[BUG] Agents always fail to work on Windows 11
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Jan 22, 2026 by Josh-M42 Closed Feb 28, 2026
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?
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This has been ongoing for months now. Agents are a huge part of Claude Code. It's significantly better when agents work when I'm using Linux or MacOS.
What Should Happen?
Agents should be able to do whatever task they've been tasked with.
Error Messages/Logs
Claude just always states there's an API error with agents and tries to do the tasks manually.
Steps to Reproduce
- Tell Claude Code to spawn an agent to do X.
- Claude spawns an agent to do X.
- Immediately fails with an API error.
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.15
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
These issues are always getting closed out as duplicates, but I cannot find any active ones.
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