Terminal fails to open in Codex App (ChatGPT Desktop)
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 9, 2026 by greg-mcnamara-datacom Closed Aug 10, 2026
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What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.803.41515
What subscription do you have?
API via Azure
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
I'm running the Codex app within ChatGPT Desktop for Windows with WSL for agent environment and terminal shell. Previously I was able to open the terminal window by clicking the bottom pane button, or selecting View->Open Terminal, or with "Ctrl+`" keys. Now the terminal window appears for a fraction of a second and then disappears before the shell prompt becomes visible. This change seems to have occurred within the last week following a version upgrade.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Any of: 1) Click on bottom pane button, 2) selecting menu option View->Open Terminal, 3) using "Ctrl+`" keys.
What is the expected behavior?
Terminal window should open and display the WSL terminal prompt
Additional information
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Closing as duplicate of #37104