# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix non-ASCII path drift in Windows scheduled tasks

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a bug where Windows Scheduled Task drift detection incorrectly reports argument differences when account paths contain non-ASCII characters. Fixes also cover localized access-denied errors failing to reach intended fallback handling.

## 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 #116832. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116832 (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-116832`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116193: gateway_windows: permanent false "launcher arguments differs" Scheduled-Task drift on non-ASCII account paths

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116832: fix(gateway-windows): Scheduled Task drift check settles on non-ASCII account paths; localized access-denied reaches the fallbacks (#116193, salvage #116240)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway_windows.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway_windows.py`
- **#116240: fix(gateway-windows): preserve localized task arguments**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `133004ac799b`, `#116832`, `#116193`, `#116240`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116832 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.