From 68ec43d2130f654f5b28df64f728b80297b8af9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edward Frazer <efrazer@openai.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:41:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: scope direct install docs to macOS and Linux

---
 README.md       |  9 ++-------
 docs/install.md | 13 ++++---------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd7a89a62d..95fd58ecd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<p align="center"><code>curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh</code><br /><code>powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"</code><br />or <code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
+<p align="center"><code>curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh</code><br />or <code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
 <p align="center"><strong>Codex CLI</strong> is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
 <p align="center">
   <img src="https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/.github/codex-cli-splash.png" alt="Codex CLI splash" width="80%" />
@@ -14,18 +14,13 @@ If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), <a href="http
 
 ### Installing and running Codex CLI
 
-Install the latest Codex release directly:
+Install the latest Codex release directly on macOS or Linux:
 
 ```shell
 # Install on macOS or Linux
 curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-```powershell
-# Install on Windows (PowerShell)
-powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
-```
-
 You can also install with your preferred package manager:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index d5d19154b8..81a1746193 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -4,24 +4,19 @@
 
 | Requirement                 | Details                                                         |
 | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11              |
+| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11 **via WSL2** |
 | Git (optional, recommended) | 2.23+ for built-in PR helpers                                   |
 | RAM                         | 4-GB minimum (8-GB recommended)                                 |
 
-### Install the latest release
+### Install the latest release on macOS or Linux
 
 ```bash
 # macOS or Linux
 curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-```powershell
-# Windows (PowerShell)
-powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
-```
-
-The direct installers download the latest matching GitHub Release package for your platform and
-place both `codex` and `rg` in a user-local directory.
+The direct installer downloads the latest matching GitHub Release package for macOS or Linux and
+places both `codex` and `rg` in a user-local directory.
 
 ### DotSlash