diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 139f6f0..b451b76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,17 @@ Sadly, to keep this WSC stuff even after reboot, defendnot adds itself to the au
 ## Usage
 
 ```commandline
-Usage: defendnot-loader [--help] [--version] [--name VAR] [--disable] [--verbose]
+Usage: defendnot-loader [--help] [--version] [--name VAR] [--disable] [--verbose] [--silent] [--autorun-as-user] [--disable-autorun]
 
 Optional arguments:
-  -h, --help      shows help message and exits
-  -v, --version   prints version information and exits
-  -n, --name      av display name [default: "https://github.com/es3n1n/defendnot"]
-  -d, --disable   disable defendnot
-  -v, --verbose   verbose logging
+  -h, --help         prints help message and exits
+  --version          shows version and exits
+  -n, --name         av display name [default: "https://github.com/es3n1n/defendnot"]
+  -d, --disable      disable defendnot
+  -v, --verbose      verbose logging
+  --silent           do not allocate console
+  --autorun-as-user  create autorun task as currently logged in user
+  --disable-autorun  disable autorun task creation
 ```
 
 ## Writeup
diff --git a/defendnot-loader/core/core.hpp b/defendnot-loader/core/core.hpp
index d0fbc2c..7ba208c 100644
--- a/defendnot-loader/core/core.hpp
+++ b/defendnot-loader/core/core.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace loader {
     public:
         std::string name;
         bool disable;
+        bool alloc_console;
         bool verbose;
         bool from_autorun;
         AutorunType autorun_type;
diff --git a/defendnot-loader/main.cpp b/defendnot-loader/main.cpp
index ae557f6..2dfbaf2 100644
--- a/defendnot-loader/main.cpp
+++ b/defendnot-loader/main.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace {
     void setup_window(const loader::Config& config) {
-        if (!config.from_autorun || config.verbose) {
+        if ((!config.from_autorun || config.verbose) && config.alloc_console) {
             shared::alloc_console();
         }
     }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace {
         std::println("thanks for using {}", names::kProjectName);
         std::println("please don't forget to leave a star at {}", names::kRepoUrl);
 
-        if (!config.from_autorun) {
+        if (!config.from_autorun && config.alloc_console) {
             system("pause");
         }
     }
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try {
     program.add_argument("-n", "--name").help("av display name").default_value(std::string(names::kRepoUrl)).nargs(1);
     program.add_argument("-d", "--disable").help(std::format("disable {}", names::kProjectName)).default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
     program.add_argument("-v", "--verbose").help("verbose logging").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
+    program.add_argument("--silent").help("do not allocate console").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
     program.add_argument("--autorun-as-user").help("create autorun task as currently logged in user").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
     program.add_argument("--disable-autorun").help("disable autorun task creation").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
     program.add_argument("--from-autorun").hidden().default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try {
     auto config = loader::Config{
         .name = program.get<std::string>("-n"),
         .disable = program.get<bool>("-d"),
+        .alloc_console = !program.get<bool>("--silent"),
         .verbose = program.get<bool>("-v"),
         .from_autorun = program.get<bool>("--from-autorun"),
         .autorun_type = program.get<bool>("--autorun-as-user") ? /// As system on boot is the default value
@@ -125,6 +127,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try {
         .enable_autorun = !program.get<bool>("--disable-autorun"),
     };
 
+    if (!config.alloc_console && config.verbose) {
+        fatal_print("--silent flag can not be used in combination with --verbose");
+    }
+
     setup_window(config);
     setup_context(config);