[Bug] Clipboard image paste (Ctrl+V) not working on Windows

Status Fixed / completed
Reported on v2.1.9
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 4 comments · opened Jan 16, 2026 · closed Jan 16, 2026

Bug Description

Ctrl+V image paste from clipboard not working on Windows.

Environment:

  • Windows Terminal (latest from Microsoft Store)
  • Tried both CMD and PowerShell
  • Claude Code version: (cek dengan claude --version)

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Copy screenshot with Win+Shift+S
  2. In Claude Code prompt, press Ctrl+V
  3. Nothing happens

Expected: Image should be pasted
Actual: No response

Note: Drag & drop image files works fine. Only clipboard paste fails.

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: null
  • Version: 2.1.9
  • Feedback ID: 91a18c16-12bc-4ad6-ad1d-e67043f65a4d

Errors

[{"error":"Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\1c5fc0d5-ddae-446c-b6c7-6ea5d60d053f\\subagents\\agent-ae182fa.jsonl' -> 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\tasks\\ae182fa.output'\n    at symlinkSync (unknown)\n    at y4H (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1569:9983)\n    at viD (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2296:1291)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:809)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:1624)\n    at run (node:async_hooks:62:22)\n    at QL$ (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:331:32426)\n    at call (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:516)\n    at async Wd1 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2715:19646)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-16T14:23:42.383Z"},{"error":"Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\1c5fc0d5-ddae-446c-b6c7-6ea5d60d053f\\subagents\\agent-ab4d5cd.jsonl' -> 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\tasks\\ab4d5cd.output'\n    at symlinkSync (unknown)\n    at y4H (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1569:9983)\n    at viD (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2296:1291)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:809)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:1624)\n    at run (node:async_hooks:62:22)\n    at QL$ (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:331:32426)\n    at call (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:516)\n    at async Wd1 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2715:19646)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-16T14:28:16.261Z"},{"error":"Error: EPERM: operation not permitted, symlink 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\.claude\\projects\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\1c5fc0d5-ddae-446c-b6c7-6ea5d60d053f\\subagents\\agent-a25df26.jsonl' -> 'C:\\Users\\HYPE\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\C--Users-HYPE-Documents-DataD-Workspace\\tasks\\a25df26.output'\n    at symlinkSync (unknown)\n    at y4H (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1569:9983)\n    at viD (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2296:1291)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:809)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:1624)\n    at run (node:async_hooks:62:22)\n    at QL$ (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:331:32426)\n    at call (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2732:516)\n    at async Wd1 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2715:19646)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-01-16T14:42:39.223Z"}]

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] · 9 months ago

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/4272
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/17379
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/9301

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amdcq · 9 months ago

It should be Alt + V on windows

queery-id · 9 months ago

Thanks @amdcq! Alt + V works perfectly.

Closing this issue - it's not a bug, just a different shortcut on Windows that I wasn't aware of.

For anyone else on Windows: use Alt + V to paste images from clipboard, not Ctrl + V.

github-actions[bot] · 8 months ago

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