IDE integration issues on Windows — page 2
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:windows and area:ide.
962 issues · 144 open · 818 resolved (85%) · first seen May 22, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is converging. 152 new reports in the last 90 days vs 236 in the 90 before — -36%. The open backlog peaked at 149 in 2025-12 and sits at 144 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
553 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 174 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.1.136
- Claude Code v2.1.129
- Claude Code v2.1.51
- Claude Code v2.1.19
- Claude Code v2.0.76
- Claude Code v2.1.31
- Claude Code v2.1.37
- Claude Code v2.1.81
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 34 days across 818 closures. Of the 818 closures with a recorded reason, 26% were closed as completed and 604 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-10.
Workarounds reported by the community
287 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- Add support for Visual Studio 2026 Integration
- …nk to the active VS instance. Alternative Solutions Current Workaround: Running CLI in an external terminal (Windows Terminal) or the VS Integrated Terminal. This is suboptimal due to the lack of GUI diffs and auto-conte…
Found in the description of #15942 · still open - [BUG] Cowork: Folder picker rejects folders outside home directory, symlinks/junctions also blocked
- …pointing to external folders should be accepted as a valid workaround. Environment - Platform: Windows 11 - Claude Desktop: Latest version (February 2026) - Cowork: Research preview What Should Happen? Users should be a…
Found in the description of #24964 · resolved - [Bug] VS Code extension: Tool use concurrency error after Jan 23-24 update
- ✅ WORKAROUND FOUND The fix: Install VS Code extension version 2.1.17 while keeping CLI at 2.1.19 Steps: 1. In VS Code, go to Extensions 2. Find "Claude Code for VS Code" 3. Click the dropdown arrow next to Uninstall → "I…
Found in the thread of #20571 · resolved - [BUG] Edit preview/diff not showing in VSCode extension UI when confirming changes
- …. Use line-ending-agnostic search that matches both and --- Workaround Convert files to LF line endings: 1. Click "CRLF" in VS Code status bar → select "LF" 2. Save file Note: This may conflict with Git/EditorConfig sett…
Found in the thread of #8660 · still open - [FEATURE] Support Claude in Chrome for WSL environments
- …appropriate connection method Alternative Solutions Current workarounds: - Use Claude Code from Windows PowerShell/cmd.exe (works but loses WSL dev environment) - Use Playwright/Puppeteer MCP servers (works but creates i…
Found in the description of #14367 · resolved
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Matching issues 101–200
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 962 matches; the statistics above cover all 962.
- Chrome extension native host crashes on Windows (Bun v1.3.5 panic)
- [BUG] chat is freezing after about 5-8 mins of working
- [BUG] VSCode: the Remote Control banner's × disables Remote Control instead of dismissing the notice
- [BUG] Invoking a skill (slash command) pins a large injected block and shrinks the assistant response into a tiny scroll area (VS Code extension)
- VS Code extension: AskUserQuestion dialog covers the assistant message it refers to, with no way to read the text underneath
- [BUG] Multi-root workspace: agent-emitted file links unclickable outside primary folder
- [BUG] /ide integration not working for JetBrains IDE (Intellij IDEA)
- [BUG] VS Code extension: unsent prompt draft is discarded when switching sessions and back
- Delete session button has no confirmation and sits 1px from edit button in VS Code session list
- [BUG] Windows: VS Code extension hides sessions when drive-letter case in recorded cwd differs from current workspace cwd
- [BUG] Thinking expander still broken on Opus 4.7 in VSCode extension 2.1.121 (regression of #52046)
- [BUG] Streaming text disappears entirely when followed by tool calls in same response
- [BUG] Phpstorm plugin 0.1.13 - ClaudeFilePathFilter crashes on Windows due to invalid path characters and breaks terminal selection highlight
- [BUG] Rider: No visual diff previews in editor - SSE connection not established
- [BUG] VSCode opens multiple new windows when running `claude` command or during chat interactions on Windows
- [BUG] VSCode: Past Conversations dropdown missing most sessions (files intact on disk)
- [BUG] Claude Desktop shows black/blank window on restore (Windows) - React #418 still occurring on v1.1.2156 Body:
- API Error: 400 due to tool use concurrency issues when reading multiple files
- [BUG] API Error 400 "tool use concurrency issues" on every tool call in VSCode extension
- [BUG] Permission approval UI not displayed - operations immediately rejected without user interaction
- [BUG] Claude icon missing in VSCode activity bar (taskbar)
- VS Code extension: inconsistent UI behavior across entry points
- [BUG] VS Code extension: startup() handshake timed out 30000ms despite CLI working (v2.1.101 Windows)
- [BUG] command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- [BUG] API Error: 400
- [BUG] Extension fails with "cygpath -u" error on Windows despite cygpath being available
- [BUG] Conversation history not persisting - only shows current warmup message instead of original content
- [BUG] Claude Code + Visual Studio Code throwing error on diff
- VSCode extension: chat file links with non-ASCII (CJK) or space-containing paths never open (webview percent-encodes href, host never decodes)
- [BUG] Session name in VSCode extension reverts after manual rename
- [BUG] Claude Code VSCode extension webview "Not responding" on Windows 11 - terminal works, GUI does not
- 3 VS Code windows open on every Claude Code launch since 2.1.69
- [BUG] Error loading webview: Error: Could not register service worker: InvalidStateError: Failed to register a ServiceWorker: The document is in an invalid state..
- [BUG] Claude Code unable to connect to PyCharm by using the dedicated Plugin or via PyCharm's terminals
- [BUG] - Focus lost on the main input (vscode extension)
- [BUG] v2.1.129 มีปัญหา / v2.1.128 ปกติ / Windows / error command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- [BUG] v2.1.129 fails to activate — hardcoded CI build path in shipped extension
- [BUG] VSCode extension cannot access workspace files ("No files found") – not related to #8451
- [BUG] command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- [BUG] Regression: command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found in v2.1.53
- [BUG] Claude Desktop incorrectly reads tags <Name> and </Name> as <n> and </n> from files
- [BUG] Claude Code VS Code extension keeps showing “requires git-bash” on Windows even though Git Bash + env var are correctly set
- [Question] Edit tool: Diff view only opens for single-line edits, not multi-line - is this by design?
- Claude AI terminal scroll issue | 1754510400
- [BUG] Keep flashing to blind my eyes
- [FEATURE] settings.json key to fully disable IDE selection/open-file context injection
- [BUG] Drag & drop from the VS Code Explorer silently does nothing in Remote-WSL/SSH/Dev Containers — drop handler only accepts `file://` URIs
- [FEATURE] [VSCode extension] Clicking a session in the sessions list ignores preferredLocation and always opens in an editor tab (no way to open in the secondary sidebar)
- [BUG] File links in Claude Code panel non-functional - regression from v2.1.4 fix
- VS Code: diffs open in wrong editor group, no control over tab behavior
- [BUG] Cannot load "Claude Code for VS Code" extension when open project with "Remote Repositories"
- [BUG] Windows: CLI spawns 3 empty VSCode windows on startup — root cause is `code` CLI calls from integrated terminal
- [BUG] VS code extension extremely slow @ autocomplete on v2.1.29
- [BUG] OAuth tokens not passed to API - "has Authorization header: false
- [Bug] Complete system freeze when running 2+ GoLand IDE instances with Claude Code
- [BUG] Opus 4.5 showing in Claude Code CLI, but not showing in Claude Code VSCode extension
- [Bug] Focus lost in Claude Code editor after Alt+Tab switch on Windows
- [BUG] Copy-paste of simple text lines have a huge LAG
- [BUG] Claude Code no longer inherits conda environment from VSCode terminal after UI update
- [BUG] Input delay in Claude Code CLI VScode Windows
- Continual unexpected disconnects
- [BUG] VS Code extension ignores `bypassPermissions` mode; CLI honors it on same machine and config
- [BUG] VS Code extension: renamed sessions revert to the auto-generated title
- command claude-vscode.editor.openLast not found
- [BUG] Top-right toolbar button triggers "command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found"
- [BUG] Claude Code for VS Code hangs in 2.1.78+
- [VSCode Extension] File edit diffs open in new editor tab instead of inline in chat panel
- Session history not visible when workspace is on a mapped network drive (Windows)
- [BUG] VS Code extension v2.1.55 fails to activate on Windows — hardcoded Linux build path
- [BUG] VS Code extension with version 2.1.51 (anthropic.claude-code-2.1.51-win32-x64) fails to activate on Windows
- [BUG] Error: command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found at pit.n (commandService.ts:95:26)
- [BUG] API Error 400 'tool use concurrency issues' in VSCode extension on simple operations
- [Feature Request] Support VSCode Insiders command detection and prefer code-insiders when running
- [BUG] `requires git-bash` error persists on Windows even when `CLAUDE_CODE_GIT_BASH_PATH` and symlink are set
- [BUG] Windows VS Code Extension Fails to Load UI and Crashes CLI on Edit
- [BUG] /resume shows no sessions when project directory is an NTFS junction (VS Code extension + CLI resolve different paths)
- [FEATURE] Custom system prompt support in desktop app and VS Code extension (parity with CLI --system-prompt-file)
- [BUG] Markdown file links with spaces in path are not clickable in VSCode extension
- [BUG] VS Code Extension: Thinking toggle button is inverted and has no visual feedback (v2.1.112)
- [BUG] VSCode extension doesn't load MCP servers on Windows due to drive letter case mismatch in .claude.json project key lookup
- [BUG] PyCharm plugin hint from Claude Code plugin for JetBrains misleading and superfluous
- CLI started in VS Code integrated terminal opens 3 blank VS Code windows (Windows)
- [BUG] Chrome MCP tools never load in VS Code — claude-vscode MCP fails with -32601: Method not found (Windows 11)
- [BUG] Cursor IDE integration fails: option disappears after brief availability
- [BUG] Claude Code VScode completely broken on Windows - Bun 1.3.5 crashAll products crash on startup:
- [BUG] VSCode integrated terminal cannot detect 'code' command - IDE connection fails (Windows)
- [BUG] [VSCode Extension] "Yes, and don't ask again" erases all existing permissions
- [BUG] Claude Code VSCode extension - Sessions get titled "Warmup" and have first prompt replaced with "Warmup"
- [BUG] Claude plugin in WebStorm can't see claude, claude can't see IDE when using GitBash as Terminal application
- IDE Detection Failure: Unrecognized Installation Method in Claude Code
- VS Code webview: 'Unsupported content type: advisor_tool_result' / 'server_tool_use' for block types the CLI renders fine
- [BUG] Claude Code Extension for VSCode: Web tab shows "No web sessions yet"
- Add a setting to hide the usage-limit warning banner in the chat UI
- [BUG] VS Code sidebar extension ignores CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_1M_CONTEXT on Pro plan (Windows)
- Claude Code 2.1.136: command 'vscode.editor.openLast' not found on VS Code 1.119.0
- [BUG] Command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found
- [BUG] JetBrains plugin: IDE diff review not working on Windows (native terminal + PyCharm)
- [BUG] command 'claude-vscode.editor.openLast' not found on every startup - requires full reinstall to fix
- [BUG] VS code latest extension bug
- Claude in Chrome: browser extension not connected despite all processes and bridge pipe running (Windows)