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[BUG] New Session button completely unresponsive in Claude Code Desktop on Windows 11

Status Open

Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — amorriscode

Activity 3 comments · opened May 20, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (amorriscode, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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?

Claude Desktop version 1.8089.1 (b98a06)
Windows 11
“New session” on Code Tab has no effect and no Event Viewer errors.
No effect means there is no ask about folder for project files.
I can see only previously started sessions.

What Should Happen?

It should ask for folder to project files i think

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Open Claude Desktop (1.8089.1) on windows 11, switch to "Code" tab, click on New session

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.8089.1 (b98a06)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

_No response_

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amorriscode contributor · 4 months ago

taking a look

harrimarkus · 1 month ago

[BUG] "+ New" button unresponsive in Claude Code Desktop's Code tab on macOS

Summary
The "+ New" button in the Code tab's sidebar does nothing when clicked — no new session is created, no folder picker appears, and there's no visible feedback or error. The ⌘N keyboard shortcut also has no effect.

Environment

App: Claude Desktop
Version: 1.34493.1 (255293)
Build date: 2026-08-21
OS: macOS
Platform: Anthropic API

Steps to reproduce

Open Claude Desktop and switch to the Code tab.
Click the "+ New" button in the sidebar.
Observe: nothing happens (no folder picker, no new session, no error).
Try the ⌘N keyboard shortcut — same result.

Expected behavior
Clicking "+ New" (or pressing ⌘N) should prompt for a project folder and start a new session.

Actual behavior
Button and shortcut are completely unresponsive. Existing sessions in the sidebar still open and work normally.

Troubleshooting already tried

Fully quit and relaunched the app (not just closing the window)
Confirmed on the latest available version
Tried the ⌘N shortcut
No error messages or dialogs appear anywhere (including off-screen/behind the main window)

Notes
This appears related to existing reports of the same symptom on Windows 11 (see #60855 and the duplicate #50388), but no macOS report currently exists. Filing separately since the affected platform differs.