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Claude Code OAuth timeout locks out Windows users
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Claude Code OAuth timeout locks out Windows users

A GitHub issue reports that Claude Code on Windows is failing during Google sign-in with an `OAuth error: timeout of 15000ms exceeded`, leaving affected users unable to log in at all. The report says the failure reproduces consistently on Windows/WSL with version 2.1.92, making this a full access blocker rather than a minor login annoyance.

// ANALYSIS

This is an availability problem disguised as a bug report: if auth fails, the product is effectively down for the user. The issue is specific and reproducible on Windows, with WSL mentioned in the environment. The failure happens after completing the browser OAuth flow, so the handoff back into Claude Code appears to be broken. The reported timeout is short enough to suggest either an integration regression or a platform-specific callback issue. Because login is blocked, the impact is immediate and total for affected users, which makes this feel more like a service incident than a routine bug.

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claude codeanthropicoauthloginwindowswslbugoutage

DISCOVERED

4d ago

2026-04-07

PUBLISHED

4d ago

2026-04-07

RELEVANCE

9/ 10

AUTHOR

sh1mmer