Codex Desktop App Startup Delay
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app
bug
performance
windows-os
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 125k
- Forks
- 19.4k
- PR merge metrics
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Description
After I launch the Codex desktop app, its process appears in Task Manager immediately, but the application window does not appear until approximately 15 minutes later.
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 the Codex desktop app launch on the affected system and trace the startup path to determine why the process appears before the window. Done means the window appears promptly after launch; the issue does not name a source file, test, platform details, or diagnostic output to narrow the investigation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100