{"version":"2.1.321","anchor":"windows-git-launcher-verdict-cached-across-runs","canonical_anchor":"windows-git-launcher-verdict-cached-across-runs","heading":"Windows remembers its git launcher check between runs","tier":"notice","area":"Windows","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321\/e\/windows-git-launcher-verdict-cached-across-runs","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321","markdown":"### Windows remembers its git launcher check between runs\n\nOn Windows, Claude Code now saves the result of checking a git launcher and reuses it while the launcher file is unchanged\n\n**What**\n\nOn Windows, git is sometimes started through a launcher program rather than directly. Claude Code checks that launcher to find the real git. It used to run this check every time it started. It now saves the answer, tied to the launcher file's size and last-modified time, and reuses it as long as those stay the same. It still confirms that the result is `git.exe` and that the git version is at least 2.26.\n\n**Why**\n\nStartup is faster on Windows when git sits behind a launcher.\n\n- Area: Windows\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}