[BUG] Claude Code Desktop on windows errors when updating #92099

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

I'm filing this again, because other issues for it have never been addressed.

Whenever the desktop app for Claude Code updates on windows it throws the below error and I have to reboot my machine to get the update to finish. It has been going on for a VERY long time and MANY users have reported. Please at least give us some type of feedback about the issue.

What Should Happen?

Claude Code desktop app should update cleanly on windows.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install Claude Code desktop on windows
2. Let it auto-update

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

All of them

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

This has been plaguing Windows users for many months. A previous issue was marked "invalid" with no explanation. Given the hundreds of users commenting to this day, it is obviously still a very big issue. Please address it.