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Jun 10, 2026 · Industry Insights

Why Claude Desktop Consumes 1.8 GB RAM on Launch – Insights from a 105‑Day GitHub Issue

Claude Desktop automatically starts a Hyper‑V virtual machine named Vmmem that consumes about 1.8 GB of RAM on both Windows and macOS, a problem tracked for 105 days on GitHub, with detailed analysis of its cause, extreme cases, and five mitigation steps ranging from a hidden config toggle to disabling system features.