Windows PATH and environment variable interference fixes
Cluster 83797. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #84452 on 12 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #84452. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #84452. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items address cases where tooling incorrectly modifies the user's PATH or environment on Windows, specifically around Python commands and SSH behavior. The fixes aim to prevent the tool from hijacking or polluting user-level environment settings.
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Fixes on record
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#84452 fix(windows): SSH ControlMaster gating + stop hijacking the user's python
files:
hermes_cli/update_cmd.py,scripts/install.ps1,tests/hermes_cli/test_windows_native_docs.py,tests/tools/test_ssh_environment.py,tools/environments/ssh.py,website/docs/user-guide/windows-native.md
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1
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#83830 fix(install): keep venv Scripts dir off the user PATH (#83797) · superseded by another PR →
#84452,#83797
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#83797[Bug]: Hermes changes the default python command on Windows
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- Merged PRs
- #84452
- Closed issues
- 1
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- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 12 Aug 2026