[codex] Desktop app stuck on infinite loading spinner on Windows (26.924.2738.0); renderer never mounts
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [codex] Desktop app stuck on infinite loading spinner on Windows (26.924.2738.0); renderer never mounts
## Observed symptom
Desktop app stuck on infinite loading spinner on Windows (26.924.2738.0); renderer never mounts
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## Literal error text
```
error={"code":-32603,"message":"The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)"}
```
## Environment
GitHub openai/codex #49008
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/49008 (2026-09-30T19:03:52Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #49008
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: Cb1cbf81427
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Desktop app stuck on infinite loading spinner on Windows (26.924.2738.0); renderer never mounts
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Context
Public GitHub report in openai/codex (FRESH_7D).
Environment
State
partial
Text
GitHub openai/codex #49008
Symptom signature
Literal error text
error={"code":-32603,"message":"The system cannot find the path specified. (os error 3)"}
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