Claude Desktop (Not Responding) over and over -- Windows
Hey Reddit, yesterday I was using Claude Cowork (on Windows) just fine. I had just created a third scheduled task, and it was working great. Each of my scheduled tasks is set to run every five minutes. They mostly involve checking Gmail, researching online in Chrome, updating my CRM, and notifying me via Slack.
Anyway, I started the computer up again this morning, and now I can't get the Claude desktop app to do anything. As soon as I start the app, it goes into "Not Responding" and freezes.
My CPU disk space is good; no other heavy programs are running. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app directly from claude.com/download, and I've done all the normal troubleshooting steps, but it's still Not Responding.
Has anyone else run into this and been able to fix it? The cowork tasks are local to this computer, so unfortunately, I can't pivot to another machine without rebuilding these three tasks from scratch.
Posted Mar 8, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC