sudo exists on Windows starting W11 24H2

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 26, 2026 by nos1609 Closed Jan 26, 2026

What version of Codex is running?

0.88.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11 25H2 ARM64

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

VSCode + PowerShell

What issue are you seeing?

Codex is self-assured that no sudo could exist on Windows despite official MS docs states otherwise.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Ask to use sudo as elevation in PowerShell

What is the expected behavior?

run sudo in PowerShell

Additional information

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/advanced-settings/sudo/
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/introducing-sudo-for-windows/

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