CryptUnprotectData failed
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Description
Codex Desktop on Windows repeatedly fails before starting any PowerShell command:
CryptUnprotectData failed: 2148073483
The failure occurs during CreateProcess, including for simple read-only commands.
Restarting/retrying the task did not recover it.
No repository files were modified and no tests/builds were run.
The repeated environment failure consumed approximately 50% of the task token budget.
Date: 2026-08-27
Timezone: Asia/HongKong
Workspace: Windows Codex worktree
Request: investigate DPAPI credential decryption failure in the Codex command host and consider restoring consumed usage.
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the Windows CreateProcess failure with a simple PowerShell command and trace the Codex command host's DPAPI credential-decryption path. Done means identifying the cause of error 2148073483 and defining or implementing a verified fix; usage restoration is a separate, unresolved request.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, rust
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100