[BUG] Cowork "Virtualization not available" on Windows 11 Pro — Hyper-V fully functional but HRESULT 0x80370102
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?
System info
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- Claude Desktop version: 1.1.9310 (cb30ac)
- Subscription: Max (or Pro — pon el tuyo)
What's wrong
Cowork shows "La virtualización no está disponible" on every launch.
Restarting does not resolve it.
Verification — everything is correctly configured
- Microsoft-Hyper-V-All: Enabled
- HypervisorPlatform: Enabled
- Microsoft-Hyper-V-Hypervisor: Enabled
- CoworkVMService: Running (Automatic)
- vmcompute: Running
- bcdedit hypervisorlaunchtype: Auto
- Not domain-joined
- No other virtualization software installed
- New-VM works perfectly (Hyper-V is functional at system level)
Error from cowork_vm_node.log
HCS operation failed: failed to create compute system:
HcsWaitForOperationResult failed with HRESULT 0x80370102
"No se puede crear el sistema cowork-vm porque Hyper-V no está instalado en el host"
Conclusion
Hyper-V works correctly at the system level (can create VMs manually)
but CoworkVMService fails to use it. This appears to be a bug in how
Cowork detects or accesses Hyper-V, not a system configuration issue.
What Should Happen?
Cowork should start successfully. Hyper-V is fully functional on this system — New-VM creates VMs without errors — so Cowork should be able to use it without showing "Virtualization not available".
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Versión 1.1.9310 (cb30ac)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
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