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• [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?

Minimizing the Claude Desktop window and then restoring it results in a completely blank/white content area. The window frame and title bar render normally, but the main content area is empty. Resizing the window forces a repaint and restores the content.
This has been happening consistently for 8+ months and persists across every app update.

Platform: Claude Desktop (Windows)
Operating System: Windows 11
Claude Desktop version: Latest (auto-updated)

What Should Happen?

Claude Desktop should correctly repaint and render its content when restored from a minimized state, the same way every other Electron app (Discord, VS Code, etc.) handles this on the same OS and hardware.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

Open Claude Desktop on Windows
Use the app normally (with or without MCP servers)
Minimize the window to the taskbar
Click the taskbar icon to restore the window
Content area is blank/white
Resize the window — content reappears

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.1.4498 (24f768) 2026-02-26T19:47:09.000Z

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Related Issues
This is the same underlying Electron rendering/compositing bug reported across multiple issues over the past 8 months:

#3592 — Original report: Blank screen after clicking minimize button (July 2025)
#2230 — Blank screen invoking MCP tools, same React Intl error in logs (June 2025)
#21803 — Blank screen after Windows hibernate with external monitor (Jan 2026)
#25929 — Blank/white screen on Windows ARM64, multiple times per day (Feb 2026)
#25801 — Black screen with HDR enabled, MSIX packaging ignores Electron flags (Feb 2026)
#28353 — Permanent blank screen after crash, unhandled @formatjs/intl rejection (Feb 2026)