Claude Desktop Won't Open on Windows? Here's the Real Cause (and the Fix That Actually Sticks)
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If Claude Desktop on Windows just started throwing "This app can't open" out of nowhere, and reinstalling either doesn't fix it or fixes it for exactly one session before it breaks again - you're not imagining it, and it's not your machine. It's a real, documented Anthropic bug, and the standard "j…
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- 2026-09-18 06:37 · DEV Community — AI
Claude Desktop Won't Open on Windows? Here's the Real Cause (and the Fix That Actually Sticks)