[BUG] "No suitable shell found"

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?

Windows 11, Claude Code desktop app
SHELL set to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash.exe (confirmed via PowerShell)
bash.exe exists at that path
env.SHELL also set in ~/.claude/settings.json
Bash tool always fails with "No suitable shell found"

What Should Happen?

Windows 11, Claude Code desktop app
SHELL set to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash.exe (confirmed via PowerShell)
bash.exe exists at that path
env.SHELL also set in ~/.claude/settings.json
Bash tool always fails with "No suitable shell found"

Error Messages/Logs

Windows 11, Claude Code desktop app
SHELL set to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash.exe (confirmed via PowerShell)
bash.exe exists at that path
env.SHELL also set in ~/.claude/settings.json
Bash tool always fails with "No suitable shell found"

Steps to Reproduce

Windows 11, Claude Code desktop app
SHELL set to C:/Program Files/Git/bin/bash.exe (confirmed via PowerShell)
bash.exe exists at that path
env.SHELL also set in ~/.claude/settings.json
Bash tool always fails with "No suitable shell found"

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.1.9493

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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