[Windows] vim.exe mouse does not work #10176

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opened 2026-01-31 02:14:26 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @unavaliabl3 on GitHub (Aug 16, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: Windows NT 10.0.19041.388 amd64
Windows Terminal version (if applicable):1.1.2233.0

VIM

Steps to reproduce

add set mouse=a to .vimrc
run vim and use the mouse in vim

Expected behavior

The mouse events should be sent to vim

Actual behavior

The mouse does not work in VIM.EXE in the windows terminal.

The mouse does work in vim in old cmd.
The mouse does work in vim in WSL sessions.

also, other windows CLI programs that using the mouse does not work too.

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 02:14:26 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020):

Thanks for the report! Nope, mouse sure doesn't work quite yet. It'll work in the WSL vim, but not in any Win32 applications quite yet. For more info, I'd follow #376.

/dup #376

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020): Thanks for the report! Nope, mouse sure doesn't work quite yet. It'll work in the WSL vim, but not in any Win32 applications quite yet. For more info, I'd follow #376. /dup #376
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#10176