If you use the Claude Code CLI on Windows and type /desktop to hand your session to the Claude...
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 — even while Claude Desktop is literally open on your screen:
Claude Desktop is not installed.
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