[BUG] Claude Desktop App Crashes Task Manager in 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?

When i install claude desktop app to my fresh Windows 10 PC, (latest) my task manager started to crash when i expand it. I did a little research and i find out that Claude Desktop App crashes task manager by changing a registry option in my PC. Please fix this problem.

What Should Happen?

task managers shouldnt crash.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1.just set up claude desktop app on windows 10
2.voila your task manager is now broken.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.8555.2 (a476c3) 2026-05-22T23:04:37.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

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