claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Claude Desktop won't display window on Windows 11 ARM64 (Samsung Galaxy Book Edge, Snapdragon X Elite) [1 participants]

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Error Message

Claude Desktop isn't crashing, it's just not rendering a window. Windows doesn't even see it as an error.

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What's Wrong?

Subject: Claude Desktop won't display window on Windows 11 ARM64 (Samsung Galaxy Book Edge, Snapdragon X Elite)

Device: Samsung Galaxy Book Edge, Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Windows 11 ARM64

Claude version: 1.3109.0.0 (ARM64, SignatureKind: Developer)

What happens: App installs, 9 background processes run, VM service starts and connects, signatures verify — but no window ever appears.

Errors in logs:

Unable to move the cache: Access is denied (0x5)

BuddyBleTransport reportState — no handler registered unknown-window.log generating instead of a named main window log

MaxListenersExceededWarning in main.log

Already tried: Clean reinstall x3, registry window bounds reset, icacls permission fixes, direct .exe launch, Virtual Machine Platform enabled.

Ran the run the Event Viewer check. No errors at all — which actually confirms it:

Claude Desktop isn't crashing, it's just not rendering a window. Windows doesn't even see it as an error.

What Should Happen?

This is definitively the ARM64 window rendering bug. No more troubleshooting steps will fix this — it needs a code fix from Anthropic.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Steps to Reproduce

Device: Samsung Galaxy Book Edge, Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Windows 11 ARM64 Download Claude Desktop ARM64 installer from claude.com/download Right-click installer → Run as Administrator Accept UAC prompt — installation completes successfully Launch Claude Desktop from Start menu or directly via: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Claude_1.3109.0.0_arm64__pzs8sxrjxfjjc\app\claude.exe No window appears — app runs silently in background

Verification that app is running but windowless: powershellGet-Process -Name "claude"

Returns 9 active processes with significant memory usage (400MB+)

Errors found in logs: C:\Users[user]\AppData\Roaming\Claude\logs\main.log:

  • Unable to move the cache: Access is denied (0x5)
  • BuddyBleTransport reportState: No handler registered
  • MaxListenersExceededWarning: 11 listeners added, max is 10

C:\Users[user]\AppData\Roaming\Claude\logs\

  • Generates "unknown-window.log" instead of a named main window log

Additional findings:

Get-AppxPackage shows SignatureKind: Developer instead of Store VM service starts and connects successfully — backend works fine No errors appear in Windows Event Viewer Issue persists after: clean reinstall x3, registry window bounds reset, icacls permission fixes, Virtual Machine Platform enabled, full system restart

Expected: Claude Desktop window appears on launch Actual: No window renders — app runs as background processes only

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

1.3109.0.0 (ARM64, SignatureKind: Developer)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

No response

extent analysis

TL;DR

The issue is likely due to an ARM64 window rendering bug in Claude Desktop, which requires a code fix from Anthropic.

Guidance

  • Verify that the issue is specific to the ARM64 version of Claude Desktop by checking if the issue persists on other architectures.
  • Check the logs for any other error messages that may indicate a related issue, such as the "Unable to move the cache: Access is denied" error.
  • Consider reaching out to Anthropic support for further assistance, as the issue is likely a known bug that requires a code fix.
  • In the meantime, explore alternative solutions, such as using a different version of Claude Desktop or a different platform, if possible.
  • Review the system's permissions and access control settings to ensure that the Claude Desktop application has the necessary permissions to render a window.

Notes

The issue appears to be specific to the ARM64 version of Claude Desktop on Windows 11, and the error messages in the logs suggest a rendering issue. However, without further information or a code fix from Anthropic, it is difficult to provide a definitive solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Reach out to Anthropic support for further assistance and consider exploring alternative solutions, as the issue is likely a known bug that requires a code fix.

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