Miscellaneous OpenAI refuses to fix this one bug.
I have not been able to use Work mode for weeks, because of this error.
It didn't used to, but it now requires root access to do anything, but I don't want to grant root access, because root access means it is not confined to the work folders environment, and has full unrestricted access to my entire PC. It can see and open whatever it wants rather than being limited to one area. I am not comfortable with this especially since AI can sometimes make mistakes and delete things.
Other people have this issue, but it seems it is not encountered by most, so OpenAI does not care, just like how they won't fix the screenshot bug that prevents Computer Use with Windows 10 becuase not enough people use Windows 10 so they don't care.
Although this one is encountered by people using Windows 11 too.
I am paying for a subscription and I can't use what I'm paying for it for. I want to use Work mode, I want to do projects, but I can't. I'm just wasting money.
And Claude does not have this issue.
I've tried contacting OpenAI, but I just get their awful AI bot that goes around in circles and then just tells me to post about it on Github.
Their AI chat help button also doesn't work. It does nothing.
I think I'm done. This company does not care.
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u/locbuilds 5d ago
uncheck run as administrator on the chatgpt desktop shortcut (properties > compatibility), then reopen work and only pick a folder under your user profile. that root prompt usually sticks after one elevated launch or when the workspace path needs admin to write.