Codex Desktop closes during normal work on Windows; Event Viewer shows Application Hang 1002

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

26.608.1337.0 Codex.exe version shown in Event Viewer: 148.0.7778.179

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Codex Desktop repeatedly becomes unresponsive on Windows and is closed by Windows as an Application Hang.

This is not showing as an Application Error 1000 crash for windows-updater.node on my machine. I found windows-updater.node, but Event Viewer / Reliability Monitor shows repeated Application Hang 1002 events for Codex.exe.

Codex package:

OpenAI.Codex_26.608.1337.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0

Codex.exe version from Event Viewer:

148.0.7778.179

Path to windows-updater.node:

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.608.1337.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0\app\resources\native\windows-updater.node

Reliability Monitor / Event Viewer shows repeated Application Hang 1002 events:

2026-06-08 12:02:26
2026-06-07 15:17:33
2026-06-04 10:28:17
2026-05-27 14:13:31

Event message:

Program Codex.exe version 148.0.7778.179 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed.

I do not see an Application Error 1000 event for windows-updater.node on my machine.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

I cannot reproduce it reliably on demand yet. The issue happens during normal use of Codex Desktop on Windows.

Observed behavior:

1. Open Codex Desktop.
2. Use the app normally.
3. After some time, Codex becomes unresponsive.
4. Windows closes the application and records an Application Hang 1002 event.

I have seen this multiple times across different dates and versions.

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What is the expected behavior?

Codex Desktop should remain responsive and should not be closed by Windows as an Application Hang. If an internal update check, network request, or background operation fails, the app should handle the failure without freezing.

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Additional information

The issue appears to be a repeated hang rather than a direct native-module crash on my machine.

Relevant Event Viewer / Reliability Monitor entries:

TimeGenerated   : 08.06.2026 12:02:26
SourceName      : Application Hang
EventIdentifier : 1002
ProductName     : Codex.exe
Message         : Program Codex.exe version 148.0.7778.179 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed.

TimeGenerated   : 07.06.2026 15:17:33
SourceName      : Application Hang
EventIdentifier : 1002
ProductName     : Codex.exe
Message         : Program Codex.exe version 148.0.7778.179 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed.

TimeGenerated   : 04.06.2026 10:28:17
SourceName      : Application Hang
EventIdentifier : 1002
ProductName     : Codex.exe
Message         : Program Codex.exe version 148.0.7778.179 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed.

TimeGenerated   : 27.05.2026 14:13:31
SourceName      : Application Hang
EventIdentifier : 1002
ProductName     : Codex.exe
Message         : Program Codex.exe version 2962.0.0.0 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed.

I can provide a dump file if the hang happens again.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

cannot reproduce it reliably on demand yet.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_