Codex App disables WSL/Windows interop globally

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Apr 27, 2026 by apnse

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

26.422.30944

What subscription do you have?

Business

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Codex App disables WSL/Windows interop in all WSL terminals on startup.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

In WSL before starting Codex App:

$ explorer.exe

Result: Explorer launched.

In WSL after starting Codex App:

$ explorer.exe
-bash: /mnt/c/WINDOWS/explorer.exe: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error

Result: No Explorer started.

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What is the expected behavior?

In WSL at any time:

$ explorer.exe

Result: Explorer launched.

Additional information

WSL is running Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS.

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