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Windows desktop update rcedit file lock failures

Cluster 112544. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #113814 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #113814. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #113814. That is separate from the fix event.
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A bug report and several fixes addressing intermittent Windows desktop upgrade failures caused by transient rcedit commit errors, likely triggered by file scanner locks during app promotion.

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Fixes on record

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  • #113200 fix(desktop): Windows exe identity stamp survives a transient rcedit lock (#112544, salvage #112552)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.test.mjs

  • #113814 fix(desktop): Windows Desktop update survives a scanner file lock during app promotion (closes remaining atoms of #112544)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.mjs, apps/desktop/scripts/set-exe-identity.test.mjs, hermes_cli/main_desktop.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_swap_file_lock_retry.py, website/docs/getting-started/updating.md

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #112552 fix(desktop): retry transient rcedit commit failures · merged via another change → #113200
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#112544Bug Report: Intermittent Desktop Upgrade Failure — rcedit "Unable to commit changes"
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  • Link evidence (structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
  • Pairwise link density 0.50: the share of item 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.

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Merged PRs
#113200, #113814
Closed issues
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1 PR closed without merging
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17 Sep 2026

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