3 people reported
All time, since Sep 18.
Windows app won't launch or stays on old version
“Reopening Codex returned to the old version, and the update was still shown as incomplete.”
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/16316/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
After the Store or in-app update stages the new package, the app stays on the old version or does not launch at all.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Windows updater
- Versions
- 26.903.8094.0 to 26.915.31029
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Stops work: a core feature can't be used. Most reports say it used to work.
Part of: Windows app updates break Codex5 bugs
- Startup rename_staging EPERM5 people
- In-app update fails to register6 people
- Code-mode host not found3 people
- Auth fails after codex.exe moves5 people
Not quite your bug?
- No window on launch3 people
- Stale CODEX_CLI_PATH backend hang2 people
Original reports3, newest first
- [Windows][26.915.4065.0] Store auto-update deregisters old version, fails to register new one (0x80073D28, packaged sandbox service) — app becomes silently unlaunchableOn GitHub#46628
- [Windows 10][26.903.8094.0] Stable ChatGPT/Codex does not launch at all, while Beta worksOn GitHub#46611
- [Windows][26.915.3509.0] In-app updater stages package but leaves old version registered after LocalSystem sandbox service was addedOn GitHub#46370