[BUG] Website installer failed to work with vs code, running claude results in no application running due to path issue

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
Website installer failed to register correctly with VS Code
Winget install resolved it
The two installers produce inconsistent results / PATH handling
Had to use a third-party tool (Warp) to diagnose it

What Should Happen?

Both your website installer and the installer that win get downloads and runs to install Claude code should be identical and therefore both should be findable in the system path

Error Messages/Logs

claude
claude: The term 'claude' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program.
Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

Steps to Reproduce

Install Claude from your website and install on Windows 11
then install the Claude plugin in VS Code
access the plugin which opens a command prompt and tries to run Claude
instead i see the above error

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.114

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

_No response_