Opening popout window on Windows flickers it twice and draws invisible box around it

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Apr 25, 2026 by Rawalanche

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

26.422.30944

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Windows 25H2

What issue are you seeing?

The annoying window that opens when clicking the Codex tray icon on Windows flickers twice in an ugly manner and temporarily draws invisible transparent shadow box around itself. It looks really unprofessional and glitchy.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Click the codex tray icon on Windows

What is the expected behavior?

Ideally, clicking the tray icon opens the actual codex app, not the useless annoying popout Window.
Alternatively, the popout Window appears instantly, in a non visually embarrassing manner.

Additional information

_No response_

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