[BUG] Claude Code and Claude Desktop name collision

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 had 3 claude components - Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Claude VS extension. I upgraded to Pro version, reinstalled Claude Desktop to get Cowork feature. This broke Claude Code CLI. Problem is both desktop and Code versions are called "claude".
Steps I took to come to this point:

1. Upgraded Claude Desktop from https://downloads.claude.ai/releases/win32/ClaudeSetup.exe
2. <post issue discovery> Deleted claude.exe at HOME\.local\bin
3. Did Claude Code native install: Win Powershell "irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex"
4. Claude Code version is "2.1.41".
5. Powershell: 'where.exe claude' gives:

"User Home"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Claude.exe
"User Home"\.local\bin\claude.exe

As you can see, Desktop and Code are both using "claude". I will be renaming to "claude-code" to make this work.

What Should Happen?

Expected behavior is both teams need to resolve naming ASAP.

Error Messages/Logs

PS C:\Users\myaccount> where.exe claude
C:\Users\myaccount\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Claude.exe
C:\Users\myaccount\.local\bin\claude.exe

Steps to Reproduce

Install latest Claude Desktop
Install latest Claude Code
Try to make both work!

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.1.39

Claude Code Version

2.1.41

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

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