anthropics / anthropics/claude-code

[BUG] Claude Desktop taskbar icon blurry on Windows 11 at high DPI scaling

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Description

### Preflight Checklist

- [x] I have searched [existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug) and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

### What's Wrong?

Subject: Follow-up: Claude Desktop taskbar icon blur (Windows) — submitted ~3 weeks ago

Hi,

Following up on a bug report I submitted about 3 weeks ago regarding the Claude Desktop taskbar icon rendering blurry/low-res on Windows 11, even after icon cache resets at 125% and 175% display scaling. I haven't received any update since then.

For reference, here's the original report again:

Issue: The Claude taskbar icon appears visibly blurry and low-detail compared to other pinned taskbar icons (e.g. Edge, File Explorer) at the same display scaling.

Setup: Windows 11 Pro, 14" FHD (1920x1080), tested at 125% and 175% scaling. Icon cache reset attempted — issue persists.

Suspected cause: The bundled icon asset may lack a proper multi-resolution .ico set (16/32/48/256px), causing upscaling artifacts at higher DPI. Suggest bundling higher-res icons and confirming Per-Monitor V2 DPI awareness in the app manifest.

Could you let me know if this is a known issue or being tracked? Happy to provide screenshots if that helps.

Thanks!

### What Should Happen?

It should display properly like other apps & please make it as good and aesthetic like the mac OS icon.

### Error Messages/Logs

```shell

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### Steps to Reproduce

just pin the claude desktop app on taskbar with 150% as scaling

### Claude Model

None

### Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

### Last Working Version

_No response_

### Claude Code Version

v1.24012.9

### Platform

Anthropic API

### Operating System

Windows

### Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

### Additional Information

_No response_

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Research direction

No repository file, test, or entry point is named. First verify that this Claude Code repository owns the Windows Claude Desktop taskbar icon, then locate the desktop packaging and icon configuration. Reproduce the issue at 125%, 150%, and 175% scaling on Windows 11; done means the taskbar icon is sharp at the reported DPI levels.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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