Codex invisible

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 7, 2026 by kotoru-maker
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

most recent (can't open about)

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.21996.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

On both of my Windows computers, Codex has recently become unusable. The main window is not visible except for a small translucent bar. I've tried reinstalling it (as well as updating the graphic card), renaming the .codex folder, forcing the window to maximize, ensuring it's displayed on the primary monitor, and other troubleshooting steps, but nothing has worked.

The pop-out window still functions normally. I asked Codex in it to diagnose and fix the issue itself, but that was unsuccessful as well.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

I'm not sure what is the reason for it, but it occurred around the same time on both of my computers.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

<img width="516" height="582" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b3285a1b-1b76-409f-94d7-e1e3a7ed8664" />

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

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

  • #26310
  • #26790
  • #25432
  • #25513
  • #25605

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LordVaderCW · 2 months ago

Check my bug post, this is the same bug as me, it seems to be affecting the Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.21996.0 x64 only.

https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/26310

i have a workaround fix, which enables me to use codex, but requires downgrading to the version specified.