Windows Codex Desktop fails to launch after reinstall - Unable to find Electron app / archived session errors #25674

Environment:

• Windows 11
• Official OpenAI Codex Desktop
• Latest version from official source

Issue:

Codex Desktop became unusable after previously working.

Observed errors include:

session XXXXX is archived
Run codex unarchive XXXXX to unarchive it first

Unable to find Electron app

Cannot find module ...

Error submitting message

What I already tried:

• Reinstalled Windows
• Reinstalled Codex Desktop
• Deleted all Codex configuration directories
• Switched to a different OpenAI account
• Created a new Windows user account with an English username
• Removed old sessions and caches

Result:

The issue persists across accounts and clean installations.

Expected behavior:

Codex Desktop should launch normally and allow creation of new sessions.

Actual behavior:

The application either fails to launch or becomes stuck with archived session errorsCodex_Error_Screenshots.zip