Windows Computer Use fails before enumerating any windows.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure on Windows with sky.list_windows() and sky.list_apps(), then investigate the EnumWindows error and the codex-computer-use.exe helper process. Done means both calls enumerate windows and applications successfully and screen control works without the 0x80070003 error.

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Description

app bug computer-use windows-os
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.730.61639

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Error:
EnumWindows failed: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003)

Both sky.list_windows() and sky.list_apps() fail identically.

Verified:

  • @oai/sky loads
  • codex-computer-use.exe exists
  • helper process starts in the active Windows session
  • helper has read/execute permission
  • Computer Use plugin reinstalled
  • Codex Repair completed
  • Codex Reset completed
  • Codex cleanly uninstalled and reinstalled
  • Windows restarted
What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 019fd81d-b9e8-7e90-83c2-db9c7c9a23be

What is the expected behavior?

screen control

Additional information

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