[BUG] Can't use Cowork

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 3, 2026 by redpeww Closed Apr 7, 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?

Cowork displays "La virtualisation n'est pas disponible" (Virtualization is not available)
on Windows 10 Pro despite all virtualization features being fully enabled.

  • CoworkVMService : Running
  • Hyper-V : Enabled
  • VirtualMachinePlatform : Enabled
  • HypervisorPlatform : Enabled
  • %APPDATA%\Claude folder : does not exist (VM never initializes)

Restarting and clean reinstalling Claude Desktop does not resolve the issue.

What Should Happen?

Cowork should detect that all virtualization features are enabled
and successfully start the VM workspace.

Error Messages/Logs

Virtualization is not available.
Claude's workspace requires the Virtual Machine Platform, 
but the virtualization service is not responding. 
Restart your computer to resolve this issue.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Install Claude Desktop on Windows 10 Pro
  2. Enable Hyper-V, VirtualMachinePlatform, HypervisorPlatform

via Windows Features

  1. Verify CoworkVMService is Running
  2. Open Claude Desktop and click on Cowork tab
  3. Error appears immediately - VM never initializes

(%APPDATA%\Claude folder is never created)

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.569.0.0 (Claude Desktop)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_

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