Windows app 26.609: autoapproval / approval policy no longer honored after update

What variant of Codex are you using?

Codex app on Windows

What version are you using?

• Microsoft Store package: OpenAI.Codex_26.609.3341.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0
• App-reported/browser env build observed locally: 26.609.30741
• OS: Windows 11 Home, OS version 10.0.26200, build 26200

What happened?

After updating the Codex Windows app to the 26.609 line, autoapproval stopped working. Actions that were previously auto-approved now require manual approval or stop for approval prompts.

Expected behavior

When approval policy is configured to avoid prompts / auto-approve eligible actions, Codex should continue without requiring manual approval, as it did before the update.

Current configuration / attempted workaround

The local global config has been updated to explicitly request full access / no approval prompts:

approval_policy = "never"
sandbox_mode = "danger-full-access"

[windows]
sandbox = "elevated"

A restart/new thread may still be required, but this issue was filed because the behavior changed immediately after the app update.

Additional context

The user was looking for a way to roll back to the previous Codex app version because autoapproval regressed after the update. Microsoft Store / winget does not expose previous Codex app versions for normal rollback, so a fix or supported downgrade path would be helpful.