Windows regression in Codex CLI — version 0.105+ crashes with HW capability error (0x20000000)
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 4, 2026 by joydeepdash Closed Mar 4, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.107.0
What subscription do you have?
Go
Which model were you using?
_No response_
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Powershell
What issue are you seeing?
Error message (on launch):
Fatal Error: HW capability found: 0x178BFBFF 0xFED8320B, but HW capability requested: 0x20000000 0x00.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
My setup:
• AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Node 20 LTS (via nvm-windows)
• Windows 11 PowerShell
What I found:
• 0.98.0 works
• 0.103.0 works
• 0.104.0 works
• 0.105.0 breaks
• 0.106.0 breaks
• 0.107.0 (latest) breaks
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
Looks like something in 0.105.0’s binary build introduces a CPU feature requirement that isn’t valid on some Windows environments.
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