Codex does close when app closed
Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 12, 2026 by jerriley-te
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
Latest
What subscription do you have?
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What platform is your computer?
Windows
What issue are you seeing?
When I close the Codex app using the x on the Codex windows it doesn't shut down, but remains lurking on my system.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Open Codex.
Press the 'x' in the title bar.
Check Task Manager and note that the process hasn't closed
What is the expected behavior?
Codex app closes when standard close action is initiated by user.
If remaining active might be desirable then this should be a user configurable option.
Additional information
_No response_
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