diff --git a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.ts b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.ts
index 7c5978bb..16cb83d2 100644
--- a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface TmuxInstallerBannerViewModel {
   progressPercent: number | null;
   logs: string[];
   manualHints: TmuxInstallHint[];
+  manualHintsCollapsible: boolean;
   primaryGuideUrl: string | null;
   installSupported: boolean;
   installDisabled: boolean;
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ export class TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter {
       : null;
     const versionLabel =
       status?.effective.version ?? status?.host.version ?? status?.wsl?.tmuxVersion ?? null;
+    const manualHints = status?.autoInstall.manualHints ?? [];
+    const manualHintsCollapsible = status?.platform === 'win32' && manualHints.length > 0;
     const installLabel =
       snapshot.phase === 'idle' &&
       status?.platform === 'win32' &&
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@ export class TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter {
       phase: snapshot.phase,
       progressPercent: formatTmuxInstallerProgress(snapshot.phase),
       logs: snapshot.logs,
-      manualHints: status?.autoInstall.manualHints ?? [],
+      manualHints,
+      manualHintsCollapsible,
       primaryGuideUrl,
       installSupported: status?.autoInstall.supported ?? false,
       installDisabled:
diff --git a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.test.ts b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.test.ts
index 20b89577..742807b4 100644
--- a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/adapters/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ describe('TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter', () => {
     expect(result.primaryGuideUrl).toBeNull();
     expect(result.progressPercent).toBeNull();
     expect(result.manualHints).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result.manualHintsCollapsible).toBe(false);
     expect(result.body).toContain('persistent teammate reliability');
   });
 
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ describe('TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter', () => {
     expect(result.platformLabel).toBe('Windows');
     expect(result.primaryGuideUrl).toBe('https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install');
     expect(result.progressPercent).toBe(100);
+    expect(result.manualHintsCollapsible).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('keeps the banner visible when tmux is installed but runtime is not ready yet', () => {
diff --git a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/TmuxInstallerBannerView.tsx b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/TmuxInstallerBannerView.tsx
index d9fc7621..9b5f2c62 100644
--- a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/TmuxInstallerBannerView.tsx
+++ b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/TmuxInstallerBannerView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { AlertTriangle, ExternalLink, RefreshCw, Wrench, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import {
+  AlertTriangle,
+  ChevronDown,
+  ChevronUp,
+  ExternalLink,
+  RefreshCw,
+  Wrench,
+  XCircle,
+} from 'lucide-react';
 
 import { useTmuxInstallerBanner } from '../hooks/useTmuxInstallerBanner';
 
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@ export function TmuxInstallerBannerView(): React.JSX.Element | null {
   const { viewModel, install, cancel, submitInput, refresh, toggleDetails, openExternal } =
     useTmuxInstallerBanner();
   const [inputValue, setInputValue] = React.useState('');
+  const [manualHintsExpanded, setManualHintsExpanded] = React.useState(false);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!viewModel.acceptsInput) {
@@ -35,10 +44,19 @@ export function TmuxInstallerBannerView(): React.JSX.Element | null {
     }
   }, [viewModel.acceptsInput]);
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!viewModel.manualHintsCollapsible) {
+      setManualHintsExpanded(false);
+    }
+  }, [viewModel.manualHintsCollapsible]);
+
   if (!viewModel.visible) {
     return null;
   }
 
+  const manualHintsVisible =
+    viewModel.manualHints.length > 0 && (!viewModel.manualHintsCollapsible || manualHintsExpanded);
+
   return (
     <div
       className="mb-6 rounded-lg border-l-4 px-4 py-3"
@@ -114,6 +132,23 @@ export function TmuxInstallerBannerView(): React.JSX.Element | null {
               Manual guide
             </button>
           )}
+          {viewModel.manualHintsCollapsible && (
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setManualHintsExpanded((current) => !current)}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border px-3 py-2 text-sm transition-colors hover:bg-white/5"
+              style={{ borderColor: 'var(--color-border)' }}
+            >
+              {manualHintsExpanded ? (
+                <ChevronUp className="size-4" />
+              ) : (
+                <ChevronDown className="size-4" />
+              )}
+              {manualHintsExpanded
+                ? 'Hide setup steps'
+                : `Show setup steps (${viewModel.manualHints.length})`}
+            </button>
+          )}
           <button
             type="button"
             onClick={() => void refresh()}
@@ -193,7 +228,7 @@ export function TmuxInstallerBannerView(): React.JSX.Element | null {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {viewModel.manualHints.length > 0 && (
+      {manualHintsVisible && (
         <div className="mt-3 grid gap-2 lg:grid-cols-2">
           {viewModel.manualHints.map((hint) => (
             <div
diff --git a/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerView.test.tsx b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerView.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0ed57c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/tmux-installer/renderer/ui/__tests__/TmuxInstallerBannerView.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import React, { act } from 'react';
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { TmuxInstallerBannerView } from '../TmuxInstallerBannerView';
+
+import type { TmuxInstallerBannerViewModel } from '../../adapters/TmuxInstallerBannerAdapter';
+
+const { mockUseTmuxInstallerBanner } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockUseTmuxInstallerBanner: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../hooks/useTmuxInstallerBanner', () => ({
+  useTmuxInstallerBanner: mockUseTmuxInstallerBanner,
+}));
+
+const baseViewModel: TmuxInstallerBannerViewModel = {
+  visible: true,
+  loading: false,
+  title: 'tmux is not installed',
+  body: 'WSL is available, but no Linux distribution is installed yet.',
+  error: null,
+  platformLabel: 'Windows',
+  locationLabel: null,
+  runtimeReadyLabel: null,
+  versionLabel: null,
+  phase: 'idle',
+  progressPercent: null,
+  logs: [],
+  manualHints: [
+    {
+      title: 'Install WSL',
+      description: 'Install Windows Subsystem for Linux.',
+      command: 'wsl --install --no-distribution',
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Install Ubuntu',
+      description: 'Recommended WSL distro.',
+      command: 'wsl --install -d Ubuntu --no-launch',
+    },
+  ],
+  manualHintsCollapsible: true,
+  primaryGuideUrl: 'https://example.com/guide',
+  installSupported: true,
+  installDisabled: false,
+  installLabel: 'Install Ubuntu in WSL',
+  canCancel: false,
+  acceptsInput: false,
+  inputPrompt: null,
+  inputSecret: false,
+  detailsOpen: false,
+};
+
+function renderBanner(viewModel: TmuxInstallerBannerViewModel): {
+  host: HTMLDivElement;
+  root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot>;
+} {
+  const host = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(host);
+  const root = createRoot(host);
+  mockUseTmuxInstallerBanner.mockReturnValue({
+    viewModel,
+    install: vi.fn(),
+    cancel: vi.fn(),
+    submitInput: vi.fn(),
+    refresh: vi.fn(),
+    toggleDetails: vi.fn(),
+    openExternal: vi.fn(),
+  });
+
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(React.createElement(TmuxInstallerBannerView));
+  });
+
+  return { host, root };
+}
+
+describe('TmuxInstallerBannerView', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.stubGlobal('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    mockUseTmuxInstallerBanner.mockReset();
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+  });
+
+  it('keeps Windows setup steps collapsed by default and expands them on demand', async () => {
+    const { host, root } = renderBanner(baseViewModel);
+
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('Show setup steps (2)');
+    expect(host.textContent).not.toContain('wsl --install --no-distribution');
+
+    const toggleButton = [...host.querySelectorAll('button')].find((button) =>
+      button.textContent?.includes('Show setup steps')
+    );
+    expect(toggleButton).toBeDefined();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      toggleButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true }));
+      await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('Hide setup steps');
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('wsl --install --no-distribution');
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('wsl --install -d Ubuntu --no-launch');
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('shows setup hints immediately on non-Windows platforms', () => {
+    const { host, root } = renderBanner({
+      ...baseViewModel,
+      platformLabel: 'macOS',
+      manualHintsCollapsible: false,
+      manualHints: [
+        { title: 'Homebrew', description: 'Recommended', command: 'brew install tmux' },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(host.textContent).toContain('brew install tmux');
+    expect(host.textContent).not.toContain('Show setup steps');
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+});