Preview 1.4 - select profile from right click of pinned icon crashes explorer.exe #10715

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opened 2026-01-31 02:28:17 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @dsolodow on GitHub (Sep 23, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.20215.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.4.2652.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Pin Windows Terminal Preview to taskbar
Right click pinned taskbar icon
Select any profile

Expected behavior

Windows Terminal launches selected profile

Actual behavior

Brief pop-up about target moved and explorer.exe restarts.
Event log shows explorer.exe crash referencing kernel32.dll
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Originally created by @dsolodow on GitHub (Sep 23, 2020). # Environment ```none Windows build number: 10.0.20215.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.4.2652.0 Any other software? ``` # Steps to reproduce Pin Windows Terminal Preview to taskbar Right click pinned taskbar icon Select any profile # Expected behavior Windows Terminal launches selected profile # Actual behavior Brief pop-up about target moved and explorer.exe restarts. Event log shows explorer.exe crash referencing kernel32.dll ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7574074/93963330-e4f5f700-fd2a-11ea-859f-acde4a882894.png)
claunia added the Resolution-ExternalNeeds-Tag-FixSeverity-Crash labels 2026-01-31 02:28:18 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#10715