File/Edit/Window menus do nothing because codex_desktop:show-application-menu has no registered handler
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by lczanna Closed Mar 13, 2026
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
OpenAI.Codex 26.309.3504.0
What subscription do you have?
API
What platform is your computer?
Windows: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64 WSL: Linux x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
What issue are you seeing?
Summary
In Codex desktop on Windows, clicking top menu items such as File, Edit, or Window does not open any menu.
Expected
The application menu should open.
Actual
Nothing appears. Desktop logs show repeated failures for the application menu IPC call.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Repro
- Launch Codex desktop on Windows.
- Open a WSL-backed workspace such as
\\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<user>\<workspace>. - Click
File,Edit, orWindow. - Observe that no menu appears.
Evidence
Desktop logs repeatedly contain:Error invoking remote method 'codex_desktop:show-application-menu': Error: No handler registered for 'codex_desktop:show-application-menu'
Environment
- Codex desktop version:
26.309.3504.0 - Windows:
Windows 10, build26100 - WSL:
Ubuntu, version2
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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