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[Bug] Can't continue setup process after installation (Windows) #2239
Description
Won't let me click next even though everything is setup.
When I click back and try again, Goose shows setup button and I see a bunch of git bash terminals popup. I click setup on Goose, shows installing > installed (still see some git bash windows popping up after), but then still can't click Next. I can continue without setting up goose, but need to click back/leave unchecked/uninstalled.
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tzarebczan commentedon Jul 21, 2026
Root cause
Two stacked bugs:
%USERPROFILE%\goose\goose.exeand does not put that dir on PATH. Buzz only searched PATH + a few well-known dirs (npm, Codex,~/.local/bin), so after a successful install, rediscovery still reportedNotInstalled.installSuccessas Installed even when rediscovery failed. Next is gated onruntime.availability === "available", so it stayed blocked. Back/Next dropped the local success flag and showed not installed again.The Git Bash console popups were separate: discovery/
command -vprobes and related spawns lackedCREATE_NO_WINDOW.Fix (branch
fix/windows-runtime-install-and-console)%USERPROFILE%\goosein Windows well-known binary dirsCREATE_NO_WINDOWon login-shell probes, auth/version probes, git exec, shell tool, etc.Once this lands, your already-installed goose at
C:\Users\<you>\goose\goose.exeshould be discovered without reinstalling.fix(desktop): Windows goose discovery, install PATH, and hidden consoles
fix(desktop): Windows runtime install discovery and quiet consoles
fix(desktop): Windows runtime install discovery and quiet consoles
fix(desktop): Windows runtime install discovery and quiet consoles
fix(desktop): Windows runtime install discovery and quiet consoles
fix(desktop): probe legacy Goose install dir on Windows (#3248)
fix(desktop): probe legacy Goose install dir on Windows (block#3248)
fix(desktop): probe legacy Goose install dir on Windows (block#3248)
merge: bring launchpad into the B5 branch before review