Windows SCM pending services blocking update process
Cluster 96360. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #97929 on 29 Aug 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 #97929. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #97929. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These issues and pull requests address a problem where unrelated Windows Service Control Manager services in a transitional state (such as STOP_PENDING) could abort or block Desktop update operations. The work involves scoping checks so only relevant services affect update behavior.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#97929 fix(update): unrelated transitional Windows services no longer abort updates (salvage of #96381)
files:
hermes_cli/gateway.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py
2 PRs closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#96360Windows Desktop update aborts on unrelated SCM service in STOP_PENDING
How this cluster was grouped
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Link evidence (
structural links throughout): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference. -
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.
Pick up a Lab task
Check whether a fix covers the open issues here, with your own agent. Bring back evidence for maintainers.
Open the LabAt a glance
- Merged PRs
- #97929
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 2 PRs closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 29 Aug 2026