`codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe` The specified module could not be found

Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 1, 2026 by arshcaria

What version of the IDE extension are you using?

26.616.71553

What subscription do you have?

Pro 5x

Which IDE are you using?

VS Code

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Got an error window popup while the codex extension was trying to edit files:

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[Window Title]
c:\Users\USERNAME\.vscode\extensions\openai.chatgpt-26.616.71553-win32-x64\bin\windows-x86_64\codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe

[Content]
c:\Users\USERNAME\.vscode\extensions\openai.chatgpt-26.616.71553-win32-x64\bin\windows-x86_64\codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe

The specified module could not be found.

The file codex-windows-sandbox-setup.exe actually exists in the given path.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Let the codex extension to edit code/files.

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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