44 people reported
All time, since Sep 21, including 40 thumbs-up on GitHub.
Blank console windows open
Windows titled node.exe, node_repl.exe or codex-code-mode-host.exe appear on launch, /mcp, or while Codex works, and take focus.
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/15574/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends
Blank console windows open on Windows during launch and background tasks.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Windows desktop
- Versions
- 0.157.0
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it used to work.
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Original reports4, newest first
- blank console windows open after launching codexOn GitHub#48114
- New version opening many windowsOn GitHub#48089
- External console windows appear when Codex starts or runs background tasks on WindowsOn GitHub#48039
- Windows remote-control daemon spawns visible console windows for tool and MCP child processesOn GitHub#46949