# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows update self-lock deadlock fix

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items address a deadlock scenario on Windows where a self-lock preflight check blocks all updates, making the fix unreachable through the normal update path. The work involves bootstrapping recovery outside of Python to resume updates after deferral.

## 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 #99525. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99525 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.67`: 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

- #87156: Windows update deadlock: pre-#86857 self-lock preflight blocks every update, fix unreachable via normal path

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99525: fix(update): resume Windows Desktop updates after self-lock deferral**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/desktop-update/retry-policy.ps1`, `scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1`, `tests/test_desktop_update_windows_retry_policy.py`
- **#87293: fix(update): bootstrap Windows self-lock recovery outside Python**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#86857`, `#86735`, `#86780`, `#86781`, `#99525`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99525 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `apps/bootstrap-installer`