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The application remains on the spinning startup screen and Windows subsequently records a `MoAppHang`.\n\nThe failure occurs before the normal Codex diagnostics appear to initialize:\n\n- No `.codex\\.sandbox\\sandbox.log`\n- No `.codex\\log` output, even with an \n\n## Literal error text\n```\nMoAppHang\n```\n\n## Environment\nGitHub openai/codex #48594\n\n## Trigger / context\n### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?\n\nMost recent/just updated and can't access app\n\n### What subscription do you have?\n\nPro\n\n### What platform is your computer?\n\nWindows 11 Home, 64-bit  Windows build: 26200  UBR: 9550  WER OS version: 10.0.26200.[ip].101\n\n### What issue are you seeing?\n\n## Summary\n\nThe new ChatGPT/Codex Windows desktop app consistently hangs during startup on my Windows 11 PC. The application remains on the spinning startup screen and Windows subsequently records a `MoAppHang`.\n\nThe failure occurs before the normal Codex diagnostics appear to initialize:\n\n- No `.codex\\.sandbox\\sandbox.log`\n- No `.codex\\log` output, even with an explicit `log_dir`\n- No session transcript created under `.codex\\sessions`\n- Setting the Windows sandbox to `unelevated` does not resolve the problem\n- Disabling the private sandbox desktop does not r\n\n## Source evidence\n- https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/48594 (2026-09-27T02:09:53Z) — #48594\n\n## Freshness\n- classification: FRESH_7D\n- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T09:52:00.922591Z\n- scout_id: Cb23d312294\n\n## Scout notes\nThis Problem was published by the KFA Fresh Friction Scout from public sources. 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