Codex Windows app flickers constantly on launch.
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Jul 9, 2026 by SwaneGhost
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
OpenAI.Codex_26.707.3351.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0
What subscription do you have?
regular
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
GPU:
Intel UHD Graphics 32.0.101.5542
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 32.0.16.1062
App visual flickering
Tried:
- Reinstall
- Intel GPU
- NVIDIA GPU
- --disable-gpu
- --disable-direct-composition
- --disable-gpu-compositing
- --use-angle=warp
- MPO disabled with OverlayTestMode=5
- Updated Windows and drivers
Result:
App still flickers; sometimes stops flickering but hangs on Codex logo.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
open codex app from microsoft store
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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