Windows Desktop build failures from missing get-windows
Cluster 90829 · apps/desktop. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #115673 on 19 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #115673. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #115673. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These issues and fixes address Desktop build failures on Windows caused by a missing or partially installed get-windows dependency, including making the rebuild process more resilient and transactional.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#115673 fix(desktop): Windows Desktop rebuild no longer dies on a missing or half-installed get-windows (#90829, salvage #109251)
files:
apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.mjs,apps/desktop/scripts/stage-native-deps.test.mjs,hermes_cli/main_desktop.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_half_installed_get_windows.py,website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md
2 PRs closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · partial fix 1
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#90829Bug: Daily Desktop update fails — "desktop app was not rebuilt, still on previous build" (win32-x64 fail-closed get-windows gate + corrupted node_modules)
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Pairwise link density
0.50: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36.1.00means every pair is linked.
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Open the LabAt a glance
- Subsystem
- apps/desktop
- Merged PRs
- #115673
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 2 PRs closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 19 Sep 2026