Terminal UI issues on Windows
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:windows and area:tui.
1,760 issues · 331 open · 1,429 resolved (81%) · first seen May 23, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is holding steady. 388 new reports in the last 90 days vs 441 in the 90 before — -12%. The open backlog peaked at 331 in 2026-10 and sits at 331 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
1,112 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 206 releases. Heaviest reporters:
- Claude Code v2.0.73
- Claude Code v2.1.92
- Claude Code v2.1.119
- Claude Code v2.1.143
- Claude Code v2.1.266
- Claude Code v2.1.112
- Claude Code v2.1.83
- Claude Code v2.1.29
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 30 days across 1,429 closures. Of the 1,429 closures with a recorded reason, 31% were closed as completed and 992 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-10.
Workarounds reported by the community
423 of these issues post a workaround someone says worked. The highest-engagement ones:
- [BUG] Thinking mode toggle with tab button isn't working in 2.0.67
- …arious controls and choose which to make easily accessible. In the meantime, it'd be nice to have a shortcut or /command to see and change the level without having to use the interactive menu. thanks!
Found in the thread of #13759 · resolved - [BUG] View intermittently jumps to top of terminal when reviewing code edits while scrolled up
- Same on Mac with iTerm2 terminal my workaround for iTerm2 has been to set Settings Advanced "Prevent CSI 3 J from clearing scrollback history?" - set to "Yes" But this results in the terminal output growing very quickly…
Found in the thread of #1486 · resolved - /terminal-setup error message contradicts itself regarding Windows Terminal support
- Does anyone know if there is a workaround so we can get shift+enter working in windows terminal? Update: @IKnewOne provided this workaround downthread:
Found in the thread of #8208 · resolved - [BUG] Shift + Tab is not working in powershell on windows native
- …d or keep planning like Plan mode. I think this is the only workaround for now if you guys want to use Plan mode
Found in the thread of #3368 · resolved - [FEATURE] Ctrl+Enter for newlines conflicts with standard app conventions - request customizable shortcuts
- …n have professional consequences Additional Context - The + workaround exists but is non-standard and unintuitive - only works for iTerm2 and VS Code, not Windows Terminal - This affects user productivity and creates pot…
Found in the description of #5064 · resolved
Excerpts are quoted from the linked issue so you can judge relevance before opening it. Threads that only ask for a workaround, or report that there is none, are excluded. These are community suggestions, not official guidance from Anthropic — read the full thread before applying one.
Matching issues 1–100
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 1,760 matches; the statistics above cover all 1,760.
- [BUG] Thinking mode toggle with tab button isn't working in 2.0.67
- [BUG] View intermittently jumps to top of terminal when reviewing code edits while scrolled up
- [Feature Request] Add option to disable clickable Yes/No prompts in terminal
- /terminal-setup error message contradicts itself regarding Windows Terminal support
- [BUG] Shift + Tab is not working in powershell on windows native
- [FEATURE] Ctrl+Enter for newlines conflicts with standard app conventions - request customizable shortcuts
- [Bug] Timezone displayed as "Europe/Kiev" instead of "Europe/Kyiv"
- [FEATURE] Add a --screen-reader mode for better accessibility with NVDA and JAWS
- [BUG] Can't see Claude's thinking anymore
- [BUG] Bug/Feature: Clipboard image paste not working in WSL
- [FEATURE] Add Windows Terminal as a split-pane backend for agent teams (teammateMode)
- [BUG] Can't inspect previously generated content. Key up, key down and mouse scroll are not working.
- [BUG] /buddy command and companion completely missing in v2.1.97 (works in v2.1.96)
- [BUG] Claude CLI 2.0.73 - Response Text Cutoff/Missing Characters Issue
- [BUG] Claude Code CLI Window Resize Shenannigans
- [BUG] Shift+Enter Does Not Insert New Line in WSL on Windows 10
- [Bug] Chat output rendering corrupted with missing text lines
- [BUG] Alt + M mode switch not working on Windows 11 since 2.1.3
- Ctrl+Backspace and Ctrl+Arrow navigation issues with Cyrillic text
- [BUG] The /btw command is not working
- [Bug] Response text truncated and misaligned on Windows terminals
- [BUG] Random colored text fragments in terminal output
- [BUG] Renamed session works on first resume but the name disappears after the second exit
- Assistant text blocks silently dropped when followed by more thinking in the same turn — never rendered, missing from transcript JSONL (2.1.201, adaptive thinking)
- [BUG] Shift+Tab not switching to plan mode on Windows
- [Feature Request] Require double ESC in Vim mode to clear message in Plan Mode Q&A
- Remote control: permission prompts not rendering on mobile app
- [BUG] Error: Failed to load usage data
- [Bug] SHOW-STOPPER: Claude Code 2.0.1 CLI Terminal UI Rendering Corrupted + Scrolling Instability + Completely Unusable
- [BUG] Strange coloring of response text
- Version 2.0.73: Text rendering bug - lines dropped and garbled output
- [BUG] Mousewheel scrolls through input history instead of chat history
- Image paste (Ctrl+V) stopped working in Windows Terminal
- [BUG] Multi-line text on is truncated when pasted into prompt field (on Windows)
- statusLine: pass terminal columns to command via stdin or env, and account for visual line wrapping
- [BUG] Chat output content broken/missing/incomplete
- [Bug] Tab key doesn't toggle thinking mode; always enabled on startup
- [Bug] Claude Code freezes intermittently on Windows Terminal
- [Bug] v2.0.73 - Severe text rendering loss on Windows
- Conversation rendered/duplicated multiple times in terminal (v2.1.112)
- Terminal keeps scrolling to top of conversation during active session
- [BUG] Claude Code Agent Going Offline During Active Development
- [Bug] Claude Code TUI completely freezes on Windows startup without input
- [BUG] Windows: cmd (Command Prompt) rendering issue - text overlapping and garbled display since v2.1.3~v2.1.5
- [BUG] Remote Control (mobile): session silently hangs mid-execution; only local Esc recovers it — no remote unstick mechanism
- [BUG] Plan mode scrolling broken
- Up/Down arrows jump to history instead of moving cursor through wrapped multi-line prompt input (all platforms; regressed ~2.1.15)
- [BUG] Terminal scrolls to top during agent execution (Windows Terminal + PowerShell)
- [BUG] "terminal scrolling infinite loop" or "uninterruptible high speed scrolling bug"
- [BUG] Claude code 2.0.2 can't type input
- [BUG] Input is very laggy on Windows systems
- Can no longer easily select text to copy and paste
- Keyboard shortcut or setting to expand [Pasted text #N] placeholders inline
- [BUG] Phantom 'Generating...' state - UI stuck after task completion, 0 tokens consumed
- Alt+M keyboard shortcut to toggle auto-accept mode not working on Windows (since v2.1.3)
- TUI duplicates rendered text in scrollback on long sessions (Windows + Linux)
- [Bug] Inconsistent syntax highlighting in PowerShell terminal on Windows
- [Bug] ! CRITICAL ! Input Unresponsive on Windows After v1.0.113
- [BUG] Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Shift+C silently clear prompt input with no confirmation or recovery
- [CRITICAL] Korean IME: Composing characters display at wrong position (unusable for Korean users)
- [BUG] Claude Code 2.1.69 freezes on startup in specific project directories on Windows
- [BUG] Shift+Enter in Claude for Windows No Longer Works for NewLine
- Plugin Management Issues in Claude Code Marketplace
- [BUG] error typing Vietnamese telex
- [BUG] Windows not accepting input
- Keyboard Shortcut Inconsistency: Shift+Tab Not Working in Windows Terminal
- Terminal strobing/flickering after returning from session selection screen (Windows Terminal)
- [Bug] Claude Code Scrolls Uncontrollably in the Terminal, Causing Motion Sickness
- Terminal renderer miscalculates line width with ANSI escape codes, causing text corruption on Windows
- [BUG] Pressing 'Escape' doesn't close the /BTW conversation when the main conversation is asking for approval
- [Question] Did the diff highlight colors (red/green background) change around v2.0.70?
- [BUG] Scroll wheel intercepted by prompt history navigation — no way to disable
- [BUG] Claude Desktop opening when running "claude" in Powershell ( Windows )
- CLI: Task execution escapes to PowerShell, becomes unresponsive
- [BUG] "Accept Edits On" Mode on Windows 11 requires manual confirmation for edits (v1.0.103 regression)
- [BUG] Copy paste images doesnt work in WSL and IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3 (Ultimate Edition)
- Keyboard input not working in v2.1.30 (Windows)
- [BUG] File path suggestions are truncated with ... in Claude Code autocomplete even when sufficient screen space is available
- Image Paste Functionality Broken on Windows Platform
- [BUG] Claude Code in VSCode CLI does not respond to ESC and Ctrl+C events
- [BUG] Windows Terminal input completely frozen starting from v2.1.30 (regression from v2.1.29)
- [BUG] /terminal-setup command doesn't work in VSCode
- Agent view: high-rate terminal flicker in Windows Terminal (cmd.exe profile) while Claude is actively streaming
- [Bug] File selection via "@" mention doesn't highlight selected state (after the new "clickable" feature was implemented)
- [BUG] Remote Control Being Turned on by Default
- AskUserQuestion overlay obscures the assistant's previous message
- [BUG] Agents view becomes unresponsive after navigating back with left arrow key on Windows 11 PowerShell
- [Bug] Terminal Hangs When Using claude --continue Command
- Assistant text emitted before a tool call in the same turn (esp. AskUserQuestion) is intermittently never rendered to the user
- New renderer (CLAUDE_CODE_NO_FLICKER=1): Japanese text clipboard copy garbled on Windows (UTF-8 → CP932 mojibake via OSC 52)
- Sessions-index.json: summaries not generated and new sessions not indexed since ~v2.1.31
- [Bug] Warp Terminal Light Mode: Unreadable Question Text Due to Color Contrast
- Agent View: home page input frozen after returning from agent detail (Windows)
- [BUG] Conversation compaction loses entire history, ctrl+e unresponsive
- [FEATURE] Add Support to Claude Code CLI for Standard Text Editing Keyboard Shortcuts in Powershell
- Text output is centered AND truncated on Windows
- [BUG] showing Mac Key-symbols on windows
- [BUG] Ctrl+W, Shift+Tab, Alt+V stopped working in Claude Code on Windows (regression)
- [BUG] Input freezes on Windows when launching Claude Code from certain directories (native installer)
- [Bug] Truncated or malformed output rendering causing missing lines and characters