[BUG] Powershell Native Install does not copy claude.exe

[peteralieber]

Preflight Checklist

• I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When I ran the script, it created a bunch of files in .local/ and .claude/, but not claude.exe anywhere.

What Should Happen?

The script should install the latest version of claude.exe

Error Messages/Logs

PS C:\Users\peter> irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
Setting up Claude Code...

✔ Claude Code successfully installed!

  Version: 2.0.67

  Location: C:\Users\peter\.local\bin\claude.exe


  Next: Run claude --help to get started

⚠ Setup notes:
  • installMethod is native, but claude command not found at C:\Users\peter\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Native installation exists but C:\Users\peter\.local\bin is not in your PATH. Add it by opening: System
  Properties → Environment Variables → Edit User PATH → New → Add the path above. Then restart your terminal.


✅ Installation complete!

PS C:\Users\peter> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter claude.exe $env:LOCALAPPDATA | Select-Object FullName
PS C:\Users\peter> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter claude.exe $env:USERPROFILE
PS C:\Users\peter>

Steps to Reproduce

PS C:\Users\peter> irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
Setting up Claude Code...

✔ Claude Code successfully installed!

Version: 2.0.67

Location: C:\Users\peter.local\bin\claude.exe

Next: Run claude --help to get started

⚠ Setup notes:
• installMethod is native, but claude command not found at C:\Users\peter.local\bin\claude.exe
• Native installation exists but C:\Users\peter.local\bin is not in your PATH. Add it by opening: System
Properties → Environment Variables → Edit User PATH → New → Add the path above. Then restart your terminal.

✅ Installation complete!

PS C:\Users\peter> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter claude.exe $env:LOCALAPPDATA | Select-Object FullName
PS C:\Users\peter> Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter claude.exe $env:USERPROFILE
PS C:\Users\peter>

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.0.67

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

same as Issue 9445, but it is back at least as of 2.0.67

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Native Windows(Powershell) install of Claude Code is not viable #14902
2. [BUG] Install silently fails on Windows 11 25H2 #15847
3. [BUG] Windows installer reports success but fails to create claude.exe in target directory #14942

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[barruka]

@peteralieber same error here, fixed using the fix provided here:

#9238 (comment)

[coding-red-panda]

To apply the fix, I had to run Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass to allow the local script to execute.

Can we please get an update regarding the core issue? This was quite a hassle to get Claude going locally.

[cobyn]

Still an issue today.

Tried the above mentioned Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass but still running into issue with the exe not being copied over to the right location.

[argium]

Just paid for Claude Code and it won't install too. Setting the execution policy does nothing; controlled folder access disabled.

[papahuge]

$newPath = "C:\Users\{your username}\.local\bin"
$Path = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", "User") + ";" + $newPath
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $Path, "User")

typing this into PS helps get it into the paths. For some reason the GUI way didn't work.