# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows process not exiting after window close

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a bug on Windows where closing the application window leaves the main process running indefinitely without terminating. The work involves preventing process hangs and ensuring the app exits cleanly when the last window is closed.

## 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 #116869. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #116869 (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-116869`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #116376: \[Bug\]: Windows — closing the Hermes window leaves the main process alive indefinitely (0 visible windows, 0 BrowserWindow, 0 dialogs)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#116869: fix(desktop): closing the last window on Windows exits Hermes.exe (#116376, salvage #116496)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/main.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/quit-finalization.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/quit-finalization.ts`
- **#116496: fix(desktop): prevent Windows process hang after window close**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `fb97ade55ab5`, `#116869`, `#116376`, `#116496`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #116869 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-20`.