[BUG] Claude Cowork for Windows — hangs/freezes during execution with no recovery mechanism

Bug Description
Claude Cowork on Windows frequently gets stuck during execution. Either it continues thinking for 10+ minutes with no output, or the prompt remains highlighted with no action taken. There is no recovery mechanism — users must force-quit and restart.

Environment

• Platform: Windows (WinGet install)
• Claude Cowork (not standard Claude Code terminal sessions)
• Issue occurs with single or multiple Cowork sessions

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start Claude Cowork on Windows
2. Begin a session and submit a prompt
3. Observe hanging behavior — either indefinite thinking or prompt highlighted with no response

Expected Behavior
Cowork should either complete the task, show an error, or provide a timeout/cancel option.

Actual Behavior
Complete freeze with no recovery path. New prompts replace the stuck one but also hang.

Related Issues

• #13224 (closed, same issue filed under wrong title)
• #24859 (Cowork Windows plugin path issue)

Feedback ID
5e13b07e-1bc8-4940-8ec0-b7a3de7a7482