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wsl2 won't start anymore using Windows Terminal #13704

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opened 2026-01-31 03:49:51 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:49:51 +00:00
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Originally created by @snowgato on GitHub (May 2, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.7.1033.0

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Steps to reproduce

Click on Ubuntu-20.04 when launching Windows Terminal

Expected Behavior

Be able to interact bash.exe and use linux commands

Actual Behavior

when Ubuntu 20.04 is selected, a cursor appears at the top-left corner of the Terminal window and nothing more happens.
On the same time, Windows Terminal works fine using Powershell or Cmd.exe and I use wsl2 without issue with Windows Console Host ( the terminal used by default after wsl2 Ubuntu 20.04 install )
Thanks for your help !

Originally created by @snowgato on GitHub (May 2, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.7.1033.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Click on Ubuntu-20.04 when launching Windows Terminal ### Expected Behavior Be able to interact bash.exe and use linux commands ### Actual Behavior when Ubuntu 20.04 is selected, a cursor appears at the top-left corner of the Terminal window and nothing more happens. On the same time, Windows Terminal works fine using Powershell or Cmd.exe and I use wsl2 without issue with Windows Console Host ( the terminal used by default after wsl2 Ubuntu 20.04 install ) Thanks for your help !
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:49:53 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (May 3, 2021):

Could you share your setting.json?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (May 3, 2021): Could you share your `setting.json`?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:49:53 +00:00
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@red-socks294 commented on GitHub (May 3, 2021):

Using Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL2 in Windows Terminal works completly.

@red-socks294 commented on GitHub (May 3, 2021): Using Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL2 in Windows Terminal works completly.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 03:49:54 +00:00
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@snowgato commented on GitHub (May 5, 2021):

Hi,
actually the bug was probably a consequence of wsl2 overload, an intensive postgresql task was running on wsl2 and some usual commands also crashed on the regular bash terminal, like man or which.
Strangely, the cursor could blink and it was still possible to execute some simple commands with bash usual terminal.
I tried to uninstall and reinstall Windows Terminal that didn't solve the issue.
When I kill the postgress process that was exhausting the laptop and restarted the computer, Windows Terminal was working again.

@snowgato commented on GitHub (May 5, 2021): Hi, actually the bug was probably a consequence of wsl2 overload, an intensive postgresql task was running on wsl2 and some usual commands also crashed on the regular bash terminal, like man or which. Strangely, the cursor could blink and it was still possible to execute some simple commands with bash usual terminal. I tried to uninstall and reinstall Windows Terminal that didn't solve the issue. When I kill the postgress process that was exhausting the laptop and restarted the computer, Windows Terminal was working again.
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