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Why Claude Desktop Quietly Installs a 1.8 GB VM on Windows (And What You Can Do About It)

Claude Desktop spawns a Hyper-V virtual machine consuming roughly 1.8 GB of RAM on every Windows launch - even when you only open it for chat. Here is what the VM is for, who gets hit hardest, and the workarounds that actually work.

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Why Claude Desktop Quietly Installs a 1.8 GB VM on Windows (And What You Can Do About It)

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