app crashed on mouse dragging of tab #11923

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opened 2026-01-31 03:01:10 +00:00 by claunia · 7 comments
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Originally created by @ErroKokkarda on GitHub (Dec 30, 2020).

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Windows build number: Win32NT             10.0.18363.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable):  1.4.3243.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

drag tab to middle of terminal I tried dragging ubuntu tab

Expected behavior

open new window

Actual behavior

crashes entire app almost consistently out of 5 times tried got 3 crashes and often get them

Originally created by @ErroKokkarda on GitHub (Dec 30, 2020). # Environment ```none Windows build number: Win32NT 10.0.18363.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.4.3243.0 Any other software? ``` # Steps to reproduce drag tab to middle of terminal I tried dragging ubuntu tab # Expected behavior open new window # Actual behavior crashes entire app almost consistently out of 5 times tried got 3 crashes and often get them
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixNeeds-Author-Feedback labels 2026-01-31 03:01:11 +00:00
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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2021):

Hi! Can you try the steps in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/8287#issuecomment-733893742 ? This will collect useful information about the crash.

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jan 2, 2021): Hi! Can you try the steps in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/8287#issuecomment-733893742 ? This will collect useful information about the crash.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2021):

Also, @ErroKokkarda are you running elevated? Or, do you have UAC disabled?

(#6661 might be related)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2021): Also, @ErroKokkarda are you running elevated? Or, do you have UAC disabled? (#6661 might be related)
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 7, 2021):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 7, 2021): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**.
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@alxwndr commented on GitHub (Jan 7, 2021):

It happened to me couple times on Windows Terminal Preview Version: 1.5.3242.0, but stopped immediately after reinstalling, so maybe try that.

@alxwndr commented on GitHub (Jan 7, 2021): It happened to me couple times on Windows Terminal Preview Version: 1.5.3242.0, but stopped immediately after reinstalling, so maybe try that.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2021):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2021): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**.
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@jdunham22 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

This happens to me a fair amount, but I'm having a hard time repro'ing. I typically have 8-10 tabs open, mostly running openssh inside a powershell terminal. It seems much more common after the windows have been open for several hours which usually means at least one sleep or hibernate, but I don't know yet whether that is required. If I try to reorder the tabs by dragging one with the mouse, then when I release the mouse button, the Terminal window completely disappears.

I'll keep trying to figure out how to reproduce this reliably.

Other notes, I run three monitors with different resolutions, though usually the Terminal window is only in one of the monitors.

I also see several issues about running as admin but I rarely do that, it's not related to my crashing.

@jdunham22 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): This happens to me a fair amount, but I'm having a hard time repro'ing. I typically have 8-10 tabs open, mostly running openssh inside a powershell terminal. It seems much more common after the windows have been open for several hours which usually means at least one sleep or hibernate, but I don't know yet whether that is required. If I try to reorder the tabs by dragging one with the mouse, then when I release the mouse button, the Terminal window completely disappears. I'll keep trying to figure out how to reproduce this reliably. Other notes, I run three monitors with different resolutions, though usually the Terminal window is only in one of the monitors. I also see several issues about running as admin but I rarely do that, it's not related to my crashing.
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@jdunham22 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021):

Whenever it crashes, I drag the tab down into the client area, and I see the red-circle-with-slash glyph being dragged by the mouse. Then mouse cursor changes to the windows wait cursor, and then after about a second or two, (I'm still holding the left mouse button down) it crashes (the whole Terminal window disappears) I don't think it crashes if I don't drag the tab into the window client area (below the title bar), but not totally sure. But even when I do drag the tab down over the client area, it only crashes a few percent of the time.

I always see the windows wait cursor first when it's about to crash. If I don't see the wait cursor it doesn't crash.

@jdunham22 commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2021): Whenever it crashes, I drag the tab down into the client area, and I see the red-circle-with-slash glyph being dragged by the mouse. Then mouse cursor changes to the windows wait cursor, and then after about a second or two, (I'm still holding the left mouse button down) it crashes (the whole Terminal window disappears) I don't think it crashes if I don't drag the tab into the window client area (below the title bar), but not totally sure. But even when I do drag the tab down over the client area, it only crashes a few percent of the time. I always see the windows wait cursor first when it's about to crash. If I don't see the wait cursor it doesn't crash.
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Reference: starred/terminal#11923