codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Codex Windows App keeps spawning `git.exe status --porcelain=v1 -z` and leaves orphan `git.exe` / `conhost.exe` processes [1 comments, 2 participants]

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.325.3894.0

What subscription do you have?

On Windows, the Codex Windows App repeatedly spawns Git processes such as: - git.exe status --porcelain=v1 -z and also creates matching console host processes such as: - \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0x4 After closing the Codex window, new processes stop appearing, but many existing git.exe / conhost.exe processes remain alive. Even after ending Codex.exe from Task Manager, the leftover Git-related processes are still present. This looks like the app is polling Git state very aggressively and not cleaning up child processes correctly on exit.

What platform is your computer?

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What issue are you seeing?

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C:\Users\root\Documents\New project\ is the default project directory used by Codex.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open Codex Windows App.
2. Open a Git repository.
3. Observe Task Manager / Process Explorer.
4. Notice repeated creation of:
   • git.exe status --porcelain=v1 -z
   • conhost.exe 0x4
5. Close the Codex app window.
6. New Git processes stop appearing, but many previously created git.exe / conhost.exe processes remain.
7. End Codex.exe manually in Task Manager.
8. Leftover git.exe / conhost.exe processes are still not cleaned up.

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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