Image paste requires two attempts on Windows -- first attempt always fails with not found
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 25, 2026 by Cy-Toolio Closed May 27, 2026
Description
Pasting an image (Ctrl+V) into Claude Code always fails on the first attempt, then succeeds on the second paste of the same image. This happens 100% of the time, consistently reproducible.
Steps to Reproduce
- Copy any image to clipboard (screenshot, file, etc.)
- Paste into Claude Code input with Ctrl+V
- First attempt fails (image not found / not available)
- Press Ctrl+V again with the same image still on clipboard
- Second attempt succeeds
Expected Behavior
First paste should work without requiring a retry.
Environment
- Claude Code version: 2.1.150
- OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.26200
- Shell: PowerShell
Notes
Behavior appears to be a regression — started occurring recently. Likely a timing/race condition where Claude Code checks for the temp file before it has finished being written from the clipboard.
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