Codex extremely slow to load any thread

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
42/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop, performance

Research direction

Start by reviewing the uploaded performance trace 019e84cc-97b3-76e1-8c4d-f441f2ef1c95 and compare the thread-loading behavior on Windows 11. Identify where the minutes-long delay occurs, then confirm that threads load within a reasonable time and remain interactive.

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Description

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

26.730.61639

What subscription do you have?

Pro 20x

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64 (Windows 11 Pro)

What issue are you seeing?

Very difficult to get threads to load. Takes an extremely long time, minutes to tens of minutes before I can interact with them.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded performance trace: 019e84cc-97b3-76e1-8c4d-f441f2ef1c95

What is the expected behavior?

Should load the thread

Additional information

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