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@User129863
User129863
opened on Apr 29, 2026

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.422.71525

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11

What issue are you seeing?

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

Codex stalling when loading past chat history. I open Visual Studio Code. Codex stalls, unable to load past chat history. This issue started about a week ago. I need to re-open VS Code a couple of times and if I'm lucky, the chat history will load. But then if I click on a chat, it might open or not. Need to reload multiple times until it works. Also, one time I've lost the latest chat history. Had to restart from a chat history that was 2 days old.

What is the expected behavior?

When opening Visual Studio Code, previous chat history is available and usable.

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  2. github-actions commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Apr 29, 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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  4. Amonealium commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @Amonealium
    Amonealium
    on Apr 29, 2026

    Install a specific version of the Codex extension: 25.415.20818. This version fixes the problem. New version codex is bugged,

  5. User129863 commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @User129863
    User129863
    on Apr 29, 2026
    Author

    Install a specific version of the Codex extension: 25.415.20818. This version fixes the problem. New version codex is bugged,

    Image

    How? Thanks!

  6. Amonealium commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @Amonealium
    Amonealium
    on Apr 29, 2026

    Install a specific version of the Codex extension: 25.415.20818. This version fixes the problem. New version codex is bugged,

    How? Thanks!

    Image I don’t know what error you’re getting, but try uninstalling the extension first and then installing the specific version.

  7. User129863 commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @User129863
    User129863
    on Apr 29, 2026
    Author

    Install a specific version of the Codex extension: 25.415.20818. This version fixes the problem. New version codex is bugged,

    How? Thanks!

    Image I don’t know what error you’re getting, but try uninstalling the extension first and then installing the specific version.

    Thanks a lot!

  8. User129863 commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @User129863
    User129863
    on Apr 29, 2026
    Author

    Install a specific version of the Codex extension: 25.415.20818. This version fixes the problem. New version codex is bugged,

    How? Thanks!

    Image I don’t know what error you’re getting, but try uninstalling the extension first and then installing the specific version.

    I guess it's still not fixed for 5.5. @etraut-openai

    Image

    Cheers!

  9. kylepantall commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @kylepantall
    kylepantall
    on Apr 29, 2026

    Best working version with gpt-5.5 support is version 26.422.30944.

  10. User129863 commented on Apr 29, 2026

    @User129863
    User129863
    on Apr 29, 2026
    Author

    Best working version with gpt-5.5 support is version 26.422.30944.

    Seems to be loading at least, but took 2 minutes. Thanks!

  11. FreedomLabsIO commented on Jun 29, 2026

    @FreedomLabsIO
    FreedomLabsIO
    on Jun 29, 2026

    Takes minutes to load a chat after restarting the app, when is this going to be fixed?

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