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Stuck on startup loading screen

“Codex Desktop on Windows intermittently remains on its startup loading animation for minutes, with no application UI.”

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Windows desktop app stuck on startup loading screen. Renderer keeps waiting for initialization state after the handshake; restarting or replaying initialization opens the UI.

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Where
Windows desktop app
Versions
0.159.2
Platforms
Windows
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Part of: Windows app stuck on loading screen10 bugs

  1. Startup spinner never finishes37 people
  2. Desktop hangs on startup logo7 people
  3. Stuck on startup splash7 people
  4. App stuck on loading spinner7 people
  5. Windows app hangs on startup3 people
  6. Stuck on OpenAI logo screen2 people
  7. Desktop app stuck on splash2 people
  8. Stuck on loading screen6 people
  9. Infinite loading spinner1 person

Original reports2, newest first

  1. Windows desktop startup hangs with missing backend version; initialization handshake replay opens UIOn GitHub#49557
  2. Windows Desktop app stuck on loading due to initialization handshake race conditionOn GitHub#49237

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