# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows console QuickEdit blocks update hand-off

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and fixes address a Windows-specific problem where QuickEdit or Select mode on the console window interrupts the desktop update hand-off process. The work focuses on hiding the console and disabling QuickEdit to prevent this interference.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #122273. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #122273 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-122273`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #103222: \[Bug\]: \[Windows\] Desktop update hand-off blocked by unexpected QuickEdit/Select mode after updater exits

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#122273: fix(desktop): keep the Windows update hand-off console hidden and selection-proof**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/updater/checkout-handoff.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/updater/checkout.ts`, `scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1`
- **#103400: fix(desktop): disable QuickEdit so Select mode cannot block update handoff (#103222)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #122273 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-27`.