# Codex Extension issue in VS Code

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/codex-extension-issue-in-vs-code/1379758>\
**Category:** Codex\
**Tags:** chatgpt, plugin-development\
**Created:** [April 25, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/codex-extension-issue-in-vs-code/1379758 "2026-04-25T16:34:56Z")\
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26.415.20818 does not fix this for Windows Remote SSH hosts without WSL. The extension still fails with spawnSync wsl.exe ENOENT because wsl.exe is not installed on the remote Windows Server. It should use native Windows/PowerShell instead of requiring WSL.

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