Can't run command line programs if COMSPEC is set to wt.exe #10723

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opened 2026-01-31 02:28:30 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @dancojocaru2000 on GitHub (Sep 23, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.19041.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.2.2381.0

Steps to reproduce

Set the COMSPEC environment variable to PS > Get-Command wt | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Source

Double click a command line executable from Windows Explorer.

Expected behavior

The program running in Windows Terminal instead of Command Prompt.

Actual behavior

A dialog box shows up saying:

The following argument was not expected: /c
Run with --help for more information.
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Reference: starred/terminal#10723