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2929* **The device meets Claude Desktop's requirements.** See the Claude Desktop [system requirements](/docs/third-party/claude-desktop/installation#system-requirements) for macOS and Windows device requirements. For a Windows fleet, work through the [Windows fleet checklist](/docs/government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist), which covers the Virtual Machine Platform feature that Cowork needs along with the installer, policy, and network prerequisites.
3030* **Windows devices used for Code have Git for Windows.** On Windows, only the Code part of Claude Desktop needs Git for Windows. Chat and Cowork work without it. Install Git on the devices whose users will work in Code, or turn **Code in Claude Desktop** off under [Product availability](/docs/government/config/settings#product-availability) so that users are not prompted to install Git.
3131* **You can install the app.** Installing by hand needs administrator rights on each device; see [Configure a single machine](#configure-a-single-machine) for what that means on each platform. Installing through your device management system does not, because the management system installs with elevated rights. The [macOS deployment guide](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12611117-deploy-claude-desktop-for-macos) and the [Windows deployment guide](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12622703-deploy-claude-desktop-for-windows) cover where to download the installer and how to distribute it.
32* **The app is current.** The configuration mechanism on this page requires Claude Desktop 1.10628.0 or later.
32* **The app is current.** Deploy Claude Desktop 1.46388.1 or later.
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3434## The managed setting
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5858The configuration that the app downloads for a user includes the following settings, all of which you manage in this portal.
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60| What the app receives | Where it is set |
61| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
62| Which of Chat, Cowork, and Code the user can open, and whether Advanced file analysis is on in Chat | [Product availability](/docs/government/config/settings#product-availability) on the Config page |
63| The models the user can choose | The user's [seat tier](/docs/government/org-admin/seat-tiers) |
64| Connectors, plugins, and the settings for the built-in tools | The [tool and connector cards](/docs/government/config/settings#tool-and-connector-cards) on the Config page |
65| The hosts that tools may reach | [Allowed network hosts](/docs/government/config/settings#allowed-network-hosts) |
66| The folders a user can choose as a workspace | [Allowed workspace folders](/docs/government/config/settings#allowed-workspace-folders) |
67| The banner shown across the top of the app | [Claude Desktop banner](/docs/government/config/settings#claude-desktop-banner) |
68| Where the app sends your agency's own telemetry, if you have set a collector | [Telemetry endpoint](/docs/government/config/settings#telemetry-endpoint) |
69| Whether automatic updates are blocked, and the restart deadline for an update the app has downloaded | [Block automatic updates](/docs/government/config/settings#block-automatic-updates) and [Restart deadline for updates](/docs/government/config/settings#restart-deadline-for-updates) on the Config page |
60| What the app receives | Where it is set |
61| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
62| Which of Chat, Cowork, and Code the user can open, and whether Advanced file analysis is on in Chat | [Product availability](/docs/government/config/settings#product-availability) on the Config page |
63| The models the user can choose | The user's [seat tier](/docs/government/org-admin/seat-tiers) |
64| Connectors, plugins, and the settings for the built-in tools | The [tool and connector cards](/docs/government/config/settings#tool-and-connector-cards) on the Config page |
65| The hosts that tools may reach | [Allowed network hosts](/docs/government/config/settings#allowed-network-hosts) |
66| The folders a user can choose as a workspace | [Allowed workspace folders](/docs/government/config/settings#allowed-workspace-folders) |
67| The banner shown across the top of the app | [Claude Desktop banner](/docs/government/config/settings#claude-desktop-banner) |
68| Where the app sends your agency's own telemetry, if you have set a collector | [Telemetry endpoint](/docs/government/config/settings#telemetry-endpoint) |
69| Whether automatic updates are blocked, and the restart deadlines for a downloaded update and for a configuration change | [Block automatic updates](/docs/government/config/settings#block-automatic-updates), [Restart deadline for updates](/docs/government/config/settings#restart-deadline-for-updates), and [Restart deadline for configuration changes](/docs/government/config/settings#restart-deadline-for-configuration-changes) on the Config page |
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167167If you later move a test device's values to `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE`, move all of them, because once any value exists under `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude` the app ignores `HKEY_CURRENT_USER` entirely.
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169169<Note>
170 Cowork, the agentic workspace in Claude Desktop, requires the **Virtual Machine Platform** Windows optional feature. Enable that feature through your device management system before rollout. On a device where the feature is not enabled, Cowork is unavailable until someone turns the feature on, which requires administrator rights that a standard user does not have. Chat works regardless of this feature. The [Windows fleet checklist](/docs/government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist) lists the remaining Windows prerequisites.
170 Cowork, the agentic workspace in Claude Desktop, requires the **Virtual Machine Platform** Windows optional feature. Enable that feature through your device management system before rollout. On a device where the feature is not enabled, Cowork is unavailable until someone turns the feature on, which requires administrator rights that a standard user does not have. Chat works without this feature, except for Advanced file analysis. The [Windows fleet checklist](/docs/government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist) lists the remaining Windows prerequisites and explains what to do [if some devices are not ready for Cowork](/docs/government/deploy-desktop/windows-checklist#if-some-devices-are-not-ready-for-cowork).
171171</Note>
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173173### Linux