# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SCM pending services blocking update process

## Open now

- 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.

## 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 #97929. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #97929 (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-97929`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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

- #96360: Windows Desktop update aborts on unrelated SCM service in STOP_PENDING

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#97929: fix(update): unrelated transitional Windows services no longer abort updates (salvage of #96381)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/gateway.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_gateway.py`
- **#96381: fix(update): prevent unrelated Windows services from blocking updates**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `d5632392c7`, `790e1eb6bd`, `#97929`, `#96860`, `#97856`, `#96360`
- **#96398: fix: scope Windows SCM pending-service checks**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#97929`, `#96381`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #97929 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-29`.