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Codex Desktop app turns into Background process when closed on Windows #17476

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Codex Desktop app turns into Background process when closed on Windows#17476
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@antonovdima
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opened on Apr 11, 2026

Desktop app on Windows, when closed, remains a background process. You then can't open it again - it remains invisible. Stuck instance(s) must be killed via Task Manager before new one can be opened. Started few days ago, I think.

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    appIssues related to the Codex desktop app
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    on Apr 11, 2026

  2. github-actions commented on Apr 11, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Apr 11, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
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    Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

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  3. etraut-openai
    closed this as a duplicateof Windows: App does not fully exit on window close (X) + UI hit-testing issue in sidebar ("New Chat") #17322 on Apr 11, 2026
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