New chatGPT (Codex) desktop app opens, then exits on Windows ARM64 Surface
Open 💬 5 comments Opened Jul 15, 2026 by PCI-Statmonkey
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
OpenAI.Codex_26.707.9981.0_arm64__2p2nqsd0c76g0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Surface, Windows ARM64
What issue are you seeing?
Behavior:
The Codex desktop app opens briefly, then closes approximately 8 seconds later.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
opening it... instantly closes
What is the expected behavior?
that it would stay open and work :P
Additional information
Troubleshooting already completed:
- Repair
- Reset
- Uninstall/reinstall
- Restart
- Fresh sign-in
- Renamed .codex folder
- Run as administrator
Results:
- ChatGPT Classic works normally
- Windows AppModel Runtime reports successful process creation
- Process created: app\ChatGPT.exe
- App container is destroyed several seconds later
- No Application Error
- No Reliability Monitor failure
- No exception code
- No failed activation event
Impact:
I cannot access my local Concordance project through the desktop Codex interface.
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