[BUG] Claude Registry Is Corrupted in windows 10

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 21, 2026 by aldabeetm Closed May 25, 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?

task manager and some other tool on windows start to have issue after install and use Claude Code

What Should Happen?

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windows start to have issue after install and use Claude Code
i did reinstall the windows and it re-show after using Claude Code

after search on the internet (reddit 😅) i found the issue its that the path in Registry is broken

how it is added
"\"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\claude.exe\" --startup"

how it should be
"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\claude.exe\" --startup"

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Claude 1.8089.0 (ffa892) 2026-05-19T05:14:44.000Z

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. open registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
  2. add back slash before path "\"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\claude.exe\" --startup"
  3. try open more details on task manager

Claude Model

Other

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.8089.0

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

_No response_

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