Codex Windows app stuck on startup logo / blank screen (Win11 25H2)
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Description
App package/version: OpenAI.Codex_26.901.6511.0_x64
Windows version/build: Windows 11 25H2 (26200.9278)
What happens: Opens to logo/blank screen and never loads
Error: ChatGPT.exe 152.0.7977.83 “stopped responding”
When it started: (date/time) / after (Windows/app update?)
Tried: restart, network change, repair/reset, reinstall, --disable-gpu, MSIX reinstall
Works on web: Yes (Chrome works normally)
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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
No repository file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the blank-screen hang with OpenAI.Codex_26.901.6511.0_x64 on Windows 11 25H2 build 26200.9278, then compare behavior with the listed repair, reset, reinstall, and --disable-gpu attempts. Done means identifying the startup failure and verifying a fix for the Windows app.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop-dev, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100