Feature request: allow choosing install location for Codex app on Windows

What variant of Codex are you using?

App

What feature would you like to see?

I understand this might not be the perfect place for this request because this repo is focused on Codex CLI, not necessarily the Codex Windows app. But I’d really appreciate it if the team could forward this or at least take a look because it’s directly related to the Codex experience on Windows.

Problem

On Windows, the Codex app currently seems to install to the default system location without giving the user a clear option to choose the installation directory.

For users who intentionally keep development tools on a separate drive, for example "D:\Apps" or another non system drive, this is inconvenient. Not everyone wants every dev tool, cache, dependency, and app related file living on "C:" by default.

Right now it feels like the options are basically:

1. accept the default install location
2. try Windows workarounds
3. move things manually and hope nothing breaks

That is not a great experience for a developer tool.

Requested feature

Please add a normal installation option on Windows that allows users to choose where Codex is installed, for example:

1. "C:\Program Files\Codex"
2. "D:\Apps\Codex"
3. custom user defined path

Ideally, Codex should also make it clear where related app data, caches, models, logs, and update files are stored, or provide a setting to move them elsewhere.

Why this matters

Many developers use a smaller SSD for Windows and a larger separate drive for development tools. For apps like Codex, which may grow over time because of updates, logs, caches, local data, or integrations, being forced onto "C:" is frustrating.

A developer tool should respect a developer’s system layout.

Slightly ironic note

The funniest part is that Codex itself can probably use "/goal" and zero shot a proper installer for itself, one that lets users choose an install directory, instead of shipping a "stone age" installer experience where we can’t even pick the installation location.

Please consider adding this for the Windows app, or forwarding it to the correct team. Thanks.

Additional information

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