Windows Terminal Preview crashes on startup from executing command-line wt. #12377

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opened 2026-01-31 03:14:00 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @AeanSR on GitHub (Feb 3, 2021).

Originally assigned to: @DHowett on GitHub.

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.21301.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.6.10272.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Start the terminal by Win+R->wt. I found three wt.exe entries in my system: two symlinks and one actual executable. The two links seem to point to the same executable (which is out of my permission to execute directly). Oops sorry it is definitely not the same.

PS> Get-Command wt | Format-Table Path, Name
Path                                                  Name
----                                                  ----
C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe wt.exe
PS> fsutil reparsepoint query C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe
重分析标记值 : 0x8000001b
标记值: Microsoft

重新分析数据长度: 0x192
重分析数据:
0000:  03 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00  63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00  ....M.i.c.r.o.s.
0010:  6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00  57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00  o.f.t...W.i.n.d.
0020:  6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00  65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00  o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i.
0030:  6e 00 61 00 6c 00 50 00  72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00  n.a.l.P.r.e.v.i.
0040:  65 00 77 00 5f 00 38 00  77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00  e.w._.8.w.e.k.y.
0050:  62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00  62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00  b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e.
0060:  00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00  72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00  ..M.i.c.r.o.s.o.
0070:  66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00  69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00  f.t...W.i.n.d.o.
0080:  77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00  72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00  w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n.
0090:  61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00  65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00  a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e.
00a0:  77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00  65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00  w._.8.w.e.k.y.b.
00b0:  33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00  62 00 77 00 65 00 21 00  3.d.8.b.b.w.e.!.
00c0:  41 00 70 00 70 00 00 00  43 00 3a 00 5c 00 50 00  A.p.p...C.:.\.P.
00d0:  72 00 6f 00 67 00 72 00  61 00 6d 00 20 00 46 00  r.o.g.r.a.m. .F.
00e0:  69 00 6c 00 65 00 73 00  5c 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00  i.l.e.s.\.W.i.n.
00f0:  64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00  41 00 70 00 70 00 73 00  d.o.w.s.A.p.p.s.
0100:  5c 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00  72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00  \.M.i.c.r.o.s.o.
0110:  66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00  69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00  f.t...W.i.n.d.o.
0120:  77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00  72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00  w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n.
0130:  61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00  65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00  a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e.
0140:  77 00 5f 00 31 00 2e 00  35 00 2e 00 33 00 32 00  w._.1...5...3.2.
0150:  34 00 32 00 2e 00 30 00  5f 00 78 00 36 00 34 00  4.2...0._.x.6.4.
0160:  5f 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00  65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00  _._.8.w.e.k.y.b.
0170:  33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00  62 00 77 00 65 00 5c 00  3.d.8.b.b.w.e.\.
0180:  77 00 74 00 2e 00 65 00  78 00 65 00 00 00 30 00  w.t...e.x.e...0.
0190:  00 00                                             ..

PS> fsutil reparsepoint query C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe
重分析标记值 : 0x8000001b
标记值: Microsoft

重新分析数据长度: 0x194
重分析数据:
0000:  03 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00  63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00  ....M.i.c.r.o.s.
0010:  6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00  57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00  o.f.t...W.i.n.d.
0020:  6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00  65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00  o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i.
0030:  6e 00 61 00 6c 00 50 00  72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00  n.a.l.P.r.e.v.i.
0040:  65 00 77 00 5f 00 38 00  77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00  e.w._.8.w.e.k.y.
0050:  62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00  62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00  b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e.
0060:  00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00  72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00  ..M.i.c.r.o.s.o.
0070:  66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00  69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00  f.t...W.i.n.d.o.
0080:  77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00  72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00  w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n.
0090:  61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00  65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00  a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e.
00a0:  77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00  65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00  w._.8.w.e.k.y.b.
00b0:  33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00  62 00 77 00 65 00 21 00  3.d.8.b.b.w.e.!.
00c0:  41 00 70 00 70 00 00 00  43 00 3a 00 5c 00 50 00  A.p.p...C.:.\.P.
00d0:  72 00 6f 00 67 00 72 00  61 00 6d 00 20 00 46 00  r.o.g.r.a.m. .F.
00e0:  69 00 6c 00 65 00 73 00  5c 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00  i.l.e.s.\.W.i.n.
00f0:  64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00  41 00 70 00 70 00 73 00  d.o.w.s.A.p.p.s.
0100:  5c 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00  72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00  \.M.i.c.r.o.s.o.
0110:  66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00  69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00  f.t...W.i.n.d.o.
0120:  77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00  72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00  w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n.
0130:  61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00  65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00  a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e.
0140:  77 00 5f 00 31 00 2e 00  36 00 2e 00 31 00 30 00  w._.1...6...1.0.
0150:  32 00 37 00 32 00 2e 00  30 00 5f 00 78 00 36 00  2.7.2...0._.x.6.
0160:  34 00 5f 00 5f 00 38 00  77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00  4._._.8.w.e.k.y.
0170:  62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00  62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00  b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e.
0180:  5c 00 77 00 74 00 2e 00  65 00 78 00 65 00 00 00  \.w.t...e.x.e...
0190:  30 00 00 00                                       0...

Expected behavior

The terminal window should show up. I used to start the terminal in this way until Feb 1st when the app store pushed an update for the Windows Terminal Preview silently.

Actual behavior

It shows in the taskbar shortly and then crashes. Although I can still start the terminal normally in other ways:
wt (C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe). leads to crashes.
☑ From startup menu. Fine.
☑ From app store. Fine.
C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe. Fine.

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I found three `wt.exe` entries in my system: two symlinks and one actual executable. ~The two links seem to point to the same executable (which is out of my permission to execute directly).~ Oops sorry it is definitely not the same. PS> Get-Command wt | Format-Table Path, Name Path Name ---- ---- C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe wt.exe ``` PS> fsutil reparsepoint query C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe 重分析标记值 : 0x8000001b 标记值: Microsoft 重新分析数据长度: 0x192 重分析数据: 0000: 03 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 ....M.i.c.r.o.s. 0010: 6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 o.f.t...W.i.n.d. 0020: 6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i. 0030: 6e 00 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 n.a.l.P.r.e.v.i. 0040: 65 00 77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 e.w._.8.w.e.k.y. 0050: 62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e. 0060: 00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00 ..M.i.c.r.o.s.o. 0070: 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 f.t...W.i.n.d.o. 0080: 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00 w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n. 0090: 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00 a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e. 00a0: 77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00 w._.8.w.e.k.y.b. 00b0: 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 21 00 3.d.8.b.b.w.e.!. 00c0: 41 00 70 00 70 00 00 00 43 00 3a 00 5c 00 50 00 A.p.p...C.:.\.P. 00d0: 72 00 6f 00 67 00 72 00 61 00 6d 00 20 00 46 00 r.o.g.r.a.m. .F. 00e0: 69 00 6c 00 65 00 73 00 5c 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 i.l.e.s.\.W.i.n. 00f0: 64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00 41 00 70 00 70 00 73 00 d.o.w.s.A.p.p.s. 0100: 5c 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00 \.M.i.c.r.o.s.o. 0110: 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 f.t...W.i.n.d.o. 0120: 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00 w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n. 0130: 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00 a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e. 0140: 77 00 5f 00 31 00 2e 00 35 00 2e 00 33 00 32 00 w._.1...5...3.2. 0150: 34 00 32 00 2e 00 30 00 5f 00 78 00 36 00 34 00 4.2...0._.x.6.4. 0160: 5f 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00 _._.8.w.e.k.y.b. 0170: 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 5c 00 3.d.8.b.b.w.e.\. 0180: 77 00 74 00 2e 00 65 00 78 00 65 00 00 00 30 00 w.t...e.x.e...0. 0190: 00 00 .. PS> fsutil reparsepoint query C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe 重分析标记值 : 0x8000001b 标记值: Microsoft 重新分析数据长度: 0x194 重分析数据: 0000: 03 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 ....M.i.c.r.o.s. 0010: 6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 o.f.t...W.i.n.d. 0020: 6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i. 0030: 6e 00 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 n.a.l.P.r.e.v.i. 0040: 65 00 77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 e.w._.8.w.e.k.y. 0050: 62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e. 0060: 00 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00 ..M.i.c.r.o.s.o. 0070: 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 f.t...W.i.n.d.o. 0080: 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00 w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n. 0090: 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00 a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e. 00a0: 77 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 62 00 w._.8.w.e.k.y.b. 00b0: 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 21 00 3.d.8.b.b.w.e.!. 00c0: 41 00 70 00 70 00 00 00 43 00 3a 00 5c 00 50 00 A.p.p...C.:.\.P. 00d0: 72 00 6f 00 67 00 72 00 61 00 6d 00 20 00 46 00 r.o.g.r.a.m. .F. 00e0: 69 00 6c 00 65 00 73 00 5c 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 i.l.e.s.\.W.i.n. 00f0: 64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00 41 00 70 00 70 00 73 00 d.o.w.s.A.p.p.s. 0100: 5c 00 4d 00 69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00 6f 00 \.M.i.c.r.o.s.o. 0110: 66 00 74 00 2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00 f.t...W.i.n.d.o. 0120: 77 00 73 00 54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00 6e 00 w.s.T.e.r.m.i.n. 0130: 61 00 6c 00 50 00 72 00 65 00 76 00 69 00 65 00 a.l.P.r.e.v.i.e. 0140: 77 00 5f 00 31 00 2e 00 36 00 2e 00 31 00 30 00 w._.1...6...1.0. 0150: 32 00 37 00 32 00 2e 00 30 00 5f 00 78 00 36 00 2.7.2...0._.x.6. 0160: 34 00 5f 00 5f 00 38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00 4._._.8.w.e.k.y. 0170: 62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00 b.3.d.8.b.b.w.e. 0180: 5c 00 77 00 74 00 2e 00 65 00 78 00 65 00 00 00 \.w.t...e.x.e... 0190: 30 00 00 00 0... ``` # Expected behavior The terminal window should show up. I used to start the terminal in this way until Feb 1st when the app store pushed an update for the Windows Terminal Preview silently. # Actual behavior It shows in the taskbar shortly and then crashes. Although I can still start the terminal normally in other ways: &#9744; `wt` (`C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe`). **leads to crashes**. &#9745; From startup menu. Fine. &#9745; From app store. Fine. &#9745; `C:\Users\v\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe`. Fine.
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Reference: starred/terminal#12377