Codex cannot use bundled rg.exe on Windows but tries every time

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.325.31654

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Windows 25H2

What issue are you seeing?

In every new conversation, Codex defaults to using bundled rg to browse files but fails and falls backs to PowerShell. This causes unnecessary friction. Codex is distributed through Microsoft Store, which puts the bundled rg executable in heavily protected WindowsApps folder, which Codex will never be able to access.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Ask Codex Windows app any question that requires browsing codebase
2. The Codex will start with something like:

_"I hit a local rg execution issue, so I’m falling back to PowerShell file search and opening the packaging/settings code directly. Next I’m mapping the current custom-node flow and the Electron packaging config."_

What is the expected behavior?

Codex App for Windows is distributed using a method which does not prevent it from using its bundled tools.

Additional information

Program 'rg.exe' failed to run: Access is deniedAt line:2 char:1

• rg -n "custom node|custom nodes|Custom Nodes|Image File|example docum ...
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

At line:2 char:1

• rg -n "custom node|custom nodes|Custom Nodes|Image File|example docum ...
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
• FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed