[BUG] Double Ctrl+C deleted claude.exe, install.ps1 failed to reinstall (Windows)
Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Dec 3, 2025 by jhhtaylor Closed Feb 8, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues 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?
Pressed Ctrl+C twice to cancel a request. After that, claude.exe was completely gone and irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex appeared to run successfully but didn't actually reinstall the executable.
What Should Happen?
Pressing Ctrl+C twice to cancel a request should just quit the current Claude Code session
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
- Run Claude Code
- Press Ctrl+C twice to cancel
- Try to run
claude- command not found - Run
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex- reports success claude.exestill missing from.claude\bin
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.0.57
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
VS Code integrated terminal
Additional Information
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code fixed it.
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