Error starting chat invalid configuration unknown variant wsL2, expected of unelevated in windows sandbox

Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 6, 2026 by Clawton-lab

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

codex-cli 0.128.0

What subscription do you have?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What platform is your computer?

_No response_

What issue are you seeing?

Error starting chat invalid configuration unknown variant wsL2, expected unelevated in Windows sandbox. Every time I hit Enter, this prompt appears, and I can't fix the error because of the Codex response and the system prompt. Codex was not able to use the sandbox, so I went with the wsL2 setup, and now this error. It is unusable. I am new at this, so I really need help.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded performance trace: 2733e900-e12e-4f72-bc78-dddeec05e75a

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

<img width="781" height="547" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f4eaa5a6-d80e-47a3-9aa1-6056314cbd02" />

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