Windows sandbox setup refresh fails with os error 740 for shell commands

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 9, 2026 by martinmclee Closed Jun 9, 2026

### Summary
Shell commands executed via Codex (example: rg --files) now fail immediately with:
execution error: Io(Custom { kind: Other, error: "windows sandbox: spawn setup refresh" }).

Running the same commands directly outside Codex succeeds, so this appears to be a Windows sandbox setup regression.

Observed log pattern

  • setup refresh: failed to spawn codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe: The requested operation requires elevation. (os error 740)
  • Repeats on each command invocation before command output.

Versions

  • codex-cli: 0.137.0
  • Windows sandbox mode is configured as elevated

If helpful I can provide a full reproduction timeline.

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