Bug type

Behavior bug (incorrect output/state without crash)

Beta release blocker

No

Summary

OpenClaw version: 2026.5.20 (e510042)
Platform: Windows native CLI / PowerShell

What works:

• Running openclaw gateway in a foreground PowerShell window works.

• Slack connects and responds while that window is open.

What fails:

• openclaw gateway install/start/restart registers a Scheduled Task, but the gateway does not keep running after the foreground gateway window is closed.
• openclaw gateway status --deep later shows:

Runtime: unknown
Connectivity probe: failed
connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:18789

At one point status also showed:

Runtime: running (... Verified gateway listener detected on port 18789 even though schtasks did not report a running task.)
Connectivity probe: ok

Expected:

• The Windows Scheduled Task should keep the gateway running without a visible PowerShell/gateway window.

Steps to reproduce

OpenClaw version: 2026.5.20 (e510042)
Platform: Windows native CLI / PowerShell

What works:

• Running openclaw gateway in a foreground PowerShell window works.

• Slack connects and responds while that window is open.

What fails:

• openclaw gateway install/start/restart registers a Scheduled Task, but the gateway does not keep running after the foreground gateway window is closed.
• openclaw gateway status --deep later shows:

Runtime: unknown
Connectivity probe: failed
connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:18789

At one point status also showed:

Runtime: running (... Verified gateway listener detected on port 18789 even though schtasks did not report a running task.)
Connectivity probe: ok

Expected:

• The Windows Scheduled Task should keep the gateway running without a visible PowerShell/gateway window.

Expected behavior

Expected:

• The Windows Scheduled Task should keep the gateway running without a visible PowerShell/gateway window.

Actual behavior

OpenClaw version: 2026.5.20 (e510042)
Platform: Windows native CLI / PowerShell

What works:

• Running openclaw gateway in a foreground PowerShell window works.
• Slack connects and responds while that window is open.

What fails:

• openclaw gateway install/start/restart registers a Scheduled Task, but the gateway does not keep running after the foreground gateway window is closed.
• openclaw gateway status --deep later shows:

Runtime: unknown
Connectivity probe: failed
connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:18789

At one point status also showed:

Runtime: running (... Verified gateway listener detected on port 18789 even though schtasks did not report a running task.)
Connectivity probe: ok

OpenClaw version

OpenClaw version: 2026.5.20 (e510042)

Operating system

Platform: Windows native CLI / PowerShell

Install method

No response

Model

openrouter/openrouter/free

Provider / routing chain

OpenClaw -> OpenRouter

Additional provider/model setup details

No response

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

No response

Additional information

No response