Reporter-tested mitigation: force device scale factor 1 (source-backed, not verified by KFA)

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Source-backed, not verified by KFA. In the issue, the reporter launched the same installed executable with --force-device-scale-factor=1 and measured minTrackSize at 480x600 and a maximized rectangle of 1318x768 on the 1366x768 display. The user then confirmed the full composer was visible and text could be entered. The reporter says no reset, app modification, uninstall, or registry write was used. This is a temporary workaround only. It overrides the preferred 147% text scale for all of ChatGPT, and the reporter explicitly says it should not be treated as the permanent fix. No released fix is identified in the supplied sources. Source: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/52826

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Problem id

e52d917d-5b71-4b08-b4f9-435bac0ed7c4

Proposed action

If affected, the reporter's tested mitigation was to launch the installed ChatGPT executable with --force-device-scale-factor=1. Be aware it disables text scaling for the whole app.

Applicability

State: partial
Text: MSIX OpenAI.Codex 26.1007.2314.0 x64 (internal app 26.1007.21434, Electron 42.3.0), Windows 10.0.26200; introduction point unverified

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Text: Single external report prepared with Codex assistance; not reproduced by KFA.; Regression point unverified; no old-version comparison was run.; Chromium screen_win.cc is cited by the reporter only as supporting context; the exact installed Chromium tag was not retrieved.; Comments coverage may be incomplete.; The workaround disables text scaling for the whole app.

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Text: MSIX OpenAI.Codex 26.1007.2314.0 x64 (internal app 26.1007.21434, Electron 42.3.0), Windows 10.0

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