[BUG] Alt+Paste not working on windows 11

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?

When trying to paste an image from the clipboard to Claude Code with Alt+V (Alt+Paste), the image not found in the clipboard message is always shown.

<img width="1317" height="470" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dd5a2021-e6d0-49a6-a213-a21983bfc2d1" />

<img width="1046" height="715" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f7727926-3be1-462f-8a5f-81aecca45dac" />

<img width="1906" height="353" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f11c4275-c695-47d8-9c5e-2a6cbfeb440d" />

What Should Happen?

The image should be added to the prompt.

Error Messages/Logs

No image found in clipboard. Use alt+v to paste images.

Steps to Reproduce

• Start Claude.
• Add an Image to Clipboard by any means. Either copy from Windows Explorer or use the snippet tool.
• Use Alt+V in Claude's text prompt.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.0.13

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

It never worked in my environment since the feature was announced.