[Bug] Claude Code desktop application crashes with unresponsive processes after startup
Resolved 💬 15 comments Opened Feb 18, 2026 by stijn-hoorelbeke Closed Feb 25, 2026
Bug Description
1YCZHOG claude code on desktop opens and then shows this error code after a few seconds. once the error shows I can only kill the claude.exe(s) (8 of them) and then restart. been going on since evening of 17/02/2026
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: null
- Version: 2.1.37
- Feedback ID: 4806c090-f876-4565-bd16-465f5beb9399
Errors
[{"error":"AbortError: The operation was aborted.\n at unknown\n at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:947:42)\n at onAbortListener2 (node:child_process:35:24)\n at abort (unknown)\n at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:3458:209)","timestamp":"2026-02-18T16:30:11.276Z"}]
tried all standard troubleshooting and reinstall, still the same issue.
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