Terminal UI issues on Windows — page 2
Issues the maintainers labelled both platform:windows and area:tui.
1,531 issues · 246 open · 1,285 resolved (84%) · first seen May 23, 2025
Is this getting better or worse?
This class of problem is converging. 354 new reports in the last 90 days vs 560 in the 90 before — -37%. The open backlog peaked at 246 in 2026-08 and sits at 246 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
908 of these reports name the Claude Code build they were running, spanning 168 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 v2.1.112
- Claude Code v2.1.83
- Claude Code v2.1.29
- Claude Code v2.1.215
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 29 days across 1,285 closures. Of the 1,285 closures with a recorded reason, 33% were closed as completed and 858 as not-planned or duplicate. The most recent completed fix landed in 2026-08.
Workarounds reported by the community
385 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 101–200
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 1,531 matches; the statistics above cover all 1,531.
- [BUG] Windows: Output renders as blank lines / excessive whitespace
- [BUG] /resume still not showing custom session names set via Ctrl+R rename
- [Bug] Terminal output truncation: Response text missing from CLI display
- Claude Code CLI Unusable: APIErrorterminated + Offline Flickering + Extreme Execution Delays
- AskUserQuestion auto-selects default answer after ~60s idle — no way to configure or disable (v2.1.198)
- [BUG] claude agents TUI fully unresponsive on Windows Terminal — broken rendering + dead input loop (2.1.143)
- Windows 11: Terminal freezes on startup in 2.1.30/2.1.31 (regression from 2.1.29)
- [BUG] - Native installation v2.1.15 interactive mode exits immediately on WSL (Ubuntu 20.04)
- [BUG] Bug Report: Black gaps/empty spaces appearing during streaming output
- [Bug] Rendering Issue: Large Blank Areas Where Text Should Display
- [BUG] Command history from other sessions appears when using arrow keys in a new session
- [BUG] # memory shortcut no longer saves to CLAUDE.md
- [BUG] /terminal-setup not working, no way to enter multiple lines
- [BUG] `claude --resume` opens non-interactive session manager UI
- [BUG] Weird outputs in the terminal
- [Bug] Alt+M keyboard shortcut does not activate planning mode
- [Bug] Claude Code output truncating/not displaying complete text responses
- [BUG] PowerShell: Text rendering issues - invisible text and excessive input field height
- [BUG] Text responses are intermittently truncated in Claude Code during streaming output on Windows
- [Bug] Output truncation causing incomplete responses and fragmented text
- [BUG] Screen flickers during task tool work
- Tool output is fully expanded by default and the collapse toggle (▸) is non-functional
- [FEATURE] Localize auto-generated session titles in "Recents" sidebar
- Windows: Cannot type in terminal until pressing Enter after v2.1.31 update (regression)
- [BUG] Text display misaligned and truncated on Windows - v2.0.73
- [Bug] Chat display issues with excessive spacing and missing content after recent updates
- [BUG] Fullscreen render mode: no scrollbar and scrolling fully broken (arrows/PageUp/PageDown do nothing) once output exceeds one screen
- Cannot scroll up in Windows Terminal while Claude Code is running (regression since 2.1.x / Opus 4.7 release)
- Caps Lock key prints raw Kitty protocol escape sequence [57358u
- [BUG] Ctrl+V in /resume conflicts with Windows paste - cannot be rebound
- [Bug] Terminal input lag increases with session length
- [BUG] Inconsistent tab completion behavior in Claude Code (Windows, Git Bash)
- [BUG] "Interactive mode freezes on Windows - no input response after initial setup"
- File Autocomplete Broken: '@' Trigger Fails on Windows
- [Bug] NO_FLICKER mode garbles Japanese text output on Windows
- Prompt suggestions not appearing despite being enabled
- [BUG] File suggestions with @ stopped working for large directories after update
- Add a visible scrollbar to the TUI for fine-grained scroll navigation
- Simulated Ctrl+V paste (Wispr Flow voice dictation) broken on Windows since v2.1.83
- Windows: claude resume/continue freezes and conversations disappear
- [Bug] Excessive screen flickering and auto-scrolling during code edits impairs readability
- [BUG] Agent View silently rebinds my mouse wheel -- please, I'm begging, give it back
- [BUG] /btw
- [Bug] 2.1.69 TUI hangs on Windows due to config directory creation failure (EEXIST)
- Plan mode missing from mode cycle on Windows - Shift+Tab only toggles to auto-accept
- [BUG] After updating to 1.0.45 Claude freezes terminal and hangs
- [BUG] Large paste is silently trimmed — only partial content reaches the input
- CLI: Terminal scrollback permanently wiped during long tool-use chains
- Shift+Enter does not insert newline in input on Windows Terminal
- [BUG] Claude Code v2.1.17 exits immediately on WSL1 - regression from working state
- /terminal-setup fails on Windows Terminal despite being listed as supported
- Custom slash commands not loading after update to v1.0.62
- [BUG] AskUserQuestion preview panel truncates content with 'N lines hidden' — no way to scroll or expand
- Cannot scroll backwards whilst Claude Code CLI is working.
- claude resume shows empty list + Feature request: session naming
- Copying text from CLI output includes trailing spaces to end of terminal width
- PowerShell 7: Assistant text output shows blank lines, only first/last line visible
- [BUG] ├─── ✂ ─── 1 lines hidden ─────────────────────┤
- Feature request: Codex-style live steering (inject input into the in-flight turn)
- claude agents: pressing back arrow while response is generating freezes CLI completely
- [Bug] Plan-approval auto mode rejected with inconsistent gating, disables shift+tab auto
- [BUG] CLaude code Shows (RTL) and mixed-language content in corrupted way
- [BUG] Claude Code stays frozen when loading, and no errors are printed when using --verbose.
- [CRITICAL BUG] Claude Code Web: Archived sessions reappear as ACTIVE RUNNING sessions, potentially consuming tokens
- [BUG] Pasted text repeatedly truncated mid-word when pasting long content into chat
- [BUG] How is Claude doing this session? (optional) bad keyboard shortcuts and no explanation
- Feature request: Add Hebrew to voice dictation + RTL support in the terminal input line
- [BUG] Diff button compares against `origin/master` instead of local branch point
- [BUG] Offensive loading/spinner messages
- [Bug] Voice recording fails with native audio module load error
- [BUG] Max 20x plan — Claude Code reports 100% usage while dashboard shows 73%, charged $53 in extra usage
- [Bug] tmux pane spawning fails in GitBash with tmux enabled
- [Bug] Interactive input frozen on startup on Windows 11 PowerShell (v2.1.30–2.1.32)
- [BUG] awsAuthRefresh failing to surface Okta authentication URL
- [BUG] Copied text contains extra formatting spaces/chars (v2)
- [Bug] Terminal Display Corruption During Long Conversations
- [BUG] Fullscreen renderer + CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_MOUSE=1: mouse wheel navigates prompt history instead of scrolling the viewport
- [BUG] claude agents: cursor not visible in typing window on first session attach (Windows Terminal, Windows 11, 2.1.169)
- [BUG] Fullscreen renderer corrupts pasted multibyte UTF-8 (Korean/CJK) on Windows — bytes decoded as Latin-1; default renderer unaffected
- Session hangs indefinitely with spinning thinking indicator — 3 confirmed variants (+ /btw MCP teardown)
- [BUG] Alt+V image paste reports "clipboard is empty" on Windows 11 CLI v2.1.131 when clipboard contains a Bitmap
- [BUG] [BUG] claude --resume crashes with "FKH is not a function" on 2.1.120 (Windows, native installer)
- [Bug] Terminal auto-scrolls to buffer start when model writes output during scroll-up
- Scrolling during streaming output jumps to top of session
- [BUG] Interactive TUI unresponsive
- [BUG] Claude Code v2.1.31 freezing on open in Windows PowerShell
- [BUG] Text output is truncated/cut off at the beginning or middle of lines. Characters appear to be missing randomly from the output.
- Text rendering bug in version 2.0.73 on Windows
- [Bug] Image size error persists after clearing prompt and image data
- Windows: Polish (and other AltGr-dependent) characters not typed in CLI input on native Windows / Conpty
- [Bug] 5 second keystroke lag at Claude Code prompt on Windows 11
- [BUG] v2.1.32 / Opus 4.6 regression: New tab unresponsive + EBUSY .claude.json lock
- [BUG] VERY Slow and unresponsive UI when CPU usage is high
- [BUG] Interactive mode crashes with "Invalid Version" error - changelog date format breaks semver parsing
- [Bug] LLM chat output center-justified with text truncation in v2.0.73
- [BUG] FIX YOUR FUHKING SCROLL ISSUE - STOP IGNORING IT ITS BEEN REQUESTED FOR OVER A YEAR ITS AI SLOP FIX IT
- Misleading 'CI checks unavailable' when CC session cwd is not a git repo
- Claude code repeating results multiple times without being prompted to do so.
- [BUG] Shift+Enter regression - **AGAIN** - on version 2.1.113 - worked on 2.1.112
- Session name reverts after context compaction