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OpenAI has released a fix for creating ChatGPT Work threads on Linux and macOS and is preparing one for Windows

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OpenAI has released an update to ChatGPT Desktop for Linux and macOS to address an outage affecting the creation of new ChatGPT Work threads. It is still preparing a fix for Windows. The incident remains in the Identified status.

According to the status report, OpenAI has released an updated version of ChatGPT Desktop for Linux and macOS with a fix for the problem affecting the creation of new ChatGPT Work threads. It is still working on releasing a fix for Windows.

The problem affects the creation of new threads in the latest version of the desktop app. The incident has the status Identified, meaning the problem has been identified; the report does not yet mark it as resolved. The affected component, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, is listed as partially unavailable.

What changed

Why it matters

The availability of the fix varies by operating system. Linux and macOS users can already get the updated app, while the release of the fix for Windows is still in progress. The platform you use therefore matters when planning work in new threads.

Two audiences, two different impacts

What this means

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For individuals

If you use ChatGPT Desktop on Linux or macOS, an updated version with a fix for creating new ChatGPT Work threads is available to you.

What to do On Linux or macOS, update ChatGPT Desktop to the released version containing the fix.
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For a business

The outage limits the ability to start business tasks in new ChatGPT Work threads. Teams using Windows are still waiting for a fix to be released.

Processes
What to decide Before assigning work that requires new ChatGPT Work threads, check whether a fix is available for the operating systems your team uses.
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OpenAI Status — incident history official service status · first detected Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop app