[BUG] Installing native binary via PowerShell script installs 0KB claude.exe

Resolved 💬 9 comments Opened Oct 9, 2025 by GSonofNun Closed Oct 10, 2025

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?

Claude updated itself to 2.0.12 then 2.0.13 and now when I try to run "claude" I get :

Program 'claude.exe' failed to run: The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.At line:1 char:1
+ claude
+ ~~~~~~.
At line:1 char:1
+ claude
+ ~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed

Looking in the install directory ([UserProfile]\.local\bin there is a claude.exe file that is 0KB in size

I tried installing directly from provided powershell script and get the same result

What Should Happen?

Claude should install correctly and be accessible via "claude" command without error

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex in PowerShell
  2. Run claude
  3. Fails

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.0.11

Claude Code Version

2.0.13

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_

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