[BUG] Cowork readiness checker reports "ready" on Windows 11 Home but Cowork tab never appears — OS misidentified as Windows 10
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?
Readiness checker output: See attached screenshot. Checker reports "Windows version 10.0 build 26200" and "edition: Core" — actual OS is Windows 11 Home. Checker incorrectly declares "ready for Cowork" but the Cowork tab does not appear.
It says "Windows version — 10.0 build 26200" — that's the bug. Build 26200 is Windows 11, but the checker is reading the version number 10.0 (which Windows 11 still uses internally) and incorrectly reporting it as Windows 10.
It says "Windows edition — Core" — "Core" is Microsoft's internal name for the Home edition, and the checker isn't translating that to "Home" properly either.
Ironically it says "This computer is ready for Cowork" — but the Cowork tab never appears, which is the other bug.
<img width="369" height="247" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f6976dc6-5187-460a-bf9b-9c6084d75f24" />
<img width="233" height="51" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/de37f03f-9790-4969-921c-0c9cbbca5dfe" />
What Should Happen?
should be showing Claude cowork.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
open claude
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
1.3109.0.0
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
Additional Information
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