[BUG] HCS HRESULT 0x80070032
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- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
When I try to run Claude Cowork, I receive the following error:
HCS operation failed: failed to start VM: HcsWaitForOperationResult failed with HRESULT 0x80070032: {"Error":-2147024846,"ErrorMessage":"The request is not supported.","ErrorEvents":[{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce' failed to start. (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"51ddfa29-d5c8-4803-be4b-2ecb715570fe","EventId":12030,"Flags":13,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"}]},{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce' Synthetic Storage (Instance ID 1FF46D3F-E712-5DBC-9813-AAD51981A2E9): Failed to Power on with Error 'The request is not supported.' (0x80070032). (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"51ddfa29-d5c8-4803-be4b-2ecb715570fe","EventId":12010,"Flags":5,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"},{"Type":"String","Value":"Synthetic Storage"},{"Type":"String","Value":"%%2147942450"},{"Type":"String","Value":"0x80070032"},{"Type":"String","Value":"1FF46D3F-E712-5DBC-9813-AAD51981A2E9"},{"Type":"String","Value":""}]},{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce': Attachment 'C:\\Users\\usman.khalid\\AppData\\Roaming\\Claude\\vm_bundles\\claudevm.bundle\\rootfs.vhdx (Lun 0)' failed to open because of error: 'The request is not supported.' (0x80070032). (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"edacd782-2564-4497-ade6-7199377850f2","EventId":12140,"Flags":5,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C:\\Users\\usman.khalid\\AppData\\Roaming\\Claude\\vm_bundles\\claudevm.bundle\\rootfs.vhdx (Lun 0)"},{"Type":"String","Value":"%%2147942450"},{"Type":"String","Value":"0x80070032"},{"Type":"String","Value":""},{"Type":"String","Value":""}]}],"Attribution":[{"OperationFailure":{"Detail":"Start"}},{"VirtualDeviceFailure":{"Detail":"PowerOnCold","Name":"Synthetic Storage","DeviceId":"d422512d-2bf2-4752-809d-7b82b5fcb1b4","InstanceId":"1ff46d3f-e712-5dbc-9813-aad51981a2e9"}}]}
Version: Claude Desktop 1.1617.0.0 (Microsoft Store, Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.7705)
Bundle: 5680b11bcdab215cccf07e0c0bd1bd9213b0c25d
OS: Windows 11
What Should Happen?
Same bundle worked April 3-6, then stopped. Failure alternates between Lun 0 and Lun 1. No Defender blocks, no Windows updates since February.
Error Messages/Logs
HCS operation failed: failed to start VM: HcsWaitForOperationResult failed with HRESULT 0x80070032: {"Error":-2147024846,"ErrorMessage":"The request is not supported.","ErrorEvents":[{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce' failed to start. (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"51ddfa29-d5c8-4803-be4b-2ecb715570fe","EventId":12030,"Flags":13,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"}]},{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce' Synthetic Storage (Instance ID 1FF46D3F-E712-5DBC-9813-AAD51981A2E9): Failed to Power on with Error 'The request is not supported.' (0x80070032). (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"51ddfa29-d5c8-4803-be4b-2ecb715570fe","EventId":12010,"Flags":5,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"},{"Type":"String","Value":"Synthetic Storage"},{"Type":"String","Value":"%%2147942450"},{"Type":"String","Value":"0x80070032"},{"Type":"String","Value":"1FF46D3F-E712-5DBC-9813-AAD51981A2E9"},{"Type":"String","Value":""}]},{"Message":"'cowork-vm-baa82cce': Attachment 'C:\\Users\\usman.khalid\\AppData\\Roaming\\Claude\\vm_bundles\\claudevm.bundle\\rootfs.vhdx (Lun 0)' failed to open because of error: 'The request is not supported.' (0x80070032). (Virtual machine ID C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3)","Provider":"edacd782-2564-4497-ade6-7199377850f2","EventId":12140,"Flags":5,"Data":[{"Type":"String","Value":"cowork-vm-baa82cce"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C046CF90-111C-5CF6-BEA8-04F9FA3568B3"},{"Type":"String","Value":"C:\\Users\\usman.khalid\\AppData\\Roaming\\Claude\\vm_bundles\\claudevm.bundle\\rootfs.vhdx (Lun 0)"},{"Type":"String","Value":"%%2147942450"},{"Type":"String","Value":"0x80070032"},{"Type":"String","Value":""},{"Type":"String","Value":""}]}],"Attribution":[{"OperationFailure":{"Detail":"Start"}},{"VirtualDeviceFailure":{"Detail":"PowerOnCold","Name":"Synthetic Storage","DeviceId":"d422512d-2bf2-4752-809d-7b82b5fcb1b4","InstanceId":"1ff46d3f-e712-5dbc-9813-aad51981a2e9"}}]}
Steps to Reproduce
Just opening cowork.
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Claude Desktop 1.1617.0.0
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
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