Virtualization not working on Windows 11 Enterprise
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 16, 2026 by gbyrne2025 Closed Mar 20, 2026
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?
OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
Installed from: claude.ai/download
Clean reinstall performed: ✅
Hyper-V / Virtual Machine Platform / Windows Hypervisor Platform: all enabled ✅
Group policy restriction: none ✅
Error: Virtualization not available / Cowork tab non-functional
What Should Happen?
The error code shouldnt be popping up
Error Messages/Logs
Virtualization is not available
Claude's workspace requires Hyper-V, but the virtualization service isn't responding. Restart your computer to resolve this.
Steps to Reproduce
I just clicked on "Cowork" tab and the error message popped up
Claude Model
Other
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude 1.1.6679 (f8f4ff) 2026-03-13T18:26:03.000Z
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
PowerShell
Additional Information
_No response_
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