Codex Desktop for Windows repeatedly launches overlapping WMI process snapshots that time out due to a fixed 5-second timeout, causing performance issues and hi
Codex Desktop for Windows repeatedly launches overlapping WMI process snapshots that time out due to a fixed 5-second timeout, causing performance issues and high CPU usage.
Problem statement normalized from the linked evidence
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Qualification checklist
Gate decision: Aug 15, 2026
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At least 3 independent users2 / 3
NOT MET
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At least 2 independent discussions2 / 2
MET
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At least 1 supporting signal1 Workarounds · 2 Blocked workflows
MET
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Observed signals
Users2
Discussions2
Mentions2
Active days2
Source coverageGitHub
TrendUNKNOWN
First seenJul 19, 2026
Last seenJul 22, 2026
Why the gate is holding
Fewer than 3 independent users
Competition research, commercial scoring, and Build Gap analysis do not run until this gate passes.
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Source evidence
2 evidence records
github · HIGH · Jul 22, 2026
openai/codex
### Independent reproduction with provider-level WMI trace and a restart control I independently reproduced this failure and collected a short, sanitized provider-level trace. #### Environment - Codex Desktop MSIX: `OpenAI.Codex_26.715.7063.0_x64` - Bundled `ChatGPT.exe` file version: `150.0.7871.124` - Windows x64 - 16 logical processors - Microsoft Store installation #### User-visible impact During the incident, Task Manager showed approximately: - Total system CPU: **80%** - WMI Provider Host: **17.5%** - Servic…
Additional reproducible evidence for this issue follows. This narrows the failure to overlapping WMI snapshot paths and a fixed 5-second timeout, including retriggering on window focus. Exit code: 0 Wall time: 20.7 seconds Output: # [Windows Desktop] Repeated PowerShell/WMI process snapshots hit a fixed 5-second timeout on startup and window focus ## Summary Codex Desktop for Windows launches overlapping PowerShell/WMI process-enumeration commands from at least two internal paths. Both enumerate system-wide process…