No way to do a clean uninstall of Codex CLI on Windows that reverts system sandbox changes
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 20, 2026 by zusorio Closed Aug 14, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.116.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
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)?
_No response_
What issue are you seeing?
I ran into #12226. I'd like to revert the changes the Codex CLI made to my system during install and cleanly uninstall it. There isn't a way to do this.
It seems crazy that the install process makes deep enough changes to my system to break something as core as SSH, and then there's no way to remove it.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Install Codex CLI with Sandbox on Windows.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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Sorry, but may we at least know why this is closed as not planned? Uninstalling a software isn't an uncommon usecase, in fact something any user would expect being able to do.