[BUG] Claude desktop fails to launch after applyin an update

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?

for a while now, everytime there is a new update for which we're asked to relaunch to apply, claude desktop fails to launch back and an error appears as the process is being used by another app
i tried everything , killed the process , looked for dependencies but still
ONLY REBOOT works , which is not convenient .

Regards

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What Should Happen?

you apply the update and launch back the app

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

just apply the update and relaunch

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

latest

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_