
+    if config.device.shutdown_bluestacks {
+        close_bluestacks();
+    }
+
     match outcome {
         Ok(()) => {
             println!("capture finished, run `cargo run --bin records -- best` to analyze");
@@ -811,6 +821,21 @@ async fn command_clean(config: &CaptureConfig) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn close_bluestacks() {
+    let silent = |args: &[&str]| {
+        let _ = Command::new("taskkill")
+            .args(args)
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+            .stdout(Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(Stdio::null())
+            .status();
+    };
+    silent(&["/IM", "HD-Player.exe"]);
+    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    silent(&["/F", "/IM", "HD-Player.exe"]);
+    println!("BlueStacks closed");
+}
+
 fn print_usage() {
     println!(
         "usage: capture <command>