Windows Terminal Preview closes when trying to set a background image if terminal has been run as admin #12801

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opened 2026-01-31 03:25:23 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @cpratlong on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021).

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Windows build number: Windows 10 build 21318
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.7.572.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Run Windows terminal as administrator
Open Settings
Browse for a background image --> Windows terminal is closing

Expected behavior

We should be able to select a picture

Actual behavior

Windows terminal closes

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 03:25:23 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #8957 for more discussion.

/dup #8957

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #8957 for more discussion. /dup #8957
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2021):

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 (Mar 2, 2021): 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#12801