Codex Desktop cause the computer to become sluggish and generate excessive heat on Windows 11

Open 💬 4 comments Opened Jul 9, 2026 by hellojingbo

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

26.623.141536

What subscription do you have?

Codex Desktop cause the computer to become sluggish and generate excessive heat on Windows 11

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

version: Codex Desktop 26.623.141536
system version: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
Codex Desktop cause the computer to become sluggish and generate excessive heat on Windows 11, even in idle state.

System Information:
System Information.txt

TaskManager:
<img width="1540" height="1026" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4f12db49-dc01-4fcd-bc7a-c90f3fea9c58" />

Computer temperature:
<img width="703" height="579" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f470a1cb-759a-46b2-9b06-a6d77a6bac5d" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

  1. open the codex desktop
  2. wait a minutes
  3. check the system Task Manager and computer temperature

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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