Claude on Windows is eating up massive amounts of RAM, with no way to stop it (opens in new tab)

Covers [BUG] Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use · Issue #29045 · anthropics/claude-code

A Claude desktop bug is back in the spotlight as users accuse Anthropic of wasting nearly 2GB of RAM on Windows, even when AI agent features aren't in use.

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