Desktop app crashes when clicking hamburger menu (☰)
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 26, 2026 by shahafgerda
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What's Wrong?
Title: Desktop app crashes when clicking hamburger menu (☰)
Description:
- OS: Windows
- The Claude desktop app does not show the three tabs (Claude Code, Chat, Cowork).
- Clicking the hamburger/lines menu (☰) causes the app to close immediately, with no error message.
- Already tried: updating, restarting, sign out/in, full uninstall + reinstall — none fixed it.
What Should Happen?
Title: Desktop app crashes when clicking hamburger menu (☰)
Description:
- OS: Windows
- The Claude desktop app does not show the three tabs (Claude Code, Chat, Cowork).
- Clicking the hamburger/lines menu (☰) causes the app to close immediately, with no error message.
- Already tried: updating, restarting, sign out/in, full uninstall + reinstall — none fixed it.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
Title: Desktop app crashes when clicking hamburger menu (☰)
Description:
- OS: Windows
- The Claude desktop app does not show the three tabs (Claude Code, Chat, Cowork).
- Clicking the hamburger/lines menu (☰) causes the app to close immediately, with no error message.
- Already tried: updating, restarting, sign out/in, full uninstall + reinstall — none fixed it.
Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
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Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
Terminal.app (macOS)
Additional Information
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