# Grok Bot desktop control / browser fails with failed\_precondition (screen view empty) **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** computer-use, grok-bot\ **Created:** [November 6, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458 "2026-11-06T02:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tywai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tywai](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tywai)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458/1 "2026-11-06T02:20:22Z")
### Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Grok Bot ### Describe the Bug Content: My Grok Bot desktop control service is failing. Symptoms: • Asking any Bot to perform browser or desktop actions fails • Error is failed\_precondition • Screen view only shows an empty Windows desktop with no applications open • Tasks are accepted but finish almost immediately, with no screenshot and no detailed error report • Shell commands and file operations work normally; only desktop / browser control is broken Already tried: • Fully quit and reopened Grok Bot • Reset Bot’s Computer (already done) • Issue remains the same Time: Started approximately today (or recently) Impact: All tasks that require a browser cannot be completed Please help check the status of the desktop agent layer (computerUse / exec-daemon). Thank you. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Open Grok Bot desktop app 2. Open any existing Bot 3. Ask the Bot to open a website in the browser or perform any desktop/browser action (e.g. “Open [google.com](http://google.com)” or “Take a screenshot”) 4. Observe: the task is accepted but finishes almost immediately with failed\_precondition 5. Open the Bot’s Screen view → it only shows an empty Windows desktop with no applications open 6. Shell commands and file operations still work normally ### Expected Behavior The Bot should be able to open the browser, navigate to websites, take screenshots, and perform desktop actions normally. The Screen view should show the actual desktop with applications running when tasks are in progress. ### Screenshots / Screen Recordings ![IMG_4625.jpeg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/c/9/c99bc5f426e60554863c2258ddfc7a47dd517c2c.jpeg) ### Operating System iOS ### Version Information Grok Bot 1.24.1 (29176) ### For AI issues: which model did you use? Not applicable (desktop/browser control issue) ### For AI issues: add Request ID with privacy disabled Not available ### Additional Information Symptoms match these existing threads: - [Grok Bot: every bot's desktop and browser stuck on "All screens on the shared computer are in use"](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-every-bots-desktop-and-browser-stuck-on-all-screens-on-the-shared-computer-are-in-use/177180) Shell and file operations work normally. Only desktop/browser control fails with failed\_precondition. Screen view shows empty Windows desktop. Already tried full quit + Reset Bot’s Computer — issue remains. Please clear stuck screen reservation or restore from latest backup (without another Reset). ### Does this stop you from using Cursor No - Cursor works, but with this issue ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458/3 "2026-11-06T09:32:52Z")
Split this topic on November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC 8 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Desktop and Browser Automation Not Working](https://forum.cursor.com/t/desktop-and-browser-automation-not-working/177470) ---
**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/colin/32/90452_2.png) [@Colin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Colin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-desktop-control-browser-fails-with-failed-precondition-screen-view-empty/177458/7 "2026-11-06T09:32:52Z")
Closed on November 6, 2026, 9:32am UTC