sync: auto-sync from HOWARD-HOME at 2026-07-07 11:45:40

Author: Howard Enos
Machine: HOWARD-HOME
Timestamp: 2026-07-07 11:45:40

session-logs/2026-07/2026-07-07-howard-gps-rmm-progress-silent-popup.md

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+# Session — GPS-RMM-Progress console popup made silent
+
+## User
+- **User:** Howard Enos (howard)
+- **Machine:** Howard-Home
+- **Role:** tech
+
+## Summary
+Howard reported a command window flashing on the desktop then disappearing. Traced it to
+the `GPS-RMM-Progress` Windows scheduled task and made it run windowless.
+
+## Diagnosis
+- **Task:** `GPS-RMM-Progress` (root `\` folder, author `Howard`)
+- **Old action:** `C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe -lc "cd /c/claudetools && bash .claude/scripts/gps-rmm-progress-check.sh"`
+- **Trigger:** daily at 08:07 (single fire; no repetition interval)
+- **Root cause of flash:** action launched `bash.exe` (console subsystem) with
+  `LogonType = Interactive` + `Hidden = False`, so a console window drew on the desktop each run.
+- Script is our GPS->GuruRMM enrollment progress check: read-only against RMM `/api/agents`,
+  DMs Howard a daily summary via `discord-dm.sh`. No interactive desktop needed -> safe to hide.
+
+## Fix
+- Added `.claude/scripts/gps-rmm-progress-hidden.vbs` — a wscript wrapper that runs bash with
+  window style `0` (hidden), `False` (no wait). `wscript.exe` is a GUI-subsystem host, so no
+  console is ever allocated.
+- Repointed the task action to:
+  - Execute: `C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe`
+  - Arguments: `"C:\claudetools\.claude\scripts\gps-rmm-progress-hidden.vbs"`
+- Runtime environment unchanged (same interactive session, vault/SSH/env intact); only the
+  window is suppressed.
+
+## Verification
+- `Start-ScheduledTask GPS-RMM-Progress` -> `LastResult 0x0`, no visible wscript/bash/conhost
+  windows. Flash eliminated.
+- The verification run was a real (non-dry) execution, so it sent Howard the normal daily
+  Discord summary (expected).
+
+## Files changed
+- `.claude/scripts/gps-rmm-progress-hidden.vbs` (new)
+
+## Notes / pending
+- The scheduled task itself is per-machine (not stored in repo) — this fix applies to
+  Howard-Home only. Same change would be needed on any other machine running this task.
+- Script self-reports `COMPLETE` once every tracked GPS client hits its RMM target; at that
+  point the task can be retired: `schtasks /Delete /TN GPS-RMM-Progress /F`.