# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows Desktop update hang fix investigation

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern a bug where Windows Desktop updates stall indefinitely on 'Updating Hermes' due to a pipe drain in the update hand-off process never receiving EOF. The members cover the problem report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #90937. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #90937 (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: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-90937`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.50`: 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

- #90455: Windows: Desktop update hand-off hangs forever when gateway stays resident (windows.ps1 waits on ReadToEndAsync that never sees EOF)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#90937: fix(update): Windows Desktop updates finish instead of parking on "Updating Hermes"**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `scripts/desktop-update/windows.ps1`, `tests/test_desktop_update_windows_pipe_drain.py`, `tests/test_desktop_update_windows_python_handoff.py`
- **#90564: fix(update): bound the Windows update hand-off's step pipe drain**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#90937`
- **#90925: fix(update): Windows Desktop updates finish instead of parking on "Updating Hermes"**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `silent_close`; implication `active`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #90937 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-20`.