From f77e6c370d9958df60fb61f3629f63934b5f0e61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Galvin <96908304+Johnnyg63@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:02:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 312-delay-to-close-application-after-onusercreate

---
 dev/src/host_win_winapi.cpp | 1 +
 olcPixelGameEngine3.h       | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dev/src/host_win_winapi.cpp b/dev/src/host_win_winapi.cpp
index 8340cc54..c4cfb1fa 100644
--- a/dev/src/host_win_winapi.cpp
+++ b/dev/src/host_win_winapi.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace olc::host
 				if (!this->OnSystemThreadStart())
 				{
 					// PGE->OnContextStart() failed, or user aborted OnUserCreate()
+					systemActive = false; // Ensure Windows message loop exits
 					return;
 				}
 
diff --git a/olcPixelGameEngine3.h b/olcPixelGameEngine3.h
index 2a0e918d..d2234459 100644
--- a/olcPixelGameEngine3.h
+++ b/olcPixelGameEngine3.h
@@ -10756,6 +10756,7 @@ namespace olc::host
 				if (!this->OnSystemThreadStart())
 				{
 					// PGE->OnContextStart() failed, or user aborted OnUserCreate()
+					systemActive = false; // Ensure Windows message loop exits
 					return;
 				}