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Degraded functionality for Claude Cowork on Windows

A Windows update released September 8 broke Claude Cowork on Windows, leaving the app unable to run local commands because its workspace can no longer reach the computer's drive, Anthropic said in a status notice. Chat and reading or editing files still work for most users, and Microsoft has developed a fix that it is working on releasing. No in-app workaround exists, and restarting or reinstalling will not help, Anthropic said.

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Degraded functionality for Claude Cowork on Windows
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A Windows update released September 8 has caused Claude Cowork on Windows is unable to run local commands on your PC, because its workspace can no longer reach your computer’s drive. For most users, chat and reading or editing files still work. We have identified the cause as a change in Windows; Microsoft has developed a fix and is working on releasing it. There’s no in-app workaround yet, and restarting or reinstalling won’t help. We’ll post an update when we have more to share.

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