Chat not connecting to Browsder

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
desktop

Research direction

No source files, tests, or code entry points are identified in the issue. Start by reproducing the connection failure in the Windows desktop app with Chrome and the enabled browser extension; done means identifying and fixing the browser-control initialization failure so ChatGPT can access the signed-in tab.

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Description

app browser bug computer-use windows-os
What issue are you seeing?

no-active-thread-01a01aaf-8522-7be2-a1aa-70e52948e939

Chrome browser control will not connect in the ChatGPT desktop app.

I am using the Windows desktop app. Under Settings → Computer use, Google Chrome shows “Browser extension installed,” and the control is switched on. I have restarted both Chrome and ChatGPT, opened a signed-in Restaurant Depot page in Chrome, and asked ChatGPT to use Chrome. ChatGPT still cannot connect to or read the Chrome tab.

The browser-control component appears to fail during initialization. Please help me repair or reset the Chrome browser-control connection.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

I would like to have Chat use my browser

What is the expected behavior?

Chat being able to use my mouse and keyboard to extract information

Additional information

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