[BUG] Cowork "Virtualization is not available" on Windows 11 Home 25H2 — Hyper-V not available on Home edition Body:

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?

What's Wrong?
Claude Cowork shows: "Virtualization is not available — Claude's workspace requires Hyper-V, but the virtualization service isn't responding. Restart your computer to resolve this."
Restarting does not resolve it.
System Info

Edition: Windows 11 Home
Version: 25H2 / OS Build 26200.7840
Windows Features available: Virtual Machine Platform ✅, Windows Hypervisor Platform ✅, Hyper-V ❌ (not available on Home edition)

Actual behavior: Generic "restart your computer" error with no indication that the real issue is the Windows edition.

What Should Happen?

Expected behavior: Either Cowork works using the available virtualization features on Windows 11 Home, or the app surfaces a clear message that Windows 11 Pro/Enterprise is required.

Error Messages/Logs

Related issues: #24918, #27384, #27316

Steps to Reproduce

open claude shortcut

go to claude cowork

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.1.5749 (ecf3d9) 2026-03-08T18:23:37.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Related issues: #24918, #27384, #27316