When close Codex, it remains in the Windows taskbar, and I can’t find a way to close it
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 12, 2026 by FalseVergil Closed Apr 12, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.409.20454
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
When close Codex, it remains in the Windows taskbar, and I can’t find a way to close it，and The “Popout Window hotkey” option cannot be disabled
What steps can reproduce the bug?
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What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
3 Comments
it still in here
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Apparently, the issue has been fixed on 26.415.20818
I just tested and both “New chat”, close/reopen are working as they should, and right-clicking the tray icon closes it completely.
However, “New chat” creates a new chat for the current project, not a totally new one. But this is the standard behavior when opening Codex, if defaults to the last opened project.