[BUG] Error spawning Claude: Error: spawn EBUSY

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Dec 18, 2025 by jiii-973 Closed Dec 21, 2025

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

in windows,i click claude code icon to start in vscode;
i see some error message in output;
2025-12-18 14:47:09.878 [error] Failed to load config cache: Error: spawn EBUSY;
2025-12-18 14:47:09.878 [error] Error processing client request: Error: spawn EBUSY;
2025-12-18 14:47:09.992 [error] Error spawning Claude (on channel d0kfhn1xp1f): Error: spawn EBUSY;
but when i use in terminal , claude code work normally

What Should Happen?

claude code should work normally

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

only click claude code icon

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.73

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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