Browser Use / in-app browser fails to navigate to any external URL.

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 25, 2026 by DFColumbus

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

26.422.3464.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

When asking codex to use in-app browser it fails.

Error: failed to start codex app-server: The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Repro:

  1. Open Codex Desktop on Windows.
  2. Open the in-app browser.
  3. Ask Codex to open https://example.com or https://www.integrationatlas.com/
  4. Browser does not navigate.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

Notes:

  • Browser Use plugin is installed and loads.
  • The failure happens before navigation.
  • nodeRepl.fetch also fails with the same app-server error.
  • Local inspection showed multiple Codex WindowsApps package versions installed, and running Codex processes appeared to reference the older package path.

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