diff --git a/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.test.ts
index 910a0c065d..8ee896e337 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.test.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ describe("registry resolver", () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it("names the closest items when the requested one is not in the registry", async () => {
+      mockFetch();
+      const baseUrl = uniqueBaseUrl();
+      await expect(resolveItemWithDependencies("alpha-gamma-reveal", { baseUrl })).rejects.toThrow(
+        /Item "alpha-gamma-reveal" not found in registry\. Closest: alpha, gamma\. Available: /,
+      );
+    });
+
     it("throws a clear cycle error for circular dependencies", async () => {
       mockFetch({ dependencies: { alpha: ["gamma"], beta: ["alpha"], gamma: ["beta"] } });
       const baseUrl = uniqueBaseUrl();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.ts b/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.ts
index f22e40909e..fe59b3a0b4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/registry/resolver.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import type { ItemType, RegistryItem, RegistryManifestEntry } from "@hyperframes/core";
 import { fetchItemManifest, fetchRegistryManifest, DEFAULT_REGISTRY_URL } from "./remote.js";
 import { runWithConcurrencyLimit } from "../utils/concurrency.js";
+import { closestNames } from "../utils/didYouMean.js";
 
 export interface ResolveOptions {
   baseUrl?: string;
@@ -145,9 +146,13 @@ export async function resolveItemWithDependencies(
   const entry = entries.find((e) => e.name === name);
   if (!entry) {
     const available = entries.map((e) => e.name).join(", ");
+    const close = closestNames(
+      name,
+      entries.map((e) => e.name),
+    );
     throw new Error(
       available.length > 0
-        ? `Item "${name}" not found in registry. Available: ${available}`
+        ? `Item "${name}" not found in registry.${close.length > 0 ? ` Closest: ${close.join(", ")}.` : ""} Available: ${available}`
         : unreachableRegistryMessage(name, options.baseUrl),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/didYouMean.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/didYouMean.ts
index 3fdd7f4fde..1ca4b82302 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/didYouMean.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/didYouMean.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ export function closestMatch(input: string, candidates: Iterable<string>): strin
   return best;
 }
 
+/** Up to `limit` candidates sharing a dash-separated word with `input`, most shared words first, then nearest spelling. */
+export function closestNames(input: string, candidates: Iterable<string>, limit = 5): string[] {
+  const words = new Set(input.split("-"));
+  return [...candidates]
+    .map((name) => ({
+      name,
+      shared: name.split("-").filter((word) => words.has(word)).length,
+      distance: editDistance(input, name),
+    }))
+    .filter(({ shared }) => shared > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => b.shared - a.shared || a.distance - b.distance || a.name.localeCompare(b.name))
+    .slice(0, limit)
+    .map(({ name }) => name);
+}
+
 const COMMAND_SYNONYMS: Record<string, string> = {
   search: "catalog",
   find: "catalog",
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.test.ts
index be3cc7589f..1025f92fed 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.test.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ describe("explainChromeLaunchFailure for a browser Windows refuses to run", () =
     expect(explained.message).toContain(executablePath);
     expect(explained.message).toContain("error -4094");
     expect(explained.message).toContain("browser ensure --force");
+    expect(explained.message).toContain("Application Control");
+    expect(explained.message).toContain("HYPERFRAMES_BROWSER_PATH");
     expect(explained.cause).toBe(refused);
     expect(existsSync(marker)).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.ts b/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.ts
index ffc7985734..d24ec8bba7 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/services/chromeStartup.ts
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ export async function explainChromeLaunchFailure(
   if (code === "UNKNOWN" && syscall === "spawn")
     return new Error(
       `Windows refused to start the browser${executablePath ? ` at ${executablePath}` : ""} (error ${errno ?? "unknown"}, spawn UNKNOWN). ` +
-        "Security software may be blocking it, or the computer may be out of memory. " +
-        "Close other apps and retry; if it persists, run `hyperframes browser ensure --force` to download it again.",
+        "Windows Application Control or security software may be blocking it, or the computer may be out of memory. " +
+        "Close other apps and retry. If a policy blocks the file, allow that path or set HYPERFRAMES_BROWSER_PATH to a Chrome or Edge your policy allows; " +
+        "if the file is damaged, run `hyperframes browser ensure --force` to download it again.",
       { cause: error },
     );
   if (!executablePath) return error;