# Playwright v1.59.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Playwright (https://playwright.dev)
- **Version:** v1.59.1
- **Released:** Apr 01, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/playwright/updates/v1.59.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.59.1. Source highlight: **[Windows]** Reverted hiding console window when spawning browser processes, which caused regressions including broken `codegen`, `--ui` and `show` commands (#39990)

## Bug Fixes
- **[Windows]** Reverted hiding console window when spawning browser processes, which caused regressions including broken `codegen`, `--ui` and `show` commands (#39990)