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Windows updater self-lock loop fix

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86782. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a bug where the Windows in-app updater enters an infinite retry loop due to false-positive self-lock preflight checks, particularly involving cryptography._rust. The work narrows when the self-lock deferral fires to prevent unnecessary looping.

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  • #86782 fix(update): lazy-import secrets_cli + defer secret_sources registry — prevent Windows self-lock loop

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/env_loader.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/secrets_cli.py, tests/test_lazy_secrets_dispatch.py, tests/test_lazy_secrets_import.py

  • #86857 fix(update): self-lock deferral fires only when the swap is actually at risk

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_self_lock.py

  • #86906 fix(updater): stop Windows update retries from looping forever on a deferred install (#86780)

    merged to main

    files: hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py, hermes_cli/env_loader.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_early_recovery.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_env_loader.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_self_lock.py

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #86804 fix(updater): stop Windows update retries from looping forever · merged via another change → b70bd03, #86906, #86782, #86857
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#86780Windows: hermes update / desktop in-app Update loops forever — self-lock preflight false-positives on cryptography._rust
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15 Aug 2026

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