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Claude Desktop spawns 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on every launch, even for chat-only use

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first seen Jun 10, 2026 · last seen Jun 11, 2026 · published Jun 10, 2026

Posted by	tonyrice

Featured on 1 day: June 11, 2026.

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2026-06-11
Claude Desktop spins up a 1.8 GB Hyper-V VM on launch—even if you're just typing a chat message. That's the entire overhead budget for a reasonable local model, spent before you've done any work.