Windows Terminal Preview v1.3.2382.0 Crashes on Startup #10331

claunia commented

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Could you also share your settings.json?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Could you also share your `settings.json`?

claunia commented

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Sure. Do I need to scrub any personal information (i.e. GUIDs?)?

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Sure. Do I need to scrub any personal information (i.e. GUIDs?)?

claunia commented

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Nah, GUIDs are basically just random numbers

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Nah, GUIDs are basically just random numbers

claunia commented

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

{
    "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema",

    "defaultProfile": "{a5a97cb8-8961-5535-816d-772efe0c6a3f}",

    // You can add more global application settings here.
    // To learn more about global settings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-global-settings

    // If enabled, selections are automatically copied to your clipboard.
    "copyOnSelect": false,

    // If enabled, formatted data is also copied to your clipboard
    "copyFormatting": false,

    "rowsToScroll": 1,
    "snapToGridOnResize": true,


    // A profile specifies a command to execute paired with information about how it should look and feel.
    // Each one of them will appear in the 'New Tab' dropdown,
    //   and can be invoked from the commandline with `wt.exe -p xxx`
    // To learn more about profiles, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-profile-settings
    "profiles":
    {
        "defaults":
        {
            // Put settings here that you want to apply to all profiles.
            "fontFace": "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono",
            // "fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL",
            // =>  3 >> 3 (ligature test)
            "fontSize": 10,
            "fontWeight": "regular",
            "antialiasingMode": "cleartype",
            "colorScheme": "PaperColor Light",
            "closeOnExit": "always",
            "historySize": 1000000,
            // "padding": "0, 0, -20, 0"
        },
        "list":
        [
            {
                "guid": "{a5a97cb8-8961-5535-816d-772efe0c6a3f}",
                "hidden": false,
                "name": "Arch",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl",
                "startingDirectory": "//wsl$/Arch/home/savvy"
            },
            {
                // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile.
                "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}",
                "name": "Windows PowerShell",
                "commandline": "powershell.exe",
                "hidden": false
            },
            {
                // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile.
                "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}",
                "name": "Command Prompt",
                "commandline": "cmd.exe",
                "hidden": false
            },
            {
                "guid": "{e8862fd8-599e-4a8b-90b0-f785b50a3745}",
                "name": "DigitalOcean savvy@xxxxxxxxxxx",
                "commandline": "ssh savvy@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
                "hidden": false,
                "icon": "https://snapshooter.io/assets/img/marketing/digitalocean-droplet.png"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{09bce8e2-0e0a-4d9c-b6e8-196dd342c34d}",
                "name": "DigitalOcean root@xxxxxxxxxxxx",
                "commandline": "ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx",
                "hidden": false,
                "icon": "https://snapshooter.io/assets/img/marketing/digitalocean-droplet.png"
            },
            {
                "guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
                "name": "Azure Cloud Shell",
                "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure",
                "hidden": true
            }
        ]
    },

    // Add custom color schemes to this array.
    // To learn more about color schemes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-color-schemes
    "schemes": [
        {
          "name": "PaperColor Light",
          "black": "#f8f8f8",
          "white": "#2c2c2c",
          "red": "#d7005f",
          "green": "#718c00",
          "yellow": "#ff8f01",
          "blue": "#005f87",
          "purple": "#6a1e9a",
          "cyan": "#3e999f",
          "brightBlack": "#25c3dc",
          "brightRed": "#ef5251",
          "brightGreen": "#90c94d",
          "brightYellow": "#ffa000",
          "brightBlue": "#4271ae",
          "brightPurple": "#c774c1",
          "brightCyan": "#3e999f",
          "brightWhite": "#2c2c2c",
          "background": "#eeeeee",
          "foreground": "#3c3c3b",
          "cursorColor": "#25c3dc"
        }
    ],



    // Add custom keybindings to this array.
    // To unbind a key combination from your defaults.json, set the command to "unbound".
    // To learn more about keybindings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-keybindings
    "keybindings":
    [
        // Copy and paste are bound to Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V in your defaults.json.
        // These two lines additionally bind them to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
        // To learn more about selection, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-selection
        // { "command": {"action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" },
        // { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" },

        // Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the search box
        { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" },

        // Terminator-style splits
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "vertical", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+e" },
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "horizontal", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+o" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "left" }, "keys": "alt+h" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "right" }, "keys": "alt+l" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "down" }, "keys": "alt+j" },
        { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "up" }, "keys": "alt+k" },

        // Press Alt+Shift+D to open a new pane.
        // - "split": "auto" makes this pane open in the direction that provides the most surface area.
        // - "splitMode": "duplicate" makes the new pane use the focused pane's profile.
        // To learn more about panes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-panes
        { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" }
    ]
}

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): ``` { "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema", "defaultProfile": "{a5a97cb8-8961-5535-816d-772efe0c6a3f}", // You can add more global application settings here. // To learn more about global settings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-global-settings // If enabled, selections are automatically copied to your clipboard. "copyOnSelect": false, // If enabled, formatted data is also copied to your clipboard "copyFormatting": false, "rowsToScroll": 1, "snapToGridOnResize": true, // A profile specifies a command to execute paired with information about how it should look and feel. // Each one of them will appear in the 'New Tab' dropdown, // and can be invoked from the commandline with `wt.exe -p xxx` // To learn more about profiles, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-profile-settings "profiles": { "defaults": { // Put settings here that you want to apply to all profiles. "fontFace": "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono", // "fontFace": "Cascadia Code PL", // => 3 >> 3 (ligature test) "fontSize": 10, "fontWeight": "regular", "antialiasingMode": "cleartype", "colorScheme": "PaperColor Light", "closeOnExit": "always", "historySize": 1000000, // "padding": "0, 0, -20, 0" }, "list": [ { "guid": "{a5a97cb8-8961-5535-816d-772efe0c6a3f}", "hidden": false, "name": "Arch", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Wsl", "startingDirectory": "//wsl$/Arch/home/savvy" }, { // Make changes here to the powershell.exe profile. "guid": "{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}", "name": "Windows PowerShell", "commandline": "powershell.exe", "hidden": false }, { // Make changes here to the cmd.exe profile. "guid": "{0caa0dad-35be-5f56-a8ff-afceeeaa6101}", "name": "Command Prompt", "commandline": "cmd.exe", "hidden": false }, { "guid": "{e8862fd8-599e-4a8b-90b0-f785b50a3745}", "name": "DigitalOcean savvy@xxxxxxxxxxx", "commandline": "ssh savvy@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", "hidden": false, "icon": "https://snapshooter.io/assets/img/marketing/digitalocean-droplet.png" }, { "guid": "{09bce8e2-0e0a-4d9c-b6e8-196dd342c34d}", "name": "DigitalOcean root@xxxxxxxxxxxx", "commandline": "ssh root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", "hidden": false, "icon": "https://snapshooter.io/assets/img/marketing/digitalocean-droplet.png" }, { "guid": "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}", "name": "Azure Cloud Shell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.Azure", "hidden": true } ] }, // Add custom color schemes to this array. // To learn more about color schemes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-color-schemes "schemes": [ { "name": "PaperColor Light", "black": "#f8f8f8", "white": "#2c2c2c", "red": "#d7005f", "green": "#718c00", "yellow": "#ff8f01", "blue": "#005f87", "purple": "#6a1e9a", "cyan": "#3e999f", "brightBlack": "#25c3dc", "brightRed": "#ef5251", "brightGreen": "#90c94d", "brightYellow": "#ffa000", "brightBlue": "#4271ae", "brightPurple": "#c774c1", "brightCyan": "#3e999f", "brightWhite": "#2c2c2c", "background": "#eeeeee", "foreground": "#3c3c3b", "cursorColor": "#25c3dc" } ], // Add custom keybindings to this array. // To unbind a key combination from your defaults.json, set the command to "unbound". // To learn more about keybindings, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-keybindings "keybindings": [ // Copy and paste are bound to Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V in your defaults.json. // These two lines additionally bind them to Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. // To learn more about selection, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-selection // { "command": {"action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" }, // { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" }, // Press Ctrl+Shift+F to open the search box { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" }, // Terminator-style splits { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "vertical", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+e" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "horizontal", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "ctrl+shift+o" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "left" }, "keys": "alt+h" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "right" }, "keys": "alt+l" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "down" }, "keys": "alt+j" }, { "command": { "action": "moveFocus", "direction": "up" }, "keys": "alt+k" }, // Press Alt+Shift+D to open a new pane. // - "split": "auto" makes this pane open in the direction that provides the most surface area. // - "splitMode": "duplicate" makes the new pane use the focused pane's profile. // To learn more about panes, visit https://aka.ms/terminal-panes { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" } ] } ```

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@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Feedback hub link for crash: https://aka.ms/AA9hioe

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Feedback hub link for crash: https://aka.ms/AA9hioe

claunia commented

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

You seem to have closeOnExit set to always. Can you comment that out?

It’s possible that your default profile is exiting before it displays anything, which can look like a crash. If this is the case, we’ll need to go figure out why it’s exiting so fast.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): You seem to have `closeOnExit` set to always. Can you comment that out? It’s possible that your default profile is exiting before it displays anything, which can look like a crash. If this is the case, we’ll need to go figure out why it’s exiting so fast.

claunia commented

2026-01-31 02:18:38 +00:00

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

(This is why we switched the default closeOnExit setting to “if the process didn’t fail”)

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): (This is why we switched the default `closeOnExit` setting to “if the process didn’t fail”)

claunia commented

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Thanks for the suggestion! However, commenting out the closeOnExit line had no effect --- still exiting/crashing on startup.

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Thanks for the suggestion! However, commenting out the `closeOnExit` line had no effect --- still exiting/crashing on startup.

claunia commented

2026-01-31 02:18:38 +00:00

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Thanks!

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Thanks!

claunia commented

2026-01-31 02:18:38 +00:00

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Okay, this is a shot in the dark. Can you change your fontWeight from regular to medium? I can't reproduce a crash with that value, but it does cause a settings load failure that might be implicated in a startup crash. 😄

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Okay, this is a shot in the dark. Can you change your fontWeight from `regular` to `medium`? I can't reproduce a crash with that value, but it _does_ cause a settings load failure that might be implicated in a startup crash. :smile:

claunia commented

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

Wow! That fixed it! Also, if I change the fontWeight back to regular after opening Windows Terminal Preview then it crashes.

Thanks so much for helping me debug --- I don't think crashing is the right behavior here, but I never would have guessed to look there. Thanks again.

@djsavvy commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): Wow! That fixed it! Also, if I change the `fontWeight` back to `regular` after opening Windows Terminal Preview then it crashes. Thanks so much for helping me debug --- I don't think crashing is the right behavior here, but I never would have guessed to look there. Thanks again.

claunia commented

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

That's the weirdest part: this is what I get with the same version of Terminal (!)

Thanks for helping troubleshoot with us!

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): That's the weirdest part: this is what I get with the same version of Terminal (!) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/189190/91467159-0c999280-e845-11ea-830d-83b9542607fa.png) Thanks for helping troubleshoot with us!

claunia commented

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020):

oh no, the behavior changes on the insider build of windows

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 27, 2020): _oh no, the behavior changes on the insider build of windows_

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