Drop #1: Scheduled Tasks, Windows Launch & Your First Automation
Welcome to the first ClaudeCowork Drop — a weekly roundup of news, resources, and practical tips for getting the most out of Claude Cowork. Every Monday we'll cover what's new, share the best external reads, and give you one tip you can use right away.
News This Week
Cowork is now on Windows — full feature parity
Claude Cowork launched on Windows on February 10 with full feature parity with macOS. All features — plugins, file access, MCP connectors, scheduled tasks, and browser integration — are available on both platforms. Download from claude.com/download.
Scheduled Tasks have arrived
You can now set up tasks that Claude runs automatically on a schedule. Type /schedule inside any Cowork task to configure one, or click Scheduled in the left sidebar to manage all your tasks. This is the feature that turns Cowork from a tool you use into an assistant that works while you sleep.
New models: Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6
Anthropic released Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.6 with upgraded reasoning, coding, and a 1M token context window in beta. Both are available in Cowork sessions.
Memory for all Claude users
Anthropic rolled out memory from chat history to all Claude users including free plans — Claude now remembers context from previous conversations.
Resources Worth Bookmarking
Tip of the Week: Set Up Your First Scheduled Task
The fastest way to feel the power of Cowork is to delegate something you do every week. Here is a simple starter:
- Open Claude Desktop and switch to Cowork mode
- Give Claude access to a folder you want it to monitor
- Tell it: "Every Monday morning, scan the files in [folder name] and write a short summary of what changed and what needs attention. Save it as weekly-summary.md."
- Type
/scheduleand set it to run weekly on Monday mornings
That is it — your first autonomous assistant, no code required.
Until next time.
— The ClaudeCowork.com team