Computer use initialization fails

“Browser control and the native computer-use fallback fail before browser discovery or application access on Windows.”

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Computer use fails to initialize with kernel assets path error. On Windows, import('@oai/sky') or cua.getState() fails before app or browser discovery; the failing path is not shown.

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Where: Computer Use
Error text: failed to write kernel assets: The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Stops work: a core feature can't be used.

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Original reports2, newest first

Oct 24, 2026Windows desktop: browser and computer-use initialization fail with kernel-assets path error (26.1007.9446.0)On GitHub#56747
Oct 10, 2026Windows Computer Use cannot initialize: failed to write kernel assets (os error 3)On GitHub#52969