Claude Code desktop app control

Claude Code, given permission to control the author's Windows PC, opened Calculator, did a sum, and pasted the result into a saved Notepad file.

Resultrc_FWS6KYEC

The author reports Claude Code operated apps that have no API, completing the Calculator-to-Notepad task and saving result.txt to the Desktop.

ShownBlog · Apr 19 · Last checked Oct 13, 2026

Overview

How it was set up

Claude Code with Git installed and permissions enabled for computer control on a Windows PC.

Worth knowing

Setup needed Git and manual permission settings first. The visible example is a small test task, and the article is a week-long hands-on review.

A prompt to start from

Open [app], do [task], then copy the result and paste it into a new [other app] file saved to [location] as [filename].

Written by Agentic Feats from the source. Not the author's exact prompt.

Sources 1

Originalxda-developers.com/claude-code-control-of-my-desktop-for-a-week-automated-things-i-didnt-think-were-possible

History

Source published: 2026-04-19
Added to Agentic Feats: 2026-10-13
Pick: No
Markdown copy: /c/claude-code-desktop-app-control.md

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