Environment changes are only picked up upon full restart #10089

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opened 2026-01-31 02:12:14 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @vsviridov on GitHub (Aug 10, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18362.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.1.2021.0

Steps to reproduce

  • Launch Windows terminal
  • Modify environment (e.g. via Win+Pause -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment variables)
  • Open a new tab in the existing instance

Expected behavior

  • Should see environment change in the new tab

Actual behavior

  • Environment change only becomes available if the entire Terminal instance is restarted completely
Originally created by @vsviridov on GitHub (Aug 10, 2020). # Environment ```none Windows build number: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18362.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.1.2021.0 ``` # Steps to reproduce * Launch Windows terminal * Modify environment (e.g. via `Win+Pause` -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment variables) * Open a new tab in the existing instance # Expected behavior * Should see environment change in the new tab # Actual behavior * Environment change only becomes available if the entire Terminal instance is restarted completely
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Reference: starred/terminal#10089