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What's Wrong?

[BUG] Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use

Environment

Note: This issue is specific to the Claude Desktop app (Windows), not Claude Code CLI.

OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2, Build 26200.7840

Hardware: Razer Blade 15 Base Model (Late 2020), i7-10750H, 16 GB RAM

Claude Desktop: Latest version as of 2/26/2026

Windows Features: VirtualMachinePlatform enabled; Hyper-V, WSL, Docker, and Windows Sandbox are all disabled

Core Isolation / Memory Integrity: Off

Summary

The Claude Desktop app launches a Hyper-V virtual machine (Vmmem) consuming approximately 1.8 GB of RAM every time it starts — even when the user only needs chat functionality and has no intention of using Cowork or agent mode.…