[Windows] ChatGPT app launches but no window appears — main process stuck "Not Responding"

Open 💬 1 comment Opened Aug 17, 2026 by snayan06
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

App version: 26.810.7004.0 (Microsoft Store)
OS: Windows 11 Enterprise (Build 26200)
GPU: Intel Graphics, driver 32.0.101.8508

What happens:
Opening ChatGPT spawns multiple ChatGPT.exe processes but
no window ever appears. tasklist /v shows the main process
immediately as "Not Responding". No visible window is created.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install ChatGPT from Microsoft Store
  2. Click Open / launch from Start menu
  3. Processes appear in Task Manager but no window shows

What I tried:

  • App reset via PowerShell (Reset-AppxPackage)
  • Full uninstall + reinstall from Microsoft Store
  • Multiple system reboots
  • Network is fine — chatgpt.com reachable in browser

Workaround: chatgpt.com in browser works fine.

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github-actions[bot] contributor · 11 days ago

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

  • #38766
  • #38843

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