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

  1. Launch Codex desktop on Windows.
  2. Open a WSL-backed workspace such as \\wsl$\Ubuntu\home\<user>\<workspace>.
  3. Click File, Edit, or Window.
  4. 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, build 26100
  • WSL: Ubuntu, version 2

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

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