Keyboard text selection with Shift not working #11026

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opened 2026-01-31 02:36:42 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @dylank on GitHub (Oct 14, 2020).

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Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.1082]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.3.2651.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Text selection with keyboard no longer working

In regular command prompt, you can highlight text with the keyboard by holding shift and using arrow keys/home key. It also works with word groups (e.g. ctrl+shift+left arrow)

This doesnt work with windows terminal

Expected behavior

Text is selected, as is copy paste, like regular command prompt

Actual behavior

Shift doesn't seem to do anything

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 02:36:42 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2020):

Nope, sure doesn't. This is a feature request that's actually already being tracked over in #4993, feel free to follow that issue for more discussion. Thanks!

/dup #4993

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2020): Nope, sure doesn't. This is a feature request that's actually already being tracked over in #4993, feel free to follow that issue for more discussion. Thanks! /dup #4993
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 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 (Oct 15, 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#11026