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CRITICAL: Interactive mode completely frozen on Windows 11 - All versions affected (Raw mode not supported)

Open ghost opened this issue 2 months ago • 4 comments

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

    pwsh.exe

  2. Navigate to any project directory

    cd c:\a-timeline

  3. Launch Claude Code

    claude

  4. Observed Behavior:

    • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
    • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
    • ✅ Recent activity section shows
    • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
    • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
    • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
    • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
    • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
    • ❌ Typing has zero effect
    • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window

  5. Task Manager shows:

    • Process Name: claude.exe
    • Status: "Running"
    • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

What Should Happen?

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

    pwsh.exe

  2. Navigate to any project directory

    cd c:\a-timeline

  3. Launch Claude Code

    claude

  4. Observed Behavior:

    • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
    • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
    • ✅ Recent activity section shows
    • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
    • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
    • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
    • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
    • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
    • ❌ Typing has zero effect
    • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window

  5. Task Manager shows:

    • Process Name: claude.exe
    • Status: "Running"
    • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

    pwsh.exe

  2. Navigate to any project directory

    cd c:\a-timeline

  3. Launch Claude Code

    claude

  4. Observed Behavior:

    • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
    • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
    • ✅ Recent activity section shows
    • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
    • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
    • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
    • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
    • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
    • ❌ Typing has zero effect
    • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window

  5. Task Manager shows:

    • Process Name: claude.exe
    • Status: "Running"
    • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.0.21 and 2.0.22

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

Claude Code's interactive mode is completely frozen on Windows 11. The terminal displays the welcome screen but accepts NO input whatsoever. This affects ALL tested versions including v2.0.21 and v2.0.22.

Environment

  • OS: Windows 11 Build 26100 (latest)
  • Shell: PowerShell 7.5.3 (also tested with Windows PowerShell 5.1 - same result)
  • Claude Code Versions Tested: v2.0.21, v2.0.22 (both fail identically)
  • Terminal: Native PowerShell console (not Windows Terminal, not VSCode integrated terminal)
  • Claude Location: C:\Users\[username]\.local\bin\claude.exe
  • Launch Method: Direct command claude from PowerShell prompt

Reproduction Steps

  1. Launch PowerShell 7.5.3 as Administrator

    pwsh.exe

  2. Navigate to any project directory

    cd c:\a-timeline

  3. Launch Claude Code

    claude

  4. Observed Behavior:

    • ✅ Welcome screen appears correctly
    • ✅ "Welcome back [user]!" message displays
    • ✅ Recent activity section shows
    • ✅ Input prompt appears: > Try "create a util logging.py that..."
    • ❌ Terminal is completely frozen
    • ❌ NO keyboard input accepted (not even invisible - completely unresponsive)
    • ❌ Ctrl+C does not work
    • ❌ Ctrl+D does not work
    • ❌ Typing has zero effect
    • ❌ Must kill process via Task Manager or close terminal window

  5. Task Manager shows:

    • Process Name: claude.exe
    • Status: "Running"
    • Responding: "Yes" (process is not hung, just not accepting input)

What DOES Work

ghost avatar Oct 19 '25 20:10 ghost

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

  1. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8571
  2. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/8610
  3. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/7171

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github-actions[bot] avatar Oct 19 '25 20:10 github-actions[bot]

In case anyone else stumbles on this one - press Enter to unfreeze it. Clearly a bug this this unblocked me.

rsuk-mb avatar Oct 21 '25 20:10 rsuk-mb

Same for me. I can't do my job so I'm heading home👋

sin5ddd avatar Nov 06 '25 09:11 sin5ddd

This issue has been inactive for 30 days. If the issue is still occurring, please comment to let us know. Otherwise, this issue will be automatically closed in 30 days for housekeeping purposes.

github-actions[bot] avatar Dec 12 '25 10:12 github-actions[bot]