Windows 10 Computer Use screenshot fails: SetIsBorderRequired failed (0x80004002)
Summary
On Windows 10 Pro 22H2, Codex Desktop Computer Use can connect to the Windows Computer Use helper and perform non-screenshot operations such as listing windows/apps, reading accessibility text, activating a window, and sending keyboard input. However, any Computer Use path that requests a screenshot fails with:
SetIsBorderRequired failed: 不支持此接口 (0x80004002)
This appears to be a Windows 10 compatibility issue: the helper calls GraphicsCaptureSession.IsBorderRequired / SetIsBorderRequired, but this API is documented as introduced in 10.0.20348.0, while current Windows 10 client 22H2 is build 19045.
Environment
- Codex Desktop install source: Microsoft Store
- Codex Desktop version:
26.527.3686.0 - Computer Use plugin/cache version observed:
26.527.31326 - OS: Windows 10 Pro 22H2
- OS build:
19045.6466 Get-ComputerInfo:WindowsProductName=Windows 10 Pro,OsBuildNumber=19045HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion:DisplayVersion=22H2,CurrentBuild=19045,UBR=6466
What works
After connecting to the existing Computer Use named pipe, the following operations work:
sky.list_apps()succeeds and returns applications.sky.list_windows()succeeds and returns active windows.sky.get_window_state({ include_screenshot: false, include_text: true })succeeds for at least Microsoft Paint and returns an accessibility tree.sky.activate_window(...)succeeds.sky.press_key(...)succeeds.
Example window enumeration included a Weixin/WeChat window:
{
"app": "process:K:\\Applications\\Weixin\\Weixin.exe",
"id": 854470,
"title": "微信"
}
What fails
Requesting a screenshot through Computer Use fails. Example call:
await sky.get_window_state({
window: targetWindow,
include_screenshot: true,
include_text: false,
});
Observed error:
SetIsBorderRequired failed: 不支持此接口 (0x80004002)
This blocks Computer Use screenshot-based workflows and coordinate input that depends on a fresh screenshot. Accessibility-only reads still work when the app exposes useful UIA text, but apps such as Weixin/WeChat expose only a render container (MMUIRenderSubWindow), so screenshot support is required for practical use.
Expected behavior
On Windows 10 build 19045, Computer Use should either:
- avoid calling
SetIsBorderRequired/IsBorderRequiredwhen that interface is unavailable, and continue capture with the default capture border behavior; or - clearly report that screenshot capture requires a newer Windows build, while keeping non-screenshot Computer Use operations available.
Actual behavior
Computer Use screenshot capture fails with SetIsBorderRequired failed: 不支持此接口 (0x80004002), even though the helper pipe and non-screenshot operations are otherwise usable.
Suspected cause
Microsoft documents GraphicsCaptureSession.IsBorderRequired as introduced in device family version 10.0.20348.0 / UniversalApiContract v12. Windows 10 Pro 22H2 client is currently build 19045, so calling this property appears to return E_NOINTERFACE (0x80004002).
The helper likely needs a runtime API/contract check and fallback path that skips SetIsBorderRequired on older Windows 10 client builds.
Related issues
These look related to Windows Computer Use helper/native-pipe availability, but this issue is specifically about the second-stage screenshot failure after the helper is reachable:
- #25220
- #25301
- #25216
- #25194
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