Windows .venv self-update path fix
Cluster 112958 · hermes cli. Data as of
1 open item. Fix merged in #113164 on 17 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113164. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #113164. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- 0 issues and 1 PR.
These items address a bug where the desktop self-updater fails on Windows when installed via uv into a .venv directory, because update logic hardcodes the older venv path convention. The members cover the bug report and multiple fix attempts targeting preflight, gateway-stop, and holder guard components.
Open issues0
Open PRs1
- PR#112977fix(updater): support Windows .venv update paths
Fixes on record
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#113164 fix(update): Windows Desktop self-update works on uv-default .venv installs (#112958, salvage #112966)
files:
apps/desktop/electron/main.ts,apps/desktop/electron/updater-process.ts,apps/desktop/electron/venv-blocker-scan.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/venv-blocker-scan.ts,hermes_cli/update_cmd.py,hermes_cli/update_cmd_deps.py,hermes_cli/update_cmd_windows.py,hermes_cli/update_cmd_zip.py,scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1,tests/hermes_cli/test_update_concurrent_quarantine.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_update_venv_health.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_update_zip_fallback_guards.py,tests/scripts/desktop_update/test_desktop_update_windows_python_handoff.py,website/docs/getting-started/updating.md
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: other 1
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#112966 fix(update): support uv .venv desktop self-updates on Windows · other →
#112977,#112958
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#112958[Bug][Windows] Desktop self-update impossible on uv-default `.venv` installs — preflight, gateway-stop and holder guard all hardcode `venv`
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- Subsystem
- hermes cli
- Merged PRs
- #113164
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 17 Sep 2026