[BUG] Windows title bar controls overlap with Claude Desktop UI buttons on Windows 11

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Apr 24, 2026 by i-o-i-u Closed Apr 24, 2026

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  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Platform: Windows 11
App: Claude Desktop (Claude Code)

Description:
The Windows native title bar buttons (minimize, maximize, close)
overlap with the Claude Desktop interface toolbar buttons, making
some UI controls inaccessible or visually conflicting.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open Claude Desktop on Windows 11
  2. Observe the top-left/right area of the window

Expected behavior:
UI buttons should not overlap with Windows window controls.

Actual behavior:
Claude's toolbar icons overlap with the native Windows title bar controls.

Display scaling: (add yours, e.g. 125%)
Screen resolution: (add yours, e.g. 1920x1080)

<img width="229" height="41" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b12c2919-e498-4513-bc64-617eda9625bb" />

What Should Happen?

The Claude Desktop toolbar buttons should be positioned
below or separate from the Windows native title bar area,
with no visual overlap.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Claude Desktop on Windows 11
  2. Look at the top area of the window
  3. Notice the toolbar icons overlap with Windows window controls

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.78 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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