Summary
On Codex Desktop for Windows, the bundled Browser / Chrome / Computer Use runtime cannot be staged from the Microsoft Store package. As a result, the in-app browser settings page reports that the plugin is unavailable and cua_node remains empty after reinstalling.
This reproduces on a newer build than the related report #25220.
Environment
- OS: Windows 11
- Install method: Microsoft Store
- Codex package:
OpenAI.Codex_26.707.8168.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0
- Affected bundled capabilities: Browser, Chrome, Computer Use
Actual behavior
The app repeatedly logs:
bundled_executable_relocation_failed
operation=copy_directory
failedExecutableName=node_repl.exe
syscall=copyfile
source: ...\\app\\resources\\cua_node\\bin\\CHANGELOG.md
dest: ...\\AppData\\Local\\OpenAI\\Codex\\runtimes\\cua_node\\.staging-...
The runtime directory is left empty:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\\OpenAI\\Codex\\runtimes\\cua_node
Independent reproduction
The source file is EFS application-protected, while the destination is unencrypted:
cipher /c <WindowsApps>\\app\\resources\\cua_node\\bin\\CHANGELOG.md
E CHANGELOG.md
Compatibility Level:
Application Protected
cipher /c %LOCALAPPDATA%\\OpenAI\\Codex\\runtimes\\cua_node
U cua_node
Copying the same source file to a normal user workspace fails with:
System.IO.IOException: The specified file could not be encrypted.
HRESULT: -2147018896
This confirms the failure is not caused by a disabled plugin, a missing configuration entry, or an incomplete user-level cache.
Expected behavior
Codex should stage its bundled runtime successfully from a protected Windows Store package, or use a packaging/copy mechanism compatible with EFS application-protected files.
Notes
Summary
On Codex Desktop for Windows, the bundled Browser / Chrome / Computer Use runtime cannot be staged from the Microsoft Store package. As a result, the in-app browser settings page reports that the plugin is unavailable and
cua_noderemains empty after reinstalling.This reproduces on a newer build than the related report #25220.
Environment
OpenAI.Codex_26.707.8168.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0Actual behavior
The app repeatedly logs:
The runtime directory is left empty:
Independent reproduction
The source file is EFS application-protected, while the destination is unencrypted:
Copying the same source file to a normal user workspace fails with:
This confirms the failure is not caused by a disabled plugin, a missing configuration entry, or an incomplete user-level cache.
Expected behavior
Codex should stage its bundled runtime successfully from a protected Windows Store package, or use a packaging/copy mechanism compatible with EFS application-protected files.
Notes
WindowsAppsmarketplace path as a workaround; that is version-dependent and does not restore the trusted native runtime bridge.