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Windows default browser detection fix for 25H2

Cluster 107854 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-24 04:06 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #134428 on 7 Oct 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and PRs address a bug where default browser detection on Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200+) fails because the OS no longer updates the UserChoice registry key previously relied upon. The work focuses on reading the effective HTTPS handler through an alternative method to correctly resolve the default browser.

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#134428 Windows 11 25H2: real-profile browsing and the updater window find the default browser (#107854, salvage #106971)

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files: contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/browser_connect.py, scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1, tests/hermes_cli/test_browser_connect_default_chromium.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 2

#107855 fix(browser): resolve Windows default via the effective https handler · superseded by another PR → 5419d86, #134428, #107854
#125814 Fix Windows real-profile default browser resolution · superseded by another PR → 5419d86, #134428, #107854

Closed issues · 1

Closed#107854[Bug][Windows 11 25H2 / build 26200] Real-profile detection false-negative: `_detect_default_windows()` reads a `UserChoice` key the OS no longer updates

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #134428
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 7 Oct 2026

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