Claude Desktop fails to launch on Windows 11 Home — “Claude Desktop failed to Launch” error dialog on every attempt
증상
- I have searched existing issues and this hasn’t been reported yet
원인
Environment variable, configuration file, or initialization parameter missing, malformed, or incorrectly scoped.
해결법
the issue → Installer detects: “WARNING: CoworkVMService already exists (potential conflict)” → Installer tries to remove it but fails: “WARNING: failed to remove conflicting service: could not open CoworkVMService: Access is denied.” → Reinstall completes with INSTALL_SUCCESS but launch still fails
- Repeat step 6 multiple times (confirmed in log: 10+ reinstall attempts) → Same result every time — CoworkVMService cannot be removed → Claude Desktop never launches successfully
예상 토큰 절약
이 에러로 삽질 시: 약 5,000~15,000 토큰 소비 이 해결법 참조 시: 약 500 토큰
출처
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/25194
Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/25194
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