diff --git a/apps/codex-plus-launcher/src/main.rs b/apps/codex-plus-launcher/src/main.rs
index c5ceda66..08ce1531 100644
--- a/apps/codex-plus-launcher/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/codex-plus-launcher/src/main.rs
@@ -179,9 +179,10 @@ impl LaunchHooks for LauncherHooks {
         app_dir: &Path,
         debug_port: u16,
         extra_args: &[String],
+        windows_codex_launch_mode: codex_plus_core::settings::WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<codex_plus_core::launcher::CodexLaunch> {
         self.core
-            .launch_codex(app_dir, debug_port, extra_args)
+            .launch_codex(app_dir, debug_port, extra_args, windows_codex_launch_mode)
             .await
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/codex-plus-manager/src/App.tsx b/apps/codex-plus-manager/src/App.tsx
index 475f7df1..8cd4c08a 100644
--- a/apps/codex-plus-manager/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/codex-plus-manager/src/App.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ type OverviewResult = CommandResult<{
 type BackendSettings = {
   codexAppPath: string;
   codexExtraArgs: string[];
+  windowsCodexLaunchMode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode;
   providerSyncEnabled: boolean;
   enhancementsEnabled: boolean;
   codexGoalsEnabled: boolean;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ type BackendSettings = {
 };
 
 type LaunchMode = "patch" | "relay";
+type WindowsCodexLaunchMode = "packagedActivation" | "directProcess";
 
 type RelayProfile = {
   id: string;
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ const routes: Array<{ id: Route; label: string; icon: LucideIcon }> = [
 const defaultSettings: BackendSettings = {
   codexAppPath: "",
   codexExtraArgs: [],
+  windowsCodexLaunchMode: "packagedActivation",
   providerSyncEnabled: false,
   enhancementsEnabled: true,
   codexGoalsEnabled: false,
@@ -2061,6 +2064,22 @@ function SettingsScreen({
             />
           </Field>
           <p className="field-hint">每行一个参数，例如 --force_high_performance_gpu。不需要填写 open 或 --args。</p>
+          <label className="check-row">
+            <input
+              checked={form.windowsCodexLaunchMode === "directProcess"}
+              onChange={(event) =>
+                onFormChange({
+                  ...form,
+                  windowsCodexLaunchMode: event.currentTarget.checked ? "directProcess" : "packagedActivation",
+                })
+              }
+              type="checkbox"
+            />
+            <span>Windows 使用管理员直启官方 Codex</span>
+          </label>
+          <p className="field-hint">
+            开启后，WindowsApps 版 Codex 会跳过系统应用激活，先关闭旧 Codex 进程，再直接启动官方 Codex.exe。
+          </p>
           <Toolbar>
             <Button onClick={() => void actions.saveSettings()}>保存设置</Button>
           </Toolbar>
@@ -3826,6 +3845,7 @@ function normalizeSettings(settings: BackendSettings): BackendSettings {
   return syncLegacyRelayFields({
     ...defaultSettings,
     ...settings,
+    windowsCodexLaunchMode: normalizeWindowsCodexLaunchMode(settings.windowsCodexLaunchMode),
     relayCommonConfigContents,
     relayContextConfigContents,
     relayProfiles: profiles,
@@ -3841,6 +3861,10 @@ function inputToCodexExtraArgs(value: string) {
   return value === "" ? [] : value.split(/\r?\n/);
 }
 
+function normalizeWindowsCodexLaunchMode(value: string | undefined): WindowsCodexLaunchMode {
+  return value === "directProcess" ? "directProcess" : "packagedActivation";
+}
+
 function normalizeRelayProfile(profile: RelayProfile, defaultContextSelection = emptyContextSelection()): RelayProfile {
   const legacyMixedApi = profile.relayMode === "mixedApi";
   let normalized: RelayProfile = {
diff --git a/crates/codex-plus-core/src/launcher.rs b/crates/codex-plus-core/src/launcher.rs
index 93974823..178e3f7f 100644
--- a/crates/codex-plus-core/src/launcher.rs
+++ b/crates/codex-plus-core/src/launcher.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::process::{Child, Command};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
-use crate::settings::{BackendSettings, SettingsStore, normalize_codex_extra_args};
+use crate::settings::{
+    BackendSettings, SettingsStore, WindowsCodexLaunchMode, normalize_codex_extra_args,
+};
 use crate::status::{LaunchStatus, StatusStore};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ pub trait LaunchHooks: Send + Sync {
         app_dir: &Path,
         debug_port: u16,
         extra_args: &[String],
+        windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<CodexLaunch>;
     async fn bridge_context(
         &self,
@@ -216,7 +219,12 @@ where
         }
 
         let launch = hooks
-            .launch_codex(&app_dir, debug_port, &settings.codex_extra_args)
+            .launch_codex(
+                &app_dir,
+                debug_port,
+                &settings.codex_extra_args,
+                settings.windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            )
             .await?;
         launched = Some(launch.clone());
 
@@ -399,9 +407,21 @@ impl LaunchHooks for DefaultLaunchHooks {
         app_dir: &Path,
         debug_port: u16,
         extra_args: &[String],
+        windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<CodexLaunch> {
         if cfg!(windows) {
-            if let Some(activation) = build_packaged_activation(app_dir, debug_port, extra_args) {
+            if should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch(
+                app_dir,
+                windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            ) {
+                crate::watcher::stop_codex_processes();
+            }
+
+            if should_use_packaged_activation(app_dir, windows_codex_launch_mode) {
+                let Some(activation) = build_packaged_activation(app_dir, debug_port, extra_args)
+                else {
+                    unreachable!("packaged activation precondition was checked");
+                };
                 let CodexLaunch::PackagedActivation {
                     app_user_model_id,
                     arguments,
@@ -1024,6 +1044,22 @@ pub fn build_packaged_activation(
     })
 }
 
+pub fn should_use_packaged_activation(
+    app_dir: &Path,
+    windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
+) -> bool {
+    windows_codex_launch_mode == WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation
+        && crate::app_paths::packaged_app_user_model_id(app_dir).is_some()
+}
+
+pub fn should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch(
+    app_dir: &Path,
+    windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
+) -> bool {
+    windows_codex_launch_mode == WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+        && crate::app_paths::packaged_app_user_model_id(app_dir).is_some()
+}
+
 pub fn codex_process_environment() -> HashMap<String, String> {
     let env = std::env::vars().collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
     codex_process_environment_from(&env, crate::proxy::detect_system_proxy)
diff --git a/crates/codex-plus-core/src/settings.rs b/crates/codex-plus-core/src/settings.rs
index cadd17c5..fbc3adde 100644
--- a/crates/codex-plus-core/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/codex-plus-core/src/settings.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ pub enum LaunchMode {
     Relay,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Default)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub enum WindowsCodexLaunchMode {
+    #[default]
+    PackagedActivation,
+    DirectProcess,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct RelayContextSelection {
@@ -132,6 +140,8 @@ pub struct BackendSettings {
     pub codex_app_path: String,
     #[serde(rename = "codexExtraArgs", default)]
     pub codex_extra_args: Vec<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "windowsCodexLaunchMode", default)]
+    pub windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     #[serde(rename = "providerSyncEnabled", default)]
     pub provider_sync_enabled: bool,
     #[serde(rename = "enhancementsEnabled", default = "default_true")]
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ impl Default for BackendSettings {
         Self {
             codex_app_path: String::new(),
             codex_extra_args: Vec::new(),
+            windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation,
             provider_sync_enabled: false,
             enhancements_enabled: true,
             codex_goals_enabled: false,
@@ -418,20 +429,28 @@ fn merge_known_setting_fields(target: &mut Map<String, Value>, source: &Map<Stri
             ),
         );
     }
+    if let Some(value) = source.get("windowsCodexLaunchMode").and_then(Value::as_str)
+        && matches!(value, "packagedActivation" | "directProcess")
+    {
+        target.insert(
+            "windowsCodexLaunchMode".to_string(),
+            Value::String(value.to_string()),
+        );
+    }
     if let Some(value) = source.get("providerSyncEnabled").and_then(Value::as_bool) {
         target.insert("providerSyncEnabled".to_string(), Value::Bool(value));
     }
     if let Some(value) = source.get("enhancementsEnabled").and_then(Value::as_bool) {
         target.insert("enhancementsEnabled".to_string(), Value::Bool(value));
     }
+    if let Some(value) = source.get("launchMode").and_then(Value::as_str)
+        && matches!(value, "patch" | "relay")
+    {
+        target.insert("launchMode".to_string(), Value::String(value.to_string()));
+    }
     if let Some(value) = source.get("codexGoalsEnabled").and_then(Value::as_bool) {
         target.insert("codexGoalsEnabled".to_string(), Value::Bool(value));
     }
-    if let Some(value) = source.get("launchMode").and_then(Value::as_str) {
-        if matches!(value, "patch" | "relay") {
-            target.insert("launchMode".to_string(), Value::String(value.to_string()));
-        }
-    }
     if let Some(value) = source.get("relayBaseUrl").and_then(Value::as_str) {
         target.insert("relayBaseUrl".to_string(), Value::String(value.to_string()));
     }
@@ -632,6 +651,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!settings.codex_goals_enabled);
         assert!(settings.codex_app_path.is_empty());
         assert!(settings.codex_extra_args.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            settings.windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation
+        );
         assert_eq!(settings.launch_mode, LaunchMode::Patch);
         assert_eq!(settings.relay_base_url, default_relay_base_url());
         assert!(settings.relay_api_key.is_empty());
@@ -657,6 +680,10 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(settings.cli_wrapper_api_key_env, "CUSTOM_OPENAI_API_KEY");
         assert_eq!(settings.relay_base_url, default_relay_base_url());
         assert!(settings.codex_extra_args.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(
+            settings.windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -675,6 +702,17 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn settings_deserialize_reads_windows_codex_launch_mode() {
+        let settings: BackendSettings =
+            serde_json::from_str(r#"{"windowsCodexLaunchMode":"directProcess"}"#).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            settings.windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn relay_profile_official_mix_api_key_defaults_to_false() {
         let profile: RelayProfile =
@@ -905,6 +943,7 @@ requires_openai_auth = true
             "providerSyncEnabled": true,
             "codexAppPath": "C:\\Portable\\Codex\\Codex.exe",
             "enhancementsEnabled": false,
+            "windowsCodexLaunchMode": "directProcess",
             "codexGoalsEnabled": true,
             "relayBaseUrl": "https://relay.example.test/v1",
             "relayApiKey": "sk-relay",
@@ -927,6 +966,10 @@ requires_openai_auth = true
                 "--enable-gpu".to_string(),
             ]
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            updated.windows_codex_launch_mode,
+            WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+        );
         assert!(updated.cli_wrapper_enabled);
         assert_eq!(updated.cli_wrapper_base_url, "https://old.test");
         assert_eq!(updated.cli_wrapper_api_key, "old-key");
diff --git a/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/bridge_routes.rs b/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/bridge_routes.rs
index a1560592..1a846997 100644
--- a/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/bridge_routes.rs
+++ b/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/bridge_routes.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use codex_plus_core::routes::{
     BridgeContext, BridgeDataService, BridgeRuntimeService, BridgeSettingsService,
     CoreRuntimeService, handle_bridge_request,
 };
-use codex_plus_core::settings::BackendSettings;
+use codex_plus_core::settings::{BackendSettings, WindowsCodexLaunchMode};
 use codex_plus_core::status::StatusStore;
 use codex_plus_core::user_scripts::UserScriptManager;
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@ impl LaunchHooks for ContextHooks {
         _app_dir: &std::path::Path,
         _debug_port: u16,
         _extra_args: &[String],
+        _windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<CodexLaunch> {
         Ok(CodexLaunch::Process {
             command: vec!["codex".to_string()],
diff --git a/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/launcher.rs b/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/launcher.rs
index 72dfd33a..43c14409 100644
--- a/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/launcher.rs
+++ b/crates/codex-plus-core/tests/launcher.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ use codex_plus_core::launcher::{
     CodexLaunch, DefaultLaunchHooks, LaunchHooks, LaunchOptions, MacosCleanupPolicy,
     build_codex_arguments, build_codex_command, build_macos_cleanup_command,
     build_macos_open_command, build_packaged_activation, codex_process_environment_from,
-    launch_and_inject_with_hooks, with_temporary_proxy_environment,
+    launch_and_inject_with_hooks, should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch,
+    should_use_packaged_activation, with_temporary_proxy_environment,
 };
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use codex_plus_core::launcher::{WindowsProcessControlStrategy, windows_process_control_strategy};
 use codex_plus_core::ports::select_platform_loopback_port_with;
 use codex_plus_core::proxy::has_proxy_environment;
-use codex_plus_core::settings::{BackendSettings, RelayProfile, RelayProtocol};
+use codex_plus_core::settings::{
+    BackendSettings, RelayProfile, RelayProtocol, WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
+};
 use codex_plus_core::status::StatusStore;
 
 #[test]
@@ -259,6 +262,48 @@ fn launcher_packaged_activation_can_preserve_process_id() {
     assert_eq!(launch.process_id(), Some(4242));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn launcher_uses_packaged_activation_by_default_for_windows_packages() {
+    let app_dir = PathBuf::from(
+        r"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.506.2212.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0\app",
+    );
+
+    assert!(should_use_packaged_activation(
+        &app_dir,
+        WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation
+    ));
+    assert!(!should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch(
+        &app_dir,
+        WindowsCodexLaunchMode::PackagedActivation
+    ));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn launcher_direct_windows_mode_skips_packaged_activation_and_requires_clean_slate() {
+    let app_dir = PathBuf::from(
+        r"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.506.2212.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0\app",
+    );
+
+    assert!(!should_use_packaged_activation(
+        &app_dir,
+        WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+    ));
+    assert!(should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch(
+        &app_dir,
+        WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+    ));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn launcher_direct_windows_mode_does_not_stop_portable_codex_instances() {
+    let app_dir = PathBuf::from(r"C:\Portable\Codex\app");
+
+    assert!(!should_stop_existing_codex_before_direct_windows_launch(
+        &app_dir,
+        WindowsCodexLaunchMode::DirectProcess
+    ));
+}
+
 #[cfg(windows)]
 #[test]
 fn launcher_windows_packaged_process_management_uses_native_api() {
@@ -1115,6 +1160,7 @@ impl LaunchHooks for FakeHooks {
         app_dir: &Path,
         debug_port: u16,
         extra_args: &[String],
+        _windows_codex_launch_mode: WindowsCodexLaunchMode,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<CodexLaunch> {
         assert!(app_dir.ends_with("Codex.app"));
         if extra_args.is_empty() {