Codex fails to start on Windows with CPU capability error (requested: 0x20000000)
What version of Codex CLI is running?
@openai/codex@0.105.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt5.2-codex but it didnt work at all
What platform is your computer?
Windows 11
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
#### Environment - OS: Windows 11 - Shell: PowerShell - Node: v24.12.0 - npm: 11.7.0 - Codex CLI: @openai/codex@0.105.0
What issue are you seeing?
#### Summary
codex fails to launch on Windows 11 with a fatal hardware capability check error.
#### Error
Fatal Error: HW capability found: 0x178BFBFF 0xBED8320B, but HW capability requested: 0x20000000 0x00.
#### Actual Behavior
Process exits immediately with the fatal hardware capability error above.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
#### Steps To Reproduce
- Install Codex globally:
npm install -g @openai/codex@0.105.0
- Run:
codex --version
What is the expected behavior?
Codex starts in terminal wrapper
Additional information
- @openai/codex@0.104.0 works on the same machine:
codex-cli 0.104.0
- This suggests a regression in 0.105.0 related to CPU feature requirements.
#### My Workaround
Downgrade to:
npm install -g @openai/codex@0.104.0
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