Windows Codex app should provide a non-Microsoft Store installer for enterprise environments

Open 💬 11 comments Opened May 7, 2026 by sasa935

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What is the feature or improvement?

Please provide a Windows installer for the Codex desktop app that does not require Microsoft Store.

Why is this needed?

Our company-managed Windows machines do not have access to Microsoft Store, and installing apps through Microsoft Store is blocked by policy.

Because of this, we cannot install the Codex desktop app normally. We can only use the VS Code extension, but the desktop app experience is more convenient for multi-agent work, project switching, and local workflows.

This is not just a personal preference: it is an enterprise device-management blocker for teams whose Windows machines cannot use Microsoft Store.

Possible installation options

Standalone .exe installer
.msi installer
winget package
Downloadable MSIX/App Installer package
Enterprise deployment option

Impact

This would make Codex much easier to adopt in corporate Windows environments where Microsoft Store is disabled.

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11 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

#21074

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beartunels · 2 months ago

++++
I support. #21074

el1anbtw · 2 months ago

+1, this needs to be added

webprojects1000 · 2 months ago

+1 to this!

liruixl · 2 months ago

good idea

laitco · 2 months ago

+1 for .msi with /allusers parameter

oussamabarrady · 2 months ago

I just switched from Claude Code to Codex, and I’m facing the same problem

Wangnov · 1 month ago

For anyone blocked by Microsoft Store access in managed Windows environments, I maintain a small unofficial mirror here:

https://github.com/Wangnov/codex-app-mirror

It does not modify or repackage Codex. It mirrors the official Codex desktop installers into GitHub Releases:

Windows x64 MSIX resolved from Microsoft Store ProductId 9PLM9XGG6VKS
macOS DMGs resolved from the official Codex app update feeds
attached SHA256SUMS.txt and release-manifest.json for verification

Latest release page:
https://github.com/Wangnov/codex-app-mirror/releases/latest

Direct latest Windows mirror:
https://codexapp.agentsmirror.com/latest/win

This is not a replacement for an official enterprise installer, MSI/EXE, or first-party offline distribution channel, but it may help teams that simply need a downloadable MSIX while Store access is blocked.

991547436 · 15 days ago

For anyone blocked by Microsoft Store access in managed Windows environments, I maintain a small unofficial mirror here:对于在受管 Windows 环境中无法访问 Microsoft Store 的用户，我在这里维护了一个小型非官方镜像： https://github.com/Wangnov/codex-app-mirror It does not modify or repackage Codex. It mirrors the official Codex desktop installers into GitHub Releases:它不会修改或重新打包 Codex。它将官方 Codex 桌面安装程序镜像到 GitHub Releases 中： Windows x64 MSIX resolved from Microsoft Store ProductId 9PLM9XGG6VKS从 Microsoft Store 产品 ID 9PLM9XGG6VKS 解析出的 Windows x64 MSIX 版本 macOS DMGs resolved from the official Codex app update feedsmacOS DMG 文件已从官方 Codex 应用更新源解析。 * attached SHA256SUMS.txt and release-manifest.json for verification附件包含 SHA256SUMS.txt 和 release-manifest.json ，供验证。 Latest release page: 最新发布页面： https://github.com/Wangnov/codex-app-mirror/releases/latest Direct latest Windows mirror:直接镜像最新 Windows 版本： https://codexapp.agentsmirror.com/latest/win This is not a replacement for an official enterprise installer, MSI/EXE, or first-party offline distribution channel, but it may help teams that simply need a downloadable MSIX while Store access is blocked.这并不能替代官方企业安装程序、MSI/EXE 或第一方离线分发渠道，但对于在应用商店访问受阻时只需要下载 MSIX 的团队来说，这或许有所帮助。

用Add-AppxPackage 安装msix包在完全离线的网络环境里打不开codex的，ClipSVC 想补发/联网校验许可证时无法完成，最终还是只能解压缩使用

viragsimplecoder0008 · 8 days ago

Yeah. But you can just use the Uptodown Page.

christianxavier25 · 2 days ago

agree