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Claude Desktop creates large VM on each launch, users report

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Users have reported that Anthropic's Claude Desktop application is creating a 1.8 GB Hyper-V virtual machine on each launch. This issue occurs even when the application is used solely for chat purposes, suggesting a potential bloat or resource management problem. The bug has been logged as an issue on the official GitHub repository for Claude code. AI

IMPACT Potential for increased resource consumption on user machines, impacting the usability of AI desktop applications.

RANK_REASON User-reported bug in a software product.

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Claude Desktop creates large VM on each launch, users report

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    :blobcatfluffowo: [BUG] Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use · Issue #29045 · anthropics/claude-code https:// github.

    :blobcatfluffowo: [BUG] Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use · Issue #29045 · anthropics/claude-code https:// github.com/anthropics/claude-c ode/issues/29045 # claude # ai # bloat

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