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Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop app

Resolved after 6 h 21 min.

Started
Ended
Worst state
Partial outage
On ChatGPT’s status page
Source
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Codex in ChatGPT Desktop

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Timeline

  1. ChatGPT status page · Investigating We are investigating the issue. Version 26.1002.51308 is affected
  2. ChatGPT status page · Reported Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop app
  3. ChatGPT status page · Identified we have identified the issue, working on rolling back to the previous version.
  4. ChatGPT status page · Identified We have identified the issue. We have released an updated app version for Linux and macOS. We are actively working to roll out the fix for Windows.
  5. ChatGPT status page · Identified We are actively working on a fixed app version for Windows.
  6. ChatGPT status page · Resolved We have released an updated app version with the fix for Linux, macOS and Windows. Affected users should update to the latest version.

Cite this incident

Site Qwality, “Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop app,” Oct 7, 2026, https://siteqwality.com/is-chatgpt-down/incidents/chatgpt-202610070531/

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