# OpenAI investigates Codex desktop thread failures for personal accounts

_Published Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

OpenAI is investigating a partial outage in which starting a new thread fails for personal accounts on the latest desktop app version. Its status notice identifies Codex in ChatGPT Desktop as the affected component and lists the incident as under investigation.

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## Sources

- [OpenAI status](https://status.openai.com//incidents/01M4ADHMMBK7K92NJFJ0DXRYJM)

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