diff --git a/agent-node/VERSION b/agent-node/VERSION
index 32ffe12..3fe3e58 100644
--- a/agent-node/VERSION
+++ b/agent-node/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.23
+1.1.24
diff --git a/agent-node/bootstrap_windows.ps1 b/agent-node/bootstrap_windows.ps1
index 49b106b..1f1060b 100644
--- a/agent-node/bootstrap_windows.ps1
+++ b/agent-node/bootstrap_windows.ps1
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
             $extractTmp = Join-Path $workDir "extract_tmp"
             if (!(Test-Path $extractTmp)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $extractTmp | Out-Null }
             tar -xzf $tarPath -C $extractTmp --strip-components=1
-            Move-Item -Path "$extractTmp\*" -Destination $workDir -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            Copy-Item -Path "$extractTmp\*" -Destination $workDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
             Remove-Item $extractTmp -Recurse -Force
         } else {
             Write-Warning "tar.exe not found. Attempting Expand-Archive (may only support .zip)."
diff --git a/agent-node/src/agent_node/node.py b/agent-node/src/agent_node/node.py
index ed0e277..9bf6fd7 100644
--- a/agent-node/src/agent_node/node.py
+++ b/agent-node/src/agent_node/node.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 
     def _on_policy_update(self, policy):
         self.sandbox.sync(policy)
-        self._apply_skill_config(policy.skill_config_json)
 
     def sync_configuration(self):
         """ Handshake now handled by Transport/Core. This remains for compatibility if needed. """