Browser disabled despite toggle

“Browser discovery fails with the error above.”

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

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/19054/file
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No install. No account. Public and anonymous. The link asks your agent for one report, nothing else. What it sends

Growing. 5 reports and thumbs-up in the last 7 days and 2 the week before. A workaround is known.

Browser use reports disabled in Work settings while toggle is on. Browser tools return "Local browser use is disabled in Work settings" and find no browsers, although Settings → Browser shows the toggle enabled.

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Where: Built-in browser control
Error text: Local browser use is disabled in Work settings
Versions: 26.1013.40934
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Part of: Browser control fails to connect36 bugs

Request-header policy load failure16 people
Chrome extension not detected16 people
Browser control times out12 people
Chrome tab operations fail8 people
Browser access host unavailable12 people
Browser tab control fails4 people
Agent finds no browser5 people
Browser access host unavailable9 people
Chrome tab control timeoutMs error7 people
Browser unavailable to assistant4 people

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Embedded browser unusable when sidebar keeps client-new-thread conversation ID5 people
Browser tab access lost5 people
In-app browser not available4 people
Browser service module missing3 people
In-app browser policy check fails2 people
Browser tools missing in chat4 people
Chrome connection drops2 people
Browser ID unavailable2 people
Built-in Browser unreachable2 people
Chrome native host not registered2 people
Chrome tab listing fails2 people
Chrome not available to runtime2 people
Chrome debugger detaches, CDP timeouts3 people
Browser Use policy check fails3 people
Side-panel browser control fails2 people
Chrome page loads stall while browser control resolves paused document responses4 people
Browser access host unavailable15 people
Chrome missing from @ menu3 people
Browser context error in Chrome4 people
Browser access host unavailable3 people
Lost cua_repl browser tool2 people
Chrome browser access unavailable3 people
Browser extension connection lost5 people
Browser.list_tabs context error4 people
Browser reported disabled in chat4 people

Not quite your bug?

Allowed site still denied10 people

Original reports6, newest first

Nov 3, 2026Codex desktop browser access blocked by Work settings errorOn GitHub#59181
Oct 31, 2026Browser enabled but Chrome and Edge fail with “Local browser use is disabled in Work settings”On GitHub#58594
Oct 23, 2026Local browser use is disabled in Work settingsOn GitHub#56645
Oct 23, 2026Windows desktop: CUA browser becomes disabled mid-session; app restart restores accessOn GitHub#56542
Oct 20, 2026CODEX BUG: Built-in browser access intermittently blocked by “Local browser use is disabled in Work settings”On the forum#1408172
Oct 18, 2026Windows: browser reports disabled in Work settings while Browser toggle is enabled; restarting app restores accessOn GitHub#54989