Chrome usage failed due to admin enforced policy
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.825.32147
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Windows 11 64bit
What issue are you seeing?
Multiple tasks have been able to trigger Chrome debug control but codex chat reports back the following:
Chrome’s managed security gate blocked Codex from inspecting the page. The reported error was:
“The admin-enforced policy could not be verified, so access was not granted.”
This is not evidence of an extension or site code error. I could see the tab and title, but Chrome would not allow automated DOM inspection, console access, or reloads. The specific administrator policy is not exposed by the error, and I must not bypass it.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Try to access the page I am on via a prompt, and see this issue in Codex
What is the expected behavior?
Access fine and do what you need to do
Additional information
I have used codex for several months now with no issues on the same laptop, site and setup. This is new as of a few days ago.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing Chrome debug control from the Codex App on Windows 11 64-bit using the reported prompt and check whether the admin-enforced policy error occurs. Investigate the Chrome managed security gate and verify that page inspection, console access, and reloads work when policy verification succeeds without bypassing administrator controls.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, devtools, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100