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Claude Code v2.1.242

Windows shell surfaces are no longer grantable apps for computer use

You'll notice
Useful2 Signal3
Computer Use

On Windows the Start menu, search and Explorer shell can no longer be granted to Claude as apps.

What

On Windows, the Start menu, search UI and Explorer shell are now treated as OS surfaces rather than applications Claude can be granted control of.

Details
  • Excluded process names: startmenuexperiencehost.exe, shellexperiencehost.exe, searchui.exe, searchapp.exe, searchhost.exe.
  • Also excludes explorer.exe and anything under systemapps\, resolved from the WINDIR environment variable.
  • Windows only; on other platforms nothing changes.
Evidence

startmenuexperiencehost.exe

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

Related

Other releases about the same thing. Found by shared names or similar wording; neither means one caused the other.

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