Voice mode: Space push-to-talk flickers on Windows Terminal + WSL2 due to key repeat
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 1, 2026 by jsnider3 Closed May 22, 2026
Description
Voice mode flickers rapidly between "waiting for input" and recording when holding Space, making it impossible to use push-to-talk.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Windows Terminal running Ubuntu WSL2
- Launch Claude Code
- Run
/voice - Hold Space to record
The recording state flickers/toggles rapidly instead of staying in recording mode.
Attempted fixes
- Changed Windows keyboard repeat delay and rate settings
- Logged out and back in to apply changes
- Issue persists regardless of repeat settings
Environment
- Terminal: Windows Terminal
- Shell: WSL2 Ubuntu
- OS: Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 (WSL2)
- Host OS: Windows
Related
- Similar to #33607 but on Windows Terminal + WSL2 rather than macOS
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