Anthropic’s AI assistant Cowork is now available for Windows following its earlier release on macOS. According to the official Claude account on X, the Windows version offers the full feature set of the MacOS app, including file access, multi-step task execution, plugins, and MCP connectors (interfaces for integrating external services). Users can also define global and folder-specific instructions that Claude will automatically apply in every session.
Cowork for Windows is currently in Research Preview, an early testing phase. The feature is available to all paid Claude subscribers via claude.com/cowork.
Users who install the system and grant it access to local files—especially sensitive or private data—should be aware of cybersecurity risks. Generative AI systems can be vulnerable to so-called adversarial prompts (prompt injections), and Cowork reportedly experienced such an incident shortly after launch.
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