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Windows Smart App Control blocking embedded Python _ssl

Cluster 63796 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-28 11:56 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #122924 on 25 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #122924. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
Tracker: The maintainers' tracker marks this resolved, deciding PR #122924. That is separate from the fix event.
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These items all concern Windows Smart App Control interfering with the embedded Python runtime (specifically the _ssl module), affecting the dashboard or Hermes Desktop bootstrap on Windows 11. Two are CLI changes about detecting and naming the block, and one is a bug report describing the bootstrap problem.

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#122924 fix(cli): name Windows Smart App Control when it blocks the dashboard runtime

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/main_dep_hints.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_smart_app_control_block.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: partial fix 1

#63810 fix(cli): detect Windows Smart App Control blocking embedded Python _ssl module · partial fix → #63796, #63810, #374151

Closed issues · 1

Closed#63796[Bug]: Hermes Desktop cannot bootstrap on Windows 11 when Smart App Control blocks embedded Python (_ssl)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #122924
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 25 Sep 2026

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