PuTTY not sending Esc

ssh bash vim putty

I just started having the same problem, hitting Ctrl+[ also exits insert mode in Vi (it's an alternate key for Esc).

To fix it for me, I went to Terminal > Keyboard, and changed the Function Keys and Keypad to VT100+ emulation.

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