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claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] ⌘ shown in interactive "approval" prompts on Windows, instead of Ctrl [1 comments, 2 participants]

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What's Wrong?

In the "Code" view of the Claude Desktop application, on Windows, the keyboard shortcuts should reflect the actual Windows keyboard shortcuts.

In the current state, the keyboard shortcuts indicate what would be the "Alt" key on a Windows keyboard (the standard 'command key' placement), but the shortcut is actually "Ctrl".

What Should Happen?

These interactive approval prompts, on Windows, should correctly show a Ctrl key hint instead of the Apple ⌘ key.

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Steps to Reproduce

  1. In the Claude Desktop application, on Windows, switch to the Code view.
  2. In a session, do something that will get the agent to prompt for user approval.
  3. Note the ⌘ in the keyboard shortcut(s) shown on the approval action buttons.
  4. ⌘ on a Windows keyboard translates to the Alt key; try the specified keyboard shortcut using the Alt key. Note that this does not work.
  5. Now try the keyboard shortcut using the Ctrl key instead of Alt (in place of the ⌘), and note that it does work.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

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Claude Code Version

Claude 1.4758.0 (fb266c) 2026-04-24T20:22:30.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

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Additional Information

<img width="779" height="309" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0b19659-fd8d-4f7c-9ad5-55c5723097c8" />

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TL;DR

Update the keyboard shortcut hints in the Code view to display "Ctrl" instead of "⌘" for Windows users.

Guidance

  • Verify that the issue is specific to the Windows platform and the Claude Desktop application's Code view.
  • Check the application's configuration or code for any platform-specific keyboard shortcut settings that may need to be updated.
  • Test the keyboard shortcuts using both the Alt and Ctrl keys to confirm the correct functionality.
  • Consider adding platform-specific logic to display the correct keyboard shortcut hints based on the user's operating system.

Example

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Notes

The issue may be related to a configuration or code setting that is not properly handling platform-specific keyboard shortcuts. Further investigation is needed to determine the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by updating the keyboard shortcut hints to display "Ctrl" instead of "⌘" for Windows users, as this has been confirmed to be the correct functionality.

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