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Windows updater self-lock bug and fixes

Cluster 89599 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #90192 on 19 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #90192. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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A bug where the Windows CLI updater cannot replace its own launcher executable due to file-locking (EACCES/WinError 32), along with two fix attempts that re-route the update process to avoid the self-lock.

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#90192 fix(update): stop Windows updates from locking their own launcher

merged to main

files: gateway/slash_commands.py, hermes_cli/_install_repair.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/subcommands/update.py, hermes_constants.py, scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_concurrent_quarantine.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_shim_self_lock.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#89970 fix(update): re-exec Windows shim updates via venv python to break launcher self-lock · superseded by another PR → #90192, #88121

Closed issues · 1

Closed#89599Bug: Windows CLI 'hermes update' cannot succeed — updater self-locks its own launcher exe (EACCES/WinError 32), preflight excludes self

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #90192
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 19 Aug 2026

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