# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Desktop zoom level resets on alt-tab focus regain

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug report and two related fix attempts address the issue where the desktop app's zoom level reverts to default when the window regains focus, particularly on Windows high-DPI displays. The fixes involve re-asserting or restoring the persisted zoom level on window focus events.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #86376. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #86376 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.40`: 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

- #50837: \[Bug\]: Desktop app - zoom level resets to default after alt-tab (Windows high-DPI)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#86376: fix(desktop): reassert UI zoom on window focus for high-DPI displays**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`; implication `superseded`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/zoom.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/zoom.ts`, `contributors/emails/[redacted:email]`
- **#50873: fix(desktop): restore zoom level on window focus for high-DPI displays**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86376`, `#50873`
- **#81229: fix(desktop): re-assert persisted zoom on window focus regain (alt-tab)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `duplicate_of`; implication `duplicate`; refs `#75305`, `#81229`, `#50837`, `#75305`
- **#85062: fix(desktop): reassert UI zoom on window focus return**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86376`, `#50873`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #86376 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-14`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`