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CRITICAL: Interactive mode completely frozen on Windows 11 - All versions affected (Raw mode not supported)

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Oct 19, 2025 by ghost Closed Jan 12, 2026

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 Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

``powershell
pwsh.exe
``

  1. Navigate to any project directory

``powershell
cd c:\a-timeline
``

  1. Launch Claude Code

``powershell
claude
``

  1. Observed Behavior:
  • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
  • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
  • ✅ Recent activity section shows
  • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
  • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
  • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
  • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
  • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
  • ❌ Typing has zero effect
  • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window
  1. Task Manager shows:
  • Process Name: claude.exe
  • Status: "Running"
  • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

What Should Happen?

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

``powershell
pwsh.exe
``

  1. Navigate to any project directory

``powershell
cd c:\a-timeline
``

  1. Launch Claude Code

``powershell
claude
``

  1. Observed Behavior:
  • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
  • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
  • ✅ Recent activity section shows
  • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
  • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
  • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
  • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
  • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
  • ❌ Typing has zero effect
  • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window
  1. Task Manager shows:
  • Process Name: claude.exe
  • Status: "Running"
  • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

``powershell
pwsh.exe
``

  1. Navigate to any project directory

``powershell
cd c:\a-timeline
``

  1. Launch Claude Code

``powershell
claude
``

  1. Observed Behavior:
  • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
  • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
  • ✅ Recent activity section shows
  • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
  • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
  • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
  • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
  • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
  • ❌ Typing has zero effect
  • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window
  1. Task Manager shows:
  • Process Name: claude.exe
  • Status: "Running"
  • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.21 and 2.0.22

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

``powershell
pwsh.exe
``

  1. Navigate to any project directory

``powershell
cd c:\a-timeline
``

  1. Launch Claude Code

``powershell
claude
``

  1. Observed Behavior:
  • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
  • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
  • ✅ Recent activity section shows
  • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
  • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
  • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
  • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
  • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
  • ❌ Typing has zero effect
  • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window
  1. Task Manager shows:
  • Process Name: claude.exe
  • Status: "Running"
  • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

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