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Windows default browser detection reads wrong registry key

Cluster 108051 · apps/desktop. 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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A bug on Windows 11 25H2/build 26200 causes a blank updater window because the code reads the legacy UserChoice registry key instead of the newer UserChoiceLatest key. The accompanying fixes update the lookup order to prefer UserChoiceLatest.

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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: done elsewhere 2

#108062 fix(desktop): prefer UserChoiceLatest when resolving Windows updater browser · done elsewhere → d95d5bc, #134428
#108064 fix(desktop): read the default browser ProgId from UserChoiceLatest before the legacy UserChoice key · done elsewhere → 5419d86, d95d5bc, #134428, #106971

Closed issues · 1

Closed#108051[Bug][Windows 11 25H2 / build 26200] Desktop updater: `Get-DefaultBrowserExe` reads the legacy `UserChoice` key the OS no longer updates — blank ghost update window

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

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