From 925bd22dbca93b71f21cb68f699a64ceeb6b500c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edward Frazer <efrazer@openai.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:31:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: publish windows direct install docs

---
 README.md          |  9 ++++++---
 codex-rs/README.md | 13 ++++++++++---
 docs/install.md    | 17 +++++++++++------
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a870cf45b..7c9cf68456 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ 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 on macOS or Linux:
+Install the latest Codex release directly:
 
 ```shell
-# Install on macOS or Linux
+# Install on macOS, Linux, or WSL
 curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-Windows direct installer support is coming soon. Until then, run Codex on Windows 11 via WSL2.
+```powershell
+# Install on Windows
+powershell -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1|iex"
+```
 
 You can also install with your preferred package manager:
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/README.md b/codex-rs/README.md
index 1c93852fe2..c53b266921 100644
--- a/codex-rs/README.md
+++ b/codex-rs/README.md
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ We provide Codex CLI as a standalone, native executable to ensure a zero-depende
 
 ## Installing Codex
 
-Today, the easiest way to install Codex is via `npm`:
+Install the latest Codex release directly:
 
 ```shell
-npm i -g @openai/codex
+# macOS, Linux, or WSL
+curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
 codex
 ```
 
-You can also install via Homebrew (`brew install --cask codex`) or download a platform-specific release directly from our [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases).
+```powershell
+# Windows
+powershell -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1|iex"
+codex
+```
+
+You can also install via npm (`npm i -g @openai/codex`), Homebrew (`brew install --cask codex`), or download a platform-specific release directly from our [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases).
 
 ## Documentation quickstart
 
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index fecedf1d45..218cdccf1c 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -4,21 +4,26 @@
 
 | Requirement                 | Details                                                         |
 | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11 **via WSL2** |
+| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11 (64-bit, PowerShell) |
 | Git (optional, recommended) | 2.23+ for built-in PR helpers                                   |
 | RAM                         | 4-GB minimum (8-GB recommended)                                 |
 
-### Install the latest release on macOS or Linux
+### Install the latest release
 
 ```bash
-# macOS or Linux
+# macOS, Linux, or WSL
 curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-Windows direct installer support is coming soon. Until then, run Codex on Windows 11 via WSL2.
+```powershell
+# Windows
+powershell -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1|iex"
+```
 
-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.
+The direct installer downloads the latest matching GitHub Release package for your platform and
+places the CLI binaries in a user-local directory.
+
+To update a native install, rerun the same installer command.
 
 ### DotSlash