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Codex Issues / #37306

Windows Computer Use fails before enumerating any windows.

Open 💬 4 comments Opened Aug 6, 2026 by wreynolds79
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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

26.730.61639

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Error:
EnumWindows failed: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003)

Both sky.list_windows() and sky.list_apps() fail identically.

Verified:

  • @oai/sky loads
  • codex-computer-use.exe exists
  • helper process starts in the active Windows session
  • helper has read/execute permission
  • Computer Use plugin reinstalled
  • Codex Repair completed
  • Codex Reset completed
  • Codex cleanly uninstalled and reinstalled
  • Windows restarted

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Feedback ID: 019fd81d-b9e8-7e90-83c2-db9c7c9a23be

What is the expected behavior?

screen control

Additional information

_No response_

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 21 days ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #37255
  • #37215
  • #37043
  • #37271

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kav-welg-4 · 21 days ago

I am getting the same exact issue :(

Feedback Id: 019fdb37-77b3-7622-894f-1b7076f69752

SpoofingMyName · 19 days ago

Same issue

Feedback ID: 019fe2c0-f468-73b3-b3bf-bccf44f2d8af

XgrislyX · 19 days ago

I can confirm the exact same issue on Windows.

Codex App: 26.803.41515
Platform: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
Subscription: ChatGPT Business

Exact error:
EnumWindows failed: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003)

I performed additional diagnostics before reporting:

  • codex-computer-use.exe exists and launches successfully.
  • Computer Use helper processes are running.
  • The active Computer Use helper and its parent Node process run in Windows SessionId 6.
  • explorer.exe is also in SessionId 6.
  • Windows itself successfully enumerates visible application windows using PowerShell Get-Process/MainWindowTitle.
  • A live codex-computer-use named pipe was confirmed.
  • TEMP/TMP resolve normally.
  • The Desktop known-folder path exists and resolves successfully.
  • The temporary kernel.js for the Computer Use session exists.
  • Completely quitting/restarting the Codex/ChatGPT desktop app and starting a fresh Computer Use session reproduces the identical failure.

I also captured a performance trace while reproducing the problem and submitted an in-app bug report with logs.

Performance trace Feedback ID:
019fe2b8-c261-7011-8a8c-72be77a054f9

In-app bug report Feedback ID:
019fe2db-22e4-7070-824f-4baa99ffd86e

Hopefully the trace and logs can be correlated with this issue.