diff --git a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
index 78b70daca933..6e29d6730a29 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e/parallels/windows-smoke.ts
@@ -696,11 +696,12 @@ Invoke-OpenClaw update status --json`,
   }
 
   private gatewayAction(action: "restart" | "stop"): Promise<void> {
+    const forceFlag = action === "stop" ? " --force" : "";
     return this.guestPowerShellBackground(
       `gateway-${action}`,
       `$ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
 $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $false
-Invoke-OpenClaw gateway ${action}
+Invoke-OpenClaw gateway ${action}${forceFlag}
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "gateway ${action} failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE" }`,
       420_000,
     );
diff --git a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
index 0082968ec5d6..0c17928c060a 100644
--- a/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/parallels-smoke-model.test.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ describe("Parallels smoke model selection", () => {
     expect(linux).toContain("rm -rf /root/.openclaw /root/.npm/_cacache");
   });
 
+  it("forces the explicit test-owned Windows gateway stop", () => {
+    const windows = readFileSync(TS_PATHS.windows, "utf8");
+    expect(windows).toContain('const forceFlag = action === "stop" ? " --force" : "";');
+    expect(windows).toContain("Invoke-OpenClaw gateway ${action}${forceFlag}");
+  });
+
   it("preserves caller arguments when loaded as the Windows controller library", () => {
     const result = spawnSync(
       "bash",