Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Summary

Version

OpenClaw 2026.3.2 (85377a2)

Platform

• Node host: Windows 10/11, German locale (de-DE)
• Gateway: Ubuntu Linux (noble)

Description

openclaw node status on the Windows node host reports the service as "stopped", even though the Scheduled Task is actively running and the node is connected to the gateway.

The output contradicts itself:

Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
Runtime: stopped (state Wird ausgeführt)

"Wird ausgeführt" is the German localization of "Running" in schtasks output. The status parser does not recognize this string and defaults to "stopped".

Steps to reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install OpenClaw node on a Windows machine with German locale
2. openclaw node install → creates Scheduled Task "OpenClaw Node"
3. Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "OpenClaw Node" → task starts successfully
4. Confirm node is connected via gateway (nodes status shows connected: true)
5. Run openclaw node status on the Windows machine
6. Status incorrectly shows "stopped"

Expected behavior

Expected Behavior

openclaw node status should report the service as "running" when the Scheduled Task state is "Wird ausgeführt".

Root Cause (likely)

The schtasks state parser probably only matches English strings like "Running" / "Ready" / "Disabled". German Windows returns localized strings:

• "Wird ausgeführt" = Running
• "Bereit" = Ready
• "Deaktiviert" = Disabled

Suggested Fix

Either:

1. Parse schtasks output locale-independently (e.g. use schtasks /Query /FO CSV and match on exit code or status codes instead of strings)
2. Use PowerShell Get-ScheduledTask which returns structured objects with a State property that uses English enum values (Running, Ready, Disabled) regardless of locale
3. Add common locale strings for major languages

Option 2 seems most robust:

(Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "OpenClaw Node").State
# Returns "Running" even on German Windows

Actual behavior

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Service: Scheduled Task (registered)
Command: ...
Runtime: stopped (state Wird ausgef�hrt)
Service is loaded but not running.
Logs: schtasks /Query /TN "OpenClaw Node" /V /FO LIST

OpenClaw version

2026.3.2 (85377a2)

Operating system

Windows 11

Install method

npm global

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

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Additional information

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