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Sandbox setup refresh fails

“Browser control, Windows computer use, and sandboxed shell commands fail before they can perform any action.”

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Windows sandbox setup refresh fails with error 32 on node_repl.exe. Shell commands, browser control and computer use fail before executing; ACL update hits a sharing violation on the cua_node runtime.

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Error text
Failed to create unified exec process: helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors
helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsPasted in 76 reports
windows sandbox failed: helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsPasted in 32 reports
setup error: setup refresh had errorsPasted in 24 reports
Versions
0.161.0 to 26.1007.71326
Platforms
Windows
How bad
Stops work: a core feature can't be used. Some reports say it blocks them completely.

Part of: Windows sandbox setup blocks commands18 bugs

  1. Sandbox fails at deny-read ACLs10 people
  2. Setup refresh error blocks commands23 people
  3. Sandbox setup lock failure12 people
  4. Split writable root sandbox failure3 people
  5. Sandbox fails on WSL UNC paths4 people
  6. Windows sandbox setup fails validating long cua_node runtime paths11 people
  7. Windows setup stops without UAC3 people
  8. Sandbox ACL update failure2 people
  9. Sandbox ACL refresh fails2 people
  10. Managed networking sandbox error2 people
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  1. Sandbox refresh fails on old runtime2 people
  2. Sandbox fails on Google Drive2 people
  3. Sandbox provisioning failed2 people
  4. Windows sandbox provisioning fails3 people
  5. Windows sandbox setup access denied2 people
  6. Root read access sandbox error12 people
  7. Shell and Node tools fail with MXC 0x80070020 on Windows2 people

Original reports206, newest first

  1. Windows: local file operations fail with “setup refresh had errors”On GitHub#55760
  2. [Windows] codex exec fails with helper_unknown_error during sandbox setup; standalone sandbox succeedsOn GitHub#54405
  3. Windows Codex CLI repeatedly fails with helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#54325
  4. Closed by the author; see #51932On GitHub#54284
  5. Windows elevated sandbox: setup refresh fails fatally when a Codex runtime file is mapped (open ACL target for root-only update: os error 32)On GitHub#54165
  6. Windows elevated sandbox: every command exits -1 when node_repl.exe is running (os error 32 during setup refresh)On GitHub#54138
  7. Workspace fails even after reinstall of appOn GitHub#53834
  8. Windows sandbox setup fails with ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION (32) on node_repl.exe — Codex CLI 0.162.1On GitHub#53798
  9. Chat GPT Work BugOn GitHub#53722
  10. Windows sandbox setup fails ("setup refresh had errors") whenever the Codex desktop app is installed: runtime validation can't open cua_node\…\node_repl.exe (os error 32)On GitHub#53679
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  1. 01a0c275-af4a-7032-b322-1ec31ababbeaOn GitHub#53611
  2. "helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors" observed when accessing my local Folder which is connect with a ProjectOn GitHub#53575
  3. [Windows] Elevated sandbox permanently broken after runtime self-update: setup refresh fails on self-locked node_repl.exe (os error 32); code-mode host pipe stuck BUSY (os error 231)On GitHub#53458
  4. Windows ARM64: open in-app browser inaccessible to Computer Use; sandbox file-lock failures consume paid usageOn GitHub#53415
  5. Windows: every shell command fails with "helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors" (v0.162.1)On GitHub#53158
  6. Windows shell setup fails with sharing error 32 on Codex node_repl.exeOn GitHub#53151
  7. [Windows][VS Code] Terminal creation fails: helper_unknown_error / setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#53121
  8. Codex fails to use Shell commands (Get-ChildItem, Get-Content, etc.)On GitHub#53096
  9. Windows desktop: setup refresh failure prevents local document access and both shell and Node executionOn GitHub#53078
  10. Windows sandbox "setup refresh" fails with sharing violation on node_repl.exe, which codex itself just spawned (helper_unknown_error)On GitHub#52976
  11. Windows: commands fail before execution with “setup refresh had errors”On GitHub#52975
  12. [CLI Bug] Failed to create unified exec process: helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52944
  13. Windows app 26.1007.2314.0: active 0.162.1 sandbox helper fails with error 32 / MAXIMUM_ALLOWED on CUA runtimeOn GitHub#52897
  14. Codex workspace command runner fails to initialize with “setup refresh had errors”On GitHub#52772
  15. Windows sandbox fails with os error 32 on node_repl.exe before local shell executionOn GitHub#52757
  16. [Windows desktop] Sandbox setup refresh fails with sharing violation on app tools node.exe after browser/computer-use isolationOn GitHub#52740
  17. GPT-6 File Reader Not WorkingOn the forum#1404899
  18. Windows sandbox provisioning always fails: setup tries to ACL runtime binaries Codex itself is executing (os error 32)On GitHub#52735
  19. Windows browser control fails: sandbox setup error 32 on node_repl.exe, persists after rebootOn GitHub#52722
  20. Windows ARM64 sandbox provisioning fails with os error 32 (elevated and unelevated)On GitHub#52712
  21. Windows: elevated sandbox setup refresh errors block local tools after 26.1002 updateOn GitHub#52662
  22. Unable to read the contentOn GitHub#52657
  23. Windows dot local delegation: sandbox setup refresh keeps failingOn GitHub#52630
  24. Chrome automation fails on Windows before connecting to a healthy extensionOn GitHub#52626
  25. File Creation FailOn GitHub#52624
  26. Codex browser runtime failureOn GitHub#52617
  27. Windows sandbox fails on two workstations: node_repl.exe ACL validation os error 32; Full Access succeedsOn GitHub#52616
  28. Windows non-admin user: previously working Browser and shell fail with sandbox mutex and .sandbox-bin errorsOn GitHub#52614
  29. Windows: sandbox setup fails with os error 32 on node_repl.exe; browser and terminal tools unavailableOn GitHub#52611
  30. Windows sandbox: process creation fails with setup refresh had errors while full access worksOn GitHub#52606
  31. Windows elevated sandbox setup fails with os error 32 on CUA runtime filesOn GitHub#52601
  32. Windows Codex App 26.1002.52244: sandbox refresh fails on node_repl.exe with os error 32 after rebootOn GitHub#52595
  33. Persistent command-execution failure on connected Windows computerOn GitHub#52589
  34. Windows desktop sandbox ACL refresh fails on VCRUNTIME140_1.dll (os error 32); request supported recoveryOn GitHub#52586
  35. Windows sandbox fails before Get-Location: node_repl.exe sharing violation (error 32)On GitHub#52583
  36. Windows sandbox setup fails with OS error 32 when computer-use runtime files are in useOn GitHub#52572
  37. Windows desktop: sandbox runtime ACL validation sharing violation persists after update and reinstallOn GitHub#52571
  38. codex not workOn GitHub#52569
  39. Windows sandbox is permanently unusable: setup refresh races the app's own runtime helpers and always fails with ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATIONOn GitHub#52566
  40. Windows: local tools fail during sandbox setup with OS error 32 on node_repl.exeOn GitHub#52561
  41. Chat gpt showing errorOn GitHub#52558
  42. Windows 10: setup refresh had errors — sandbox setup cannot set the ACL on a running node_repl.exe (os error 32), provisioning stays failed foreverOn GitHub#52554
  43. Windows sandbox setup blocks shell and Node tools; approved execution outside sandbox succeedsOn GitHub#52545
  44. Windows command execution fails with “helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors” despite connected computerOn GitHub#52541
  45. [Windows] Shell execution fails: helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52538
  46. Windows IDE: browser helper groups persist across conversation resumes and block sandbox ACL refresh (node_repl.exe error 32)On GitHub#52537
  47. codex - unable to run local commandsOn GitHub#52526
  48. Has stopped being able to operate programs on my PC (but could do this 2 days ago)On GitHub#52525
  49. Windows elevated sandbox setup refresh fails with os error 32 in 0.162.0-alpha.2On GitHub#52518
  50. [Windows App] Sandbox setup refresh fails after updateOn GitHub#52514
  51. Windows elevated sandbox setup fails with error 32 on node_repl.exeOn GitHub#52506
  52. [Windows] Sandbox setup fails when Codex’s own node_repl.exe is running (os error 32)On GitHub#52504
  53. Windows sandbox setup refresh fails with os error 32 (sharing violation) on running node_repl.exe — structural start-order conflict between cua_node runtime and ACL validationOn GitHub#52501
  54. [Windows] Sandbox setup failure blocks local commands and file editing (helper_unknown_error / os error 32)On GitHub#52499
  55. Windows sandbox unusable: setup refresh fails with os error 32 (app-tools MCP holds the cua_node runtime exe)On GitHub#52488
  56. Windows sandbox failed: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52482
  57. Windows sandbox failure caused repeated task failures and wasted usage quota — request for quota restorationOn GitHub#52481
  58. Windows Codex shell blocked by node_repl.exe sharing violation during sandbox setup (os error 32, Oct 9 repro)On GitHub#52476
  59. Windows desktop: terminal fails after update with helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52467
  60. Codex Desktop Windows sandbox initialization fails with a locked node_repl.exeOn GitHub#52462
  61. [Windows] delegated tasks fail before shell startup with “setup refresh had errors”; logs report error 32 on node_repl.exeOn GitHub#52461
  62. Codex Windows Desktop – Shell fails to start: sandbox setup refresh / OS error 32On GitHub#52453
  63. no-active-thread-01a11f91-521e-7f61-a88f-2ea6b8627687On GitHub#52448
  64. Windows: local commands fail with "helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errors"On GitHub#52445
  65. Windows desktop app: sandbox setup fails with OS error 32 on node_repl.exe, blocking browser and local commandsOn GitHub#52441
  66. Windows desktop: node_repl / Computer Use startup fails with sandbox setup refresh sharing violation (os error 32)On GitHub#52438
  67. “Windows sandbox: setup refresh had errors”On GitHub#52434
  68. Windows desktop 26.1002.52244: runtime ACL sharing violation persists after full shutdown and app repairOn GitHub#52433
  69. Windows Codex 26.1002.7124.0: elevated sandbox ACL refresh fails on running node_repl.exe (os error 32); process timelineOn GitHub#52432
  70. Windows elevated sandbox fails on live runtime ACL refresh; unelevated restores executionOn GitHub#52427
  71. Windows Dots execution blocked by runtime ACL refresh: WRITE_DAC succeeds but read/write open of active node_repl.exe fails with error 32On GitHub#52425
  72. dots keeps reporting errorsOn GitHub#52422
  73. Windows elevated sandbox: node_repl.exe error 32 persists after reboot and blocks browser toolsOn GitHub#52420
  74. [Windows] Failed to create unified exec process: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52415
  75. [Windows][Release Status] Please confirm Desktop rollout timeline for sandbox Error 32 fix (#51822)On GitHub#52409
  76. Windows ChatGPT/Codex sandbox: node_repl.exe sharing violation and deny-read state EOF persist after reboot/app repairOn GitHub#52404
  77. Windows 10: local execution fails during runtime ACL validation with error 32On GitHub#52391
  78. Windows elevated sandbox setup fails when node_repl.exe is running (OS error 32)On GitHub#52389
  79. Codex still having sandbox issuesOn the forum#1404545
  80. Unable to use BrowserOn GitHub#52365
  81. Windows: sandbox initialization fails with sharing violation (os error 32) after updateOn GitHub#52360
  82. Windows browser control fails before initialization: sandbox setup refresh hits sharing violation on node_repl.exeOn GitHub#52354
  83. $Get-Location Failed to create unified exec process: helper_unknown_error: setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52346
  84. Windows dot cannot access connected PC: “setup refresh had errors” / node_repl.exe sharing violationOn GitHub#52334
  85. Windows sandbox fails with error 32 while Codex desktop is open; works when closed.On GitHub#52328
  86. Windows elevated sandbox: ACL validation of node_repl.exe fails with OS error 32, blocking all command executionOn GitHub#52324
  87. Windows: local environment fails with setup refresh had errorsOn GitHub#52317
  88. Windows 26.1002.52244: browser control blocked by node_repl.exe sharing violation after rebootOn GitHub#52298
  89. Windows Codex execution blocked despite repair and reinstallOn GitHub#52285
  90. Chrome Access FailureOn GitHub#52275

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