[BUG] Response content renders as blank in terminal Version since the new 2.0.73 update

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14731
2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14750
3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14625

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I have the same issue

Me too. , but it provides intermittent text. Tried to see if it was model specific, but replicates with both Haiku and Sonnet

<img width="1492" height="757" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4d70aec8-a55a-4a10-9e44-15cff5919a47" />

The same problem :(

It is a duplicate of #14554

I've been running into the same issue and decided to roll back. Unfortunately the npm based install (which allows for specifying specific versions) is messed up for me and the native installer does not allow specifying a version by default. I tore into the ps1 script and used it create a work around

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Workaround: Rollback native Windows install to a specific version

For those hitting this TUI rendering bug on Windows and wanting to rollback, the native installer doesn't support version pinning - it always pulls latest. The $Target param in Anthropic's install.ps1 is passed to claude.exe install which then fetches stable anyway.

However, the GCS bucket does store previous versions. This script bypasses their installer and places the binary directly:

# install-claude-version.ps1
# Usage: .\install-claude-version.ps1 2.0.71
# Or just run with no args to install second-to-last version (skipping broken latest)

param(
    [Parameter(Position=0)]
    [string]$Target = "previous"
)

Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'

if (-not [Environment]::Is64BitProcess) {
    Write-Error "Claude Code does not support 32-bit Windows."
    exit 1
}

$GCS_BUCKET = "https://storage.googleapis.com/claude-code-dist-86c565f3-f756-42ad-8dfa-d59b1c096819/claude-code-releases"
$INSTALL_DIR = "$env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin"
$platform = "win32-x64"

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $INSTALL_DIR | Out-Null

# Resolve version
if ($Target -eq "stable" -or $Target -eq "latest") {
    $version = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$GCS_BUCKET/stable" -ErrorAction Stop
    Write-Output "Using stable: $version"
}
elseif ($Target -eq "previous") {
    $versions = (npm view @anthropic-ai/claude-code versions --json | ConvertFrom-Json)
    $version = $versions[-2]
    Write-Output "Using previous: $version (skipping $($versions[-1]))"
}
else {
    $version = $Target
    Write-Output "Using specified: $version"
}

# Get manifest and checksum
$manifest = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$GCS_BUCKET/$version/manifest.json" -ErrorAction Stop
$checksum = $manifest.platforms.$platform.checksum

if (-not $checksum) {
    Write-Error "Platform $platform not found in manifest for version $version"
    exit 1
}

# Download directly to install location
$binaryPath = "$INSTALL_DIR\claude.exe"
Write-Output "Downloading $version..."

if (Test-Path $binaryPath) {
    Remove-Item -Force $binaryPath
}

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$GCS_BUCKET/$version/$platform/claude.exe" -OutFile $binaryPath -ErrorAction Stop

# Verify checksum
$actualChecksum = (Get-FileHash -Path $binaryPath -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower()
if ($actualChecksum -ne $checksum) {
    Write-Error "Checksum verification failed"
    Remove-Item -Force $binaryPath
    exit 1
}

# Ensure PATH includes install dir
$userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
if ($userPath -notlike "*$INSTALL_DIR*") {
    Write-Output "Adding $INSTALL_DIR to PATH..."
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$INSTALL_DIR;$userPath", "User")
    $env:Path = "$INSTALL_DIR;$env:Path"
}

Write-Output ""
Write-Output "$([char]0x2705) Installed Claude Code $version to $binaryPath"
Write-Output ""
Write-Output "Run 'claude config set autoUpdater.enabled false' to prevent auto-updates"

Instructions:

1. Save as install-claude-version.ps1
2. If the current broken binary is locked, close all terminals/VS Code and run taskkill /F /IM claude.exe
3. Run: .\install-claude-version.ps1 2.0.71
4. Disable auto-update: claude config set autoUpdater.enabled false

Your settings in ~\.claude\ are untouched - only the executable is replaced.
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Hope this is helpful for those running into the same issue!

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