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Windows updater hand-off skips desktop rebuild

Cluster 97343. Data as of 2026-10-25 11:21 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #100440 on 1 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and patches concern a bug where the Windows hand-off update path fails to rebuild the desktop after a Hermes update, leaving it stale. Multiple fix attempts and a salvage PR address the same underlying problem.

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#100440 fix(updater): rebuild desktop on Windows hand-off repair path (#100044 salvage)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_config_migration_on_current_checkout.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_current_node_repair.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_handoff_desktop_rebuild.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_sqlite_remediation.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: partial fix 2

#97380 fix(updater): stop Windows hand-off updates leaving Desktop stale · partial fix → 44359e9
#100044 fix(updater): rebuild desktop on Windows hand-off repair path · partial fix → #97343, #88251

Closed issues · 1

Closed#97343[Bug]: Windows shim hand-off skips desktop rebuild after hermes update

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Merged PRs: #100440
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 1 Sep 2026

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