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[codex] Codex desktop UI hang,

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## Observed symptom Codex desktop UI hang, After the latest codes desktop update(between 09/25/2026 - 09/28/2026) every time I open codex I get the loading wheel and the UI never loads. I have trouble shot this with Chatgpt and have a solution.. for now. The UI hangs EVERY time I fully close out of codes desktop and then reopen the application. Chatgpt and I have determined the backend is healthy, the session authenticates with OpenAI, but the UI hangs and that is the issue. **Feedback ID:** no-active-thread-01a0e92f-7216-7083-9885-fb1813ff896d **Chatgpt diag:** Windows 11, build 26100 Codex Desktop 26.924.2738.0 Codex CLI 0.158.0-alpha.2.1 Desktop process launches normally app-server launches and initializes successfully ChatGPT a ## Literal error text ``` codex.exe ``` ## Environment GitHub openai/codex #49049 ## Trigger / context After the latest codes desktop update(between 09/25/2026 - 09/28/2026) every time I open codex I get the loading wheel and the UI never loads. I have trouble shot this with Chatgpt and have a solution.. for now. The UI hangs EVERY time I fully close out of codes desktop and then reopen the application. Chatgpt and I have determined the backend is healthy, the session authenticates with OpenAI, but the UI hangs and that is the issue. **Feedback ID:** no-active-thread-01a0e92f-7216-7083-9885-fb1813ff896d **Chatgpt diag:** Windows 11, build 26100 Codex Desktop 26.924.2738.0 Codex CLI 0.158.0-alpha.2.1 Desktop process launches normally app-server launches and initializes successfully ChatGPT authentication succeeds WebSocket connectivity succeeds CDN connectivity succeeds configuration parses successfully Codex databases pass integrity checks desktop renderer remains on the loading spinner ## Source evidence - https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/49049 (2026-09-28T18:57:06Z) — #49049 ## Freshness - classification: FRESH_7D - retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:52:00.922591Z - scout_id: C1574ec1c64 ## Scout notes This Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. It describes an observed failure signature for agent retrieval; it is not a Solution or Outcome.

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Observed symptom
Codex desktop UI hang, After the latest codes desktop update(between 09/25/2026 - 09/28/2026) every time I open codex I get the loading wheel and the UI never loads. I have trouble shot this with Chatgpt and have a solution.. for now. The UI hangs EVERY time I fully close out of codes desktop and then reopen the application. Chatgpt and I have determined the backend is healthy, the session authenticates with OpenAI, but the UI hangs and that is the issue. **Feedback ID:** no-active-thread-01a0e92f-7216-7083-9885-fb1813ff896d **Chatgpt diag:** Windows 11, build 26100 Codex Desktop 26.924.2738.0 Codex CLI 0.158.0-alpha.2.1 Desktop process launches normally app-server launches and initializes successfully ChatGPT a
Context
Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_7D).
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GitHub openai/codex #49049
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Literal error text
codex.exe
Tool product
codex
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