# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SCM service enumeration error handling fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where Windows updates abort due to unrelated SCM services refusing QueryServiceConfigW, and corresponding fixes to skip or tolerate those unreadable services.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #116786. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116786 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-116786`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #116173: \[Bug\]: hermes update aborts on Windows when an unrelated SCM service refuses QueryServiceConfigW (WinError 15100 / MUI file) — SCM service enumeration failed

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116786: fix(gateway): Windows update no longer aborts when an unrelated SCM service refuses QueryServiceConfigW (#116173, salvage #116179)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py`
- **#116179: fix(gateway): let Windows updates skip unreadable unrelated services**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `155eea02f914`, `#116786`, `#116173`, `#116179`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116786 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.