Desktop hangs on startup logo

“The ChatGPT desktop app with Codex opens a window but remains indefinitely on the OpenAI startup logo.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/14516/file
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Quiet. No reports and thumbs-up in the last two weeks, down from 6 a week at the late-September peak. A workaround is known.

Desktop app hangs on startup logo after relaunch when signed in. Window opens but never loads the main workspace; a clean CODEX_HOME works once, then hangs after closing and reopening.

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Where: Windows desktop app
Versions: 0.155.1 to 26.928.2636.0
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it used to work.

Part of: Windows app stuck on loading screen10 bugs

Original reports6, newest first

Oct 1, 2026[Windows][26.928.2636.0] ChatGPT/Codex desktop stuck on startup logo after relaunch, including with a fresh CODEX_HOMEOn GitHub#50027
Oct 1, 2026Windows desktop app hangs on startup forever when already signed in (stops after settings_ready, shell never visible)On GitHub#50008
Oct 1, 2026[Windows][26.928.20755] Retained-login startup times out before routes mount, including isolated CODEX_HOME/profileOn GitHub#49886
Sep 30, 2026Windows desktop 26.928.1915.0 hangs at startup logo; clean CODEX_HOME works once then hangs on relaunchOn GitHub#49721
Sep 30, 2026Windows desktop app hangs on splash screen and stops responding after reinstallOn GitHub#49615
Sep 26, 2026Windows 26.924.20706: Codex works once with fresh .codex, then ChatGPT Desktop hangs on next launchOn GitHub#48373