OpenAI announced on May 28 that the “Computer Use” feature of its coding agent Codex now officially supports Windows. Codex can now directly perform actions like clicking, typing, and file operations on users’ Windows machines, not just in remote sandboxes or cloud environments. At the same time, the ChatGPT iOS and Android mobile apps have added remote monitoring support for Windows Codex, allowing users to start tasks, check progress, approve, and adjust direction from their phones while tasks continue running in the background on the Windows machine. OpenAI describes this as an “early experience” and says it will continue to promote more features that keep workflows uninterrupted across different devices.
Previously, Codex’s Computer Use feature was available on macOS, and Windows support is a key step in its platform expansion. According to the developer documentation, Windows Codex now has dedicated configuration docs and sandbox support, including previously fixed underlying issues like Windows firewall address handling and privilege separation in sandboxes. For engineers who need to execute code, run tests, or interact with GUI applications in a native Windows environment, this update means Codex can act as an AI colleague that truly “gets hands-on” on the local machine, not just a remote code suggestion tool.