Terminal UI issues on Windows — page 3
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 201–300
Ranked by community engagement (reactions weighted over comments). Listing the top 300 of 1,531 matches; the statistics above cover all 1,531.
- Forced scroll to bottom when window gains focus (Windows Terminal + WSL2)
- [Bug] Response rendering broken in terminal after v0.73 update
- Claude AI terminal scroll issue | 1754510400
- [BUG] MCP OAuth authorization URL wraps in terminal — Ctrl+click opens truncated link
- [BUG] Windows Alt+V image paste: first press always fails, second press succeeds (v2.1.141 partial fix of #56792)
- [BUG] Claude code CLI cannot paste Image
- Cannot copy or paste text in Claude Code on Windows 11
- [BUG] Large paste silently truncated from beginning in prompt input (v2.1.112)
- Background agent results should be viewable like foreground agent output
- Inject companion speech bubble content into conversation context
- [BUG] Shift+Enter regression in versions 2.1.85, 2.1.86 and 2.1.87 - worked in version 2.1.84
- Voice mode (/voice): spacebar PTT stops activating, types spaces instead
- Terminal scrolls to top on every new output in certain sessions
- [Bug] Session resume with -c/-r flags causes input to freeze
- Syntax highlighting colors offset/misaligned in Windows Terminal (CRLF line ending issue)
- Max plan shows as 'API Usage Billing' in CLI
- [Bug] Severe UI lag and input freezing on ARM64 Windows after recent updates
- [Bug] Terminal flicker on character input during typing
- [BUG] Alt+Paste not working on windows 11
- [BUG] Input delay in Claude Code CLI VScode Windows
- [Bug] Performance Degradation and Input Lag on Initial Launch
- [BUG] Slash Command Text Loss Issue
- Keyboard Mode Switching Broken on Windows Native Environment
- [BUG] Answer to a queued mid-turn user message is written between tool calls and never displayed; model later insists it answered
- [BUG] 2.1.143 regression: mouse wheel scrolls input history instead of chat transcript (Windows)
- [BUG] Scrolling Claude Response with Keyboard Stopped Working
- [Bug] Unicode characters render as mojibake on Windows terminals
- [Feature Request] Add VIM keybinding customization for line navigation (j/k to gj/gk)
- [BUG] After upgrading to the latest version，I can't input anything
- [BUG] Syntax highlighting colors word after slash command blue
- [BUG] Thai characters display as squares (tofu) in Claude Code CLI - works fine outside Claude
- Excessive whitespace in response output on Windows (CMD/PowerShell)
- [Bug] Terminal rendering issue in v2.0.73 - display corruption on narrow windows
- [BUG] Bug Report: Claude Code v1.0.62
- [BUG] Custom command namespaced doens't work, @ symbol doesn't show files to select from anymore
- Cycling through plan mode via Shift+Tab injects "work without stopping for clarifying questions" reminder even when no plan was approved
- [BUG] Claude Code freezes during thinking or at a random token while still consuming usage limits
- [BUG] UI "View diff / Commit changes" bar does not refresh after commits made via Bash tool
- [BUG] Vim mode caret stays as block in INSERT mode - should change to bar like standard vim
- [BUG] **Bug: RTL (Hebrew) text rendered backwards in Claude Code terminal**
- [FEATURE] Windows: Add toggle to disable quick entry when clicking taskbar icon
- [BUG] Intermittent Markdown Formatting Misalignment
- Alt+M mode cycling completely broken in v2.1.3 - cannot switch between any modes
- [Bug] CLI output formatting broken - unreadable text rendering
- [Bug] Output text appears blank after recent update
- [BUG] @ autocomplete menu requires additional character - does not trigger on @ alone (incorrectly closed as duplicate)
- [BUG] Currently shitf+tab no longer ser Plan mode. It is toggling the Think mode, same way as the Tab. Tab still works as expected. Claude Code v2.0.17 Shel: Windows Terminal with Powershell 7.5.3 OS: Windows 11
- [Bug] Terminal Unresponsive with No Input Prompt or Output
- [BUG] Windows Alt+V shortcut not documented - users receive inaccurate CTRL+V paste tooltip instructions
- Word Boundary Navigation Fails for Non-ASCII Characters in Caret Movement
- Image Paste Functionality Broken in CLI Interface
- Startup freezes ~26s in large monorepo when cwd is a subdirectory of the repo root (synchronous path remap of all tracked files)
- [BUG] Up/Down arrows in input box navigate history instead of moving cursor — regression in 2.1.149+
- TUI rendering: /agents view lines stack/overlap on Windows Terminal (2.1.140)
- [BUG] Agents UI: status-rail text overlaps agent output pane at left edge
- Markdown renderer auto-linkifies plain text with TLD-like patterns (filenames, identifiers)
- Terminal content disappears during streaming on Windows Terminal - Post Installing Everything Claude Code
- [BUG] Incorrect timezone name: Europe/Kiev should be Europe/Kyiv
- Scroll position jumps to top during streaming output on Windows Terminal
- [BUG] Claude code is injecting messages that aren't from me into the terminal and acting on them as if I reported them.
- [BUG] Windows: Claude startup welcome/header UI not visible in some folders
- [BUG] Cannot exit /config settings screen — Esc key does not work
- Input completely frozen when resuming session with --continue/--resume on Windows
- [Bug] Clipboard paste operation truncates data
- [Bug] CLI output not displaying on screen - black/empty output
- [Bug] Terminal rendering broken on Windows in v2.0.73
- Paste get truncated even with small input (less than one page).
- [BUG] Ctrl+G prompt editor inserts extra blank lines and the literal string “Markup Types Before Each Line”
- [BUG] Windows CC Garbled Plan Mode Output
- [BUG] Bug in prompt text editor on WSL with Cyrillic text
- [BUG] WSL screen scroll jumps
- [BUG] Fable 5 is disabled in my claude code terminal
- Left-arrow (←) triggers session/answer navigation during text editing — too easy to trigger accidentally, no confirmation
- Ctrl+V paste still broken in legacy Windows console (PowerShell/conhost) - Jan 2026
- TUI: detaching from attached session via ← in agent view leaves terminal unresponsive on Windows (2.1.143)
- Show request body byte usage and preflight pasted/uploaded images before 32MB request_too_large
- [BUG] Backspace ↔ Ctrl+Backspace inverted in input after Ctrl+G → external editor → quit (Windows Terminal)
- [BUG] Custom skills from ~/.claude/skills/ not appearing in "/" autocomplete dropdown (Desktop app, Windows)
- effort level displays max in banner but runs at medium
- [BUG] Unexpected "Effort" toggle UI button behavior
- [BUG] Terminal keyboard input not recognized on Windows (Git Bash & PowerShell)
- Currently, code blocks in Claude Code's chat interface only show a dark background without full syntax highlighting (colored keywords, comments, strings, etc.).
- Display issues on Windows 10: black screen in Windows Terminal, garbled output in CMD
- Terminal rendering bugs: inconsistent bolding and blue text coloring
- [Bug] Claude response formatting and alignment issue persists after troubleshooting
- [Bug] PowerShell output truncation and formatting issues
- [BUG] Flickering in the CLI
- [BUG] /extra-usage command autocompletion while typing /usage
- [Bug] Console freezes and becomes unresponsive, requires force quit to close
- [Bug] Keyboard Navigation and Image Paste Functionality Broken
- Terminal Input: Newline Keybindings Not Functioning in VS Code on Windows
- [BUG] Windows: CTRL+Z (Undo) Crashed Claude Code
- [BUG] Screen flickering when navigating into Agent session via arrow key (Windows Terminal)
- [BUG] Agent view: scrolling inside attached session leaves stale left-column artifacts (Windows Terminal 2.1.141)
- [BUG] Feature: Hide or collapse PR creation widgets in TUI when multiple nested git repos are detected
- [Claude Code CLI] (1) Voice-toggle strips typed slash commands; (2) Right-click "Attach message as context" double-pastes body (Windows 11)
- [BUG] Resume crashes with FKH is not a function — onSessionRestored undefined when XJ7 is called with enabled: false
- D:/Program Files/Git/resume picks session from wrong project directory (showAllProjects defaults to true)
- [Feature Request] Update timezone display from "Europe/Kiev" to "Europe/Kyiv"
- [BUG] Startup ASCII banner reappears mid-session — conversation appears to disappear then returns (v2.1.89, Windows)