4 people reported
All time, since Sep 16.
Computer Use sees no Windows apps
“Native Windows Computer Use cannot discover or control any Windows apps on this PC.”
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/15626/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
Computer Use finds no Windows apps despite visible windows. Responds that native Windows app control or the automation service "isn't available in this session" for File Explorer, Calculator, Paint, Notepad.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Computer Use plugin
- Error text
I couldn’t access the open File Explorer window because native Windows app control is unavailable in this session—the Computer Use inventory returned no accessible apps. I didn’t inspect or change any files.- Versions
- 26.908.9136.0 to 26.917.62051
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Stops work: a core feature can't be used. Some reports say it blocks them completely.
Part of: Computer Use native apps unavailable9 bugs
- Computer Use plugin missing10 people
- Computer Use lists no apps6 people
- Computer Use service missing3 people
- No native apps listed4 people
- No native app control5 people
- Locked use fails on Intel Macs2 people
- Native Computer Use missing2 people
- Computer Use trusted RPC error2 people
Not quite your bug?
- No targetable window returned6 people
Original reports4, newest first
- Windows Computer Use cannot discover native apps/windows while same account works on second PCOn GitHub#47998
- Computer Use cannot see visible Windows applicationsOn GitHub#47598
- computer-use is brokenOn GitHub#46272
- Windows Computer Use returns apps: [] and cannot access native apps such as CapCutOn GitHub#45995