[BUG] PRIVATE MODE BUTTON IS OVERLAYED ON CLOSE OUT BUTTON
Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — diana-ant
Activity 3 comments · opened May 16, 2026 · closed May 19, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (diana-ant, collaborator)
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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?
<img width="209" height="113" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4b04e71d-1b77-4daf-b1a5-a5aa34b973b7" />
I can't use incognito mode on Windows 11... I can close the application though!
What Should Happen?
Pick between closing or going private....
Error Messages/Logs
Nothing, this is a UI issueSteps to Reproduce
Open the app.
Claude Model
Not sure / Multiple models
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
Idk
Claude Code Version
sonnet 4.6
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
This is for the claude desktop app, not even the code portion. Your guy's in app 'help bot' told me to post this here, even though this isn't even for the normal desktop app? Just code? Anyways, very annoying bug, a feature is locked behind closing down the app.
3 Comments
Confirming this is reproducible on Windows as of May 18, 2026. Clicking the incognito icon closes the Claude desktop app entirely. Two reboots did not resolve. I am unable to access incognito mode at all from the desktop client. Display scaling and window state did not change the behavior.
Hello, this has already been fixed and deployed. Please update Claude Code and let us know if you're still experiencing issues - thank you!
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