I am really confused as to how to "vibe" on windows at the moment. can please someone explain how to do it on windows 11.
ATTM, I am copy pasting prompts around to visual studio 2022... please someone take time to explain to me how to use CC.

thank you.

Hello,

I was struggling to get Claude Code working on Windows with my .NET projects while maintaining proper IDE support. The core problem is that Claude Code requires WSL to run on Windows. If you copy your project files into a WSL folder, you lose crucial IDE integration.

Here's the correct way to do it without copying your code into a WSL folder (if you weren't already aware, like me!):

1. Open your favorite IDE and your project.

2. Open the terminal within your IDE.

3. Navigate to your project directory (e.g., C:\MyProject).

4. Type the following command: wsl claude

Enjoy!

Step 1: Open cmd

Open cmd as administrator

Step 2: Set NPM configuration, telling npm to ignore executing scripts in packages during installation (e.g., preinstall, postinstall, etc.)

setx NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS true

$env:NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS = “true”

Step 3: Configure the SHELL environment variable

setx SHELL "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe"

Step 4: Install Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Step 5: Add to Environment Variables

Add this line to your environment variables: C:\Users\y.xie\.npm-global

Step 6: Restart the development environment

Restart CMD or your IDE (e.g., VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA), then log in to your Claude Code account or configure the API directly within the application to start using it.

Supplementary Notes

• Ensure Git for Windows is installed, with the path being C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe.

• If the Git installation path is different, please adjust the SHELL environment variable path accordingly.

• The path C:\Users\y.xie\.npm-global should also be added based on your actual path.

• It is recommended to set these variables permanently to avoid having to reconfigure after each restart.

• Later, if you want to uninstall and revert the changes from Step Two and Step Three, just execute setx NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS false and setx SHELL "".