# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows desktop startup stall from orphan PID probes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug causes ~18-second startup delays on Windows when orphaned backend-ownership entries trigger slow, serial PowerShell process probes. The associated items address detecting and skipping these dead PIDs without cold PowerShell calls.

## 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 #99866. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99866 (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-99866`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #92875: \[Bug\]\[Windows\] Desktop startup stalls ~18s on 'connecting' — orphan backend ownership entries probed via serial cold PowerShell calls

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99866: fix(desktop): skip cold process probes for dead backend-ownership PIDs (supersedes #92897)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/backend-claim.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/backend-claim.ts`
- **#92897: fix(desktop): reap dead backend-ownership entries without a cold PowerShell probe**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99866`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99866 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-01`.