diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 0a537782..9b59e2db 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -1185,15 +1185,12 @@ class App:
   
   # Draw right-aligned window controls directly in the menu bar (Win32 only)
   if sys.platform == "win32":
-   try:
-    import ctypes
-    ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer.restype  = ctypes.c_void_p
-    ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer.argtypes = [ctypes.py_object, ctypes.c_char_p]
-    hwnd_capsule = imgui.get_main_viewport().platform_handle_raw
-    hwnd         = ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer(hwnd_capsule, b"nb_handle")
-   except Exception:
-    hwnd = 0
-   
+   result = _show_menus_hwnd_result(self)
+   if not result.ok:
+    if not hasattr(self, '_last_request_errors'): self._last_request_errors = []
+    self._last_request_errors.append(("_show_menus.hwnd", result.errors[0]))
+   hwnd = result.data
+
    if hwnd:
     btn_w = 40
     # Use window width (points) instead of display_size (pixels) for correct scaling
@@ -7528,6 +7525,35 @@ def _show_menus_do_generate_result(app: "App") -> Result[bool]:
    original=e,
   )])
 
+def _show_menus_hwnd_result(app: "App") -> Result[int]:
+ """Drain-aware variant of L1197 _show_menus hwnd capsule try/except.
+
+ Extracts the ctypes PyCapsule_GetPointer try/except from App._show_menus
+ into a Result-returning helper. On success, returns Result(data=hwnd)
+ where hwnd is the resolved window handle. On failure (e.g., on a
+ non-Windows platform), returns Result(data=0, errors=[ErrorInfo]).
+
+ The data field is the resolved hwnd (int) so the legacy wrapper can
+ pass it to subsequent win32gui calls without an additional app.hwnd
+ instance attribute.
+
+ [C: src/gui_2.py:App._show_menus (L1197 legacy wrapper)]
+ """
+ try:
+  import ctypes
+  ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer.restype  = ctypes.c_void_p
+  ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer.argtypes = [ctypes.py_object, ctypes.c_char_p]
+  hwnd_capsule = imgui.get_main_viewport().platform_handle_raw
+  hwnd         = ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer(hwnd_capsule, b"nb_handle")
+  return Result(data=int(hwnd) if hwnd else 0)
+ except Exception as e:
+  return Result(data=0, errors=[ErrorInfo(
+   kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL,
+   message=f"Failed to resolve hwnd via PyCapsule_GetPointer: {e}",
+   source="gui_2._show_menus_hwnd_result",
+   original=e,
+  )])
+
 #endregion: Phase 3 Render-Loop Result Helpers
 
 #endregion: MMA
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
index eec0a43f..30946753 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
@@ -378,4 +378,45 @@ def test_phase_3_l1171_show_menus_do_generate_result_failure():
  err = result.errors[0]
  assert err.source == "gui_2._show_menus_do_generate_result"
  assert "generate blew up" in err.message
- assert "error" in app.ai_status
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+ assert "error" in app.ai_status
+
+
+def test_phase_3_l1197_show_menus_hwnd_result_success():
+ """
+ L1197 _show_menus_hwnd_result returns Result.ok=True on success.
+
+ The helper wraps the ctypes PyCapsule_GetPointer try/except in
+ App._show_menus. On success, returns Result(data=hwnd) with the
+ resolved window handle.
+ """
+ from src import gui_2
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ app = MagicMock()
+ mock_viewport = MagicMock()
+ mock_viewport.platform_handle_raw = "mock_capsule"
+ with patch.object(gui_2.imgui, "get_main_viewport", return_value=mock_viewport), \
+   patch("ctypes.pythonapi.PyCapsule_GetPointer", return_value=12345):
+  result = gui_2._show_menus_hwnd_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data == 12345
+
+
+def test_phase_3_l1197_show_menus_hwnd_result_failure():
+ """
+ L1197 _show_menus_hwnd_result returns Result.ok=False with ErrorInfo on failure.
+
+ When the ctypes call raises (e.g., on a non-Windows platform or when
+ imgui.get_main_viewport returns None), the helper returns
+ Result(data=0, errors=[ErrorInfo]).
+ """
+ from src import gui_2
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ app = MagicMock()
+ # Force the except branch by raising inside the try block
+ with patch.object(gui_2.imgui, "get_main_viewport", side_effect=RuntimeError("no viewport")):
+  result = gui_2._show_menus_hwnd_result(app)
+ assert not result.ok, f"Expected ok=False on failure, got data: {result.data}"
+ assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
+ err = result.errors[0]
+ assert err.source == "gui_2._show_menus_hwnd_result"
+ assert result.data == 0
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