Console windows flash

“With hooks enabled, separate console windows briefly appeared and disappeared.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/15191/file
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Console windows flash on Windows during shell commands with hooks enabled. Separate console windows briefly appear and disappear when Codex executes shell commands, interrupting other desktop work; the flashing did not occur with hooks disabled.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: Shell execution
Versions: 0.157.1
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Original reports1, newest first

Sep 27, 2026[Windows] Console windows flash during shell execution with hooks enabled; disabling hooks avoids the issueOn GitHub#48826