Codex on Windows Slammed: Idle Fans, 2s Input Lag, and a Full UI Freeze
Crannast · reddit · 2026-09-09
After two days of trying Astra + Codex via the ChatGPT Windows app, a user finds the agent itself solid but the desktop client deeply broken: fans spin up even when idle, the Google Pay button silently fails (Stripe works), project creation UX is confusing with lost names, the prompt box lags up to 2 seconds per keystroke, projects take 5s to reopen, and typing a prompt quickly once froze the entire Windows UI, forcing a full restart. The author asks if others see the same.
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