[Bug] Claude Desktop Windows: Renderer process fails to spawn due to @formatjs/intl missing message ID

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 7, 2026 by mann1x Closed Mar 10, 2026

Bug Description
Title: Claude Desktop v1.1.4173 fails to render window/tray on Windows - @formatjs/intl unhandled rejection

Description:
Claude Desktop v1.1.4173 on Windows 10 (x64) starts the main process but no window or system tray icon appears. The renderer process never spawns.
Verbose logging (--enable-logging --log-level=0 --v=1) reveals two unhandled promise rejections during startup:

Error: [@formatjs/intl] An id must be provided to format a message.
at nZe (resources/app.asar/.vite/build/index.js:83:2748)
at Sae (resources/app.asar/.vite/build/index.js:83:4203)
at WOt (resources/app.asar/.vite/build/index.js:705:12468)

The main process initializes fully (MCP servers, growthbook, chrome extensions) but the

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: null
  • Version: 2.1.71
  • Feedback ID: e26c485a-becc-49e4-a597-3924b5b32267

Errors

[{"error":"Error\n    at Hp (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:82:1144)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:83:10015)\n    at emit (node:events:92:22)\n    at endReadableNT (internal:streams/readable:861:50)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:85:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-07T11:36:56.537Z"},{"error":"Error\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:79:11336)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:83:10177)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (node:_http_client:253:22)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:85:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-07T11:37:05.427Z"},{"error":"Error\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:79:11336)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:83:10177)\n    at emitError (node:events:43:23)\n    at <anonymous> (node:_http_client:253:22)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)\n    at request (B:/~BUN/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:85:2149)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-03-07T11:37:19.191Z"}]

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