# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows updater self-lock bug and fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

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.

## 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 #90192. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90192 (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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

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

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90192: fix(update): stop Windows updates from locking their own launcher**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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`
- **#89970: fix(update): re-exec Windows shim updates via venv python to break launcher self-lock**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90192`, `#88121`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90192 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-19`.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`