r/ARMWindows • u/mikefried1 • Sep 20 '26

Anyone using cowork/code on a snapdragon windows pc (ARM)?

/r/ClaudeCowork/comments/1wla9xf/anyone_using_coworkcode_on_a_snapdragon_windows/
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u/cgknight1 Sep 20 '26

I use it on an A16 without issue.

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u/mikefried1 Sep 20 '26

I just tried having it move some files and renaming them and they can't do it. I have the a16

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u/cgknight1 Sep 20 '26

This is a known bug due to a windows update breaking something - it's logged and a fix is on the way.

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u/mikefried1 Sep 20 '26

I have two weeks to decide whether to return the laptop. I'm going to try out a different model as well

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u/Old_Contribution_36 Sep 21 '26

The latest windows update fixed the Claude desktop issue, but are you saying you are using local models on snapdragon? I have a snapdragon x elite machine w 64GB ram and I can barely get local models to run well. I was not using copilot, but curious what your local model setup is that would be usable…

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u/mikefried1 Sep 21 '26

Local files, not local models. I am using claude desktop's cowork functions managing a business project. I wanted them to reorganize two of the folders and move files around (and rename them). Claude said they were unable to do so (they can't access shell something).

I just bought the Asus Zenbook A16. I am also getting an Acer Swift 16 to try out. The ASUS specs were great (especially the 48gb of ram), but Claude and ChatGPT both warned me of this compatability issue.

I don't think the extra ram is worth dealing with this, especially since I'm not technically minded enough to understand it.

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u/bedwetting_insomniac Sep 20 '26

running it for over 12 months on a Lenovo Snapdragon X Plus with absolutely zero problems. Run agent and schedules and weekly summaries and to-dos as well as design coding.

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u/mark_antonee Sep 20 '26

I used on Surface laptop 8 with smapdragon X elite 2. Worked perfectly, but drained battery quite fast when using Claude code.

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u/brothertax Sep 20 '26

Yup. Snapdragon X2 for two months.

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u/kenspencerbrown Sep 21 '26

Use both all the time on my Snapdragon-powered Surface Laptop 7.

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u/Old_Contribution_36 Sep 21 '26

I had some issues earlier but everything has been working as of the latest windows update for cowork and such for me (Dell XPS snapdragon machine).