[BUG] Installation failing on Windows 11 Pro

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?

I have run the installation via curl, and separately with 'irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex' and am not getting any
claude.exe in my bin folder. I've also tried as administrator in powershell. Setup issue notes:

• installMethod is native, but claude command not found at
C:\Users\Administrator\.local\bin\claude.exe

The assistant only suggests using npm install but I don't have/want Node. I'm not sure what I'm missing. Windows defender isn't noting any blocks.

What Should Happen?

Install should create an exe that I can link my path to

Error Messages/Logs

• installMethod is native, but claude command not found at
  C:\Users\Administrator\.local\bin\claude.exe

Steps to Reproduce

1. use curl install on windows 11
2. check local user folder(s) for bin\claude.exe to link path to
3. nothing

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

na

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_