# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix console window appearing on Windows autostart

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These issues and PRs address a bug where a blank or hidden PowerShell/console window appears on Windows startup due to how the cua-driver-serve scheduled task is launched. The fixes aim to start the process without spawning a visible or stuck console window.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116871. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116871 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #115017: \[Bug\] Blank PowerShell window gets stuck on startup due to cua-driver-serve scheduled task

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116871: fix(cli): cua-driver autostart repair spawns no console window on Windows (#115017, salvage #115098)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/tools_config_cua.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_install_cua_driver.py`
- **#115041: fix(cli): launch cua-driver-serve console-less instead of through a hidden powershell wrapper**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `6f29d8976704`, `#116871`, `#115017`, `#115098`
- **#115098: fix(computer-use): windowless, non-interactive Windows autostart repair (#115017)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `6f29d8976704`, `#116871`, `#115017`, `#115098`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116871 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.