If you use the Claude Code CLI on Windows and type /desktop to hand your session to the Claude Desktop app, you may hit this β€” even while Claude Desktop is literally open on your screen: Claude Desktop is not installed. Download now? (y/n) (Or on some versions: Failed to open Claude Desktop.

Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/arthamjayanth/fixing-claude-codes-desktop-on-windows-claude-desktop-is-not-installed-microsoft-storemsix-130a)

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