Authentication issues on Windows
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:windows and area:auth.
428 issues · 81 open · 347 resolved (81%) · first seen Jun 9, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is converging. 118 new reports in the last 90 days vs 159 in the 90 before — -26%. The open backlog peaked at 81 in 2026-08 and sits at 81 today.
Derived by counting each matching issue from its creation date until it closed. First-party
computation over the anthropics/claude-code tracker — the trend is not published
anywhere upstream.
Which builds report this
226 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 122 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.72
- Claude Code v2.1.92
- Claude Code v2.1.141
- Claude Code v2.1.119
- Claude Code v2.1.183
- Claude Code v2.1.150
- Claude Code v2.1.185
- Claude Code v2.1.111
Report volume, not a defect count: an issue can mention a build without that build having caused the failure. Versions come from the version string in the bug-report template, matched against real published tags.
Do these get fixed?
Median time to close is 33 days across 347 closures. Of the 347 closures with a recorded reason, 26% were closed as completed and 256 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-08.
Workarounds reported by the community
94 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- [BUG] API Error: Rate limit reached despite Claude Max subscription and only 16% usage
- …nType: null and rateLimitTier: null. API credits were added as a workaround — they were consumed instantly (within seconds), leaving the account in debt. After fresh login subscription is recognized (subscriptionType: "m…
Found in the description of #29579 · still open - Claude Code OAuth login fails with a timeout error. `auth.anthropic.com` does not resolve via DNS, making it impossible to authenticate.
- Workaround for Claude Cli timeout issues on Windows (I am able to login now) What I did: Located the global npm install folder: C:\Users\<yourname \AppData\Roaming\npm\node modules\@anthropic-ai\claude-code\ The main fil…
Found in the thread of #33238 · still open - [Bug/Documentation] 'Organization has been disabled' error when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY overrides Max/Pro subscription
- [Bug/Documentation] "Organization has been disabled" error when ANTHROPIC API KEY overrides Max/Pro subscription Problem Description Users with valid Claude Pro/Max subscriptions a
Found in the description of #8327 · still open - [BUG] OAuth token expiration disrupts autonomous workflows – refresh token handling needed
- …t working, giving the same error message again Update: Temp workaround is to go to the folder and start Claude CLI with , then continue the session from there.
Found in the thread of #12447 · still open - [BUG] "Don't Ask Again" Overwrites Entire Permissions Array
- …t version] - OS: Windows - Project type: Next.js/TypeScript Workaround Created a script to restore permissions: Suggested Fix When adding a new permission, the code should: 1. Read the current permissions array 2. Add th…
Found in the description of #5710 · resolved
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Matching issues 1–100
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 428 matches; the statistics above cover all 428.
- [BUG] API Error: Rate limit reached despite Claude Max subscription and only 16% usage
- Claude Code OAuth login fails with a timeout error. `auth.anthropic.com` does not resolve via DNS, making it impossible to authenticate.
- [Bug/Documentation] 'Organization has been disabled' error when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY overrides Max/Pro subscription
- [BUG] API 400
- [BUG] OAuth token expiration disrupts autonomous workflows – refresh token handling needed
- [BUG] Claude.ai completely down. Cannot access Claude code or website: Rate exceeded
- API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authenticati...
- [BUG] "Don't Ask Again" Overwrites Entire Permissions Array
- [BUG] I am not able to login through VSCode extension
- [BUG] Auth Flow Broken (Windows)
- [BUG] CLAUDE OAUTH IS DOWN - FIX PLZ
- [BUG] Weekly usage jumps +2% in ~5 minutes; /settings/usage shows “Missing permissions” banner
- [BUG] VSCode extension 2.0.0 doesn't allow using Bedrock token
- [BUG] Authorization failed: “Internal server error” prevents Claude Code login
- [BUG] CLAUDE_CODE_HIDE_ACCOUNT_INFO not working on Windows
- [BUG] API Error: 401 Invalid authentication credentials
- [BUG] VS Code extension blocks Fable 5 with "requires usage credits" while account has 20% of weekly Fable allowance remaining (Max plan)
- [BUG] VS Code Extension OAuth Auth Loop on Windows — Extension Repeatedly Loses Authentication Despite Successful Browser Authorization
- [Solution] Resolve Windows bugs with settings.local.json, auto accept edit,... issue with v1.0.103
- [Bug] Auto-Accept Permissions Broken in v1.0.103
- [BUG] VS Code extension - "Error: Claude Code process exited with code 1" since update
- [BUG] /remote-control fails on fresh Windows 11 install — bridge webview cannot authenticate (bridge_state: failed — /login)
- [BUG] MCP servers requiring OAuth authentication don't expose tools - no browser auth flow triggered
- [BUG] claude-code for Windows is NOT available due to its port
- [BUG] Opus 4.7 [1M] context capped at 500K on Max x20 — server-side enforcement persists across fresh install (org_level_disabled stale flag)
- [BUG] M365 MCP OAuth fails with AADSTS9000411 - parameter 'prompt' is duplicated
- [BUG] Onboarding broken at chat redirect
- Claude Code OAuth flow redirects to /onboarding pricing page instead of /login - no way to authenticate existing Max subscriber
- [BUG] API Error 401 - OAuth error
- Remote Control not enabled for Max plan account
- [BUG] Permission "Always Allow" Selection Not Persisted - Prompts Repeat Every Execution
- [Feature Request] Multi-account/profile support with CLI flags
- [BUG] `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` ignored during setup
- [BUG] MCP server with SSE/HTTP transport fails with OAuth discovery error — no way to disable OAuth
- Claude Code login fails with service unavailability and rate limit errors
- [BUG] indows 11 Pro: Cowork, Connectors, and Claude Code all broken after latest auto-update — ERR_CONNECTION_RESET + OAuthError
- [BUG] Official Claude Code VS Code extension incorrectly blocked with "Third-party apps now draw from your extra usage" error
- [BUG] Visualstudio code - Error: Claude Code process exited with code 3
- [BUG] /install-github-app does not allow to authenticate to Claude.ai on Windows (subscription model)
- [BUG] Server is busy Claude cowork desktop error
- /login shows "Login successful" but immediately reverts to "Not logged in"
- Remote Control not enabled despite active Max 20x subscription
- [BUG] Unable to log into Claude Code on Windows
- [BUG] Persistent authentication error "Beim Senden des Anmeldelinks ist ein Fehler aufgetreten" on Windows login
- [BUG] OAuth error: Request failed with status code 403
- [BUG] OAuth access token expires after ~8 hours and refresh token is not used — requires full re-login every day (Windows 11)
- [BUG] CLI caches subscriptionType and rateLimitTier indefinitely — plan upgrades not reflected
- [BUG] awsAuthRefresh failing to surface Okta authentication URL
- [BUG] Max plan: context window stuck at 200K instead of 1M (hasExtraUsageEnabled not updated after Pro → Max upgrade)
- [BUG] missing /login and /logout commands
- [BUG] Claude Code does not handle expiry of short term IAM credentials (security tokens)
- [BUG] CLAUDE OAUTH 500 ERROR
- CERT_HAS_EXPIRED on Windows native install during OAuth login, no proxy/VPN/AV — curl succeeds on same host
- [BUG] OAuth authorization for HTTP MCP servers missing required scope parameter
- [BUG] Cannot login to Claude Code CLI after updating to v2.0.30
- [BUG] Atlassian MCP Sign In does not work
- [BUG] MCP OAuth authorization URL wraps in terminal — Ctrl+click opens truncated link
- OAuth token not persisted/refreshed for --print mode, breaks automation
- [BUG] OAuth tokens not passed to API - "has Authorization header: false
- Max plan shows as 'API Usage Billing' in CLI
- Hooks don't receive tool input for Read/Glob; permission patterns don't match tilde paths
- loop trying to login.
- [BUG] "OAuth token forbidden (403) — missing scope or org access" issues #48806 and #44541
- Cowork stuck on 'Authenticating' — OAuth token exchange returns 500
- [BUG] Remote SSH session crashes immediately with exit code 1 on Max/OAuth accounts (ccd-cli 2.1.128)
- [BUG] Claude Desktop injects inference-only CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN that breaks /remote-control
- [Bug] CLI output formatting broken - unreadable text rendering
- [BUG] Claude Code - Claude for Teams - Admin Settings - Claude Code - usage only showing two team members?
- [BUG] Login verification emails never delivered (ESP suppression list?) — fully locked out of Claude Code on Max plan, recurring issue
- Microsoft 365 MCP OAuth fails - relative resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate header
- [BUG] VS Code extension login prompt not bypassed with claudeCode.disableLoginPrompt: true when using Microsoft Foundry
- API Error: 401 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"authenticati.../su
- [BUG] Claude in Chrome extension auth loop — re-authenticates every ~30s (PermissionManager-BqJmxUlR.js / mcpPermissions-X6RKG-4F.js)
- [BUG] Bug Report: 401 Invalid Bearer Token Immediately After Successful Login
- [BUG] Recurring OAuth login failures impacting Pro subscribers — request for SLA/compensation policy
- [BUG] VS Code extension regression starting >2.0.70
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Invalid Credentials for Opus Model from Claude Code
- [BUG] OAuth authentication succeeds but `claude auth status` shows "Invalid API key" error
- [BUG] Claude as for permission of read even the file is inside the project path.
- [BUG] Claude Code Oauth issues
- [BUG] Remote Control initialization fails for every new session - registerWorker HTTP 401 (reconnects still work), since mid-May
- [BUG] Custom MCP connector OAuth tokens fail to persist across restart; menu "Connect" silently fails while in-chat auth works
- Max Plan subscribers billed through API key when subagents dispatch - $152 unexpected charges
- [FEATURE] Code tab in Claude desktop app should support independent Bedrock authentication (like VS Code extension)
- [Bug] OAuth timeout (15s) too short for auth flow with Cloudflare challenge + logout redirect on Windows
- Claude Code (VS Code extension) prompts for usage credits on Fable 5 despite Max plan showing full entitlement
- [BUG] Persistent authentication loop across VS Code extension, CLI, and email login flow
- Login OAuth URL wraps in WebStorm terminal causing "Missing state parameter" error
- [BUG] 2.1.193 VS Code extension (Windows, native): OAuth login fails "certificate has expired" — regression from 2.1.190
- [BUG] Claude Code MCP OAuth aborts on server-advertised protected-resource path mismatch — IBKR connector works in Claude Chat, fails in Claude Code
- [BUG] [BUG] HTTP MCP connector to Atlassian /v1/mcp/authv2 fails with "Invalid context provided" while /v1/sse works with the same account
- [BUG] Desktop app Cloudflare Turnstile 403 loop on Windows 11
- [BUG] Remote Control: "is not yet enabled for your account" persists for Max user across all documented troubleshooting steps
- ultraplan: Remote session create failed with 403 on Max subscription
- [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Third-party app usage requires manual credit claim
- [BUG] AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK auth broken on v2.1.94
- [BUG] validation_failed on login + continuous OAuth 403 spam causes screen to go blank (Windows)
- [BUG] Remote Control regression - "not yet available on your plan" on Claude Max
- [BUG] Invalide Autorization
- [BUG] API Error: 403 {"error":{"type":"forbidden","message":"Request not allowed"}} · Please run /login