codex.exe processes fail to terminate upon closing the application #14992

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   Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

   • Windows App: stale processes #13786
   • Codex Windows app leaves at least 5 running processes after exit every time #13970

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3. etraut-openai commented on Mar 17, 2026

   

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   Duplicate of #13970
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   marked this as a duplicate of Codex Windows app leaves at least 5 running processes after exit every time #13970 on Mar 17, 2026
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   closed this as a duplicateof Codex Windows app leaves at least 5 running processes after exit every time #13970 on Mar 17, 2026