AppXDeployment persisting 0X80073D02 errors (OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime) / AppModel-Runtime ( 0x800706D9 error):

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Anyone able to give some help or feedback? I am daily on the latest public builds of ChatGPT Desktop app and Win 11 Pro 26H2

Since less than a week (might be related to 2026-10 Preview Update (KB5127936) or introduced by 2026-11 Security Update (KB5132061) on 11/11/2026), underlying AppX deployment, AppContainer, and package cleanup bugs introduced in this build are also impacting the Desktop ChatGPT / Codex app.

These 0x80073D02 (ERROR_PACKAGES_IN_USE) errors cannot be resolved on the user side—regardless of any troubleshooting. They only disappear when uninstalling ChatGPT and immediately reappear upon reinstallation:

At every boot (AppXDeployment-Server - 3 errors):

  • Error 0x80073D02: The request cannot be processed because package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt is in use.
  • Deployment Remove operation with target volume C: on Package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt from: (OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt) failed with error 0x80073D02.
  • AppX Deployment operation failed for package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt with error 0x80073D02. The specific error text for this failure is: Error 0x80073D02: The request cannot be processed because package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt is in use.

Every time the ChatGPT / Codex app is opened (AppXDeployment-Server - 2 errors):

  • Error 0x80073D02: The request cannot be processed because package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt is in use.
  • Deployment Remove operation with target volume C: on Package OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt from: (OpenAI.CodexPrimaryRuntime.<version>_x64__3k8sg7r9htsxt) failed with error 0x80073D02.

Error 0x80073D02: Failure in the DynamicDependenciesInUse state handler.

These errors were already appearing occasionally before these update (for months) on exits/reboots as Codex/OpenAI tries to start this system service early (along with the Codex OpenAI Sandbox service not being able to complete the function - error OS 1800 on the subsequent boot):

  • AppXDeployment (2) : Failed to start system service: appxsvc with error: 0x8007045B (2)
  • CodexSandboxService.OpenAI.Codex (2, sometimes 4) : unable to restore package uninstall listener: open the logged-in user’s token and os error 1008
    (last error records disappeares when DelayedStart 1 is added to the service).

The only way to fix these errors is by uninstalling the Deskotp ChatGPT app but it comes back again after reinstalling - i have been through any troubleshoot step.