Bug Report: Cursor Shape setting is not persistent and reverts to legacy style #1519

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opened 2026-01-30 22:29:29 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @fgimian on GitHub (Jun 5, 2019).

Environment

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.116]

Steps to reproduce

  1. Right click on a console window and select Properties / Terminal
  2. Set the Cursor Shape to anything other than "Use Legacy Style"
  3. Notice that the cursor shows up correctly but after hitting enter and typing a few characters, it returns to the default style
  4. Repeat step 1 and notice that your setting has been reverted

Expected behavior

The new cursor shape should continue to work in the terminal and stay ticked in Properties.

Actual behavior

Step by step screenshots:

We start with a normal PowerShell window:

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Change cursor to vertical:

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Vertical cursor shows up, yay:

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Hit Enter and type some text, then notice the cursor changes back to the default:

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Popping back into Properties reveals our selection has been reverted too;

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Originally created by @fgimian on GitHub (Jun 5, 2019). # Environment ```none Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18362.116] ``` # Steps to reproduce 1. Right click on a console window and select Properties / Terminal 2. Set the Cursor Shape to anything other than "Use Legacy Style" 3. Notice that the cursor shows up correctly but after hitting enter and typing a few characters, it returns to the default style 4. Repeat step 1 and notice that your setting has been reverted # Expected behavior The new cursor shape should continue to work in the terminal and stay ticked in Properties. # Actual behavior Step by step screenshots: We start with a normal PowerShell window: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1811813/58919251-bb4d4100-8770-11e9-8f5f-0d1174a72bc5.png) Change cursor to vertical: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1811813/58919259-c7d19980-8770-11e9-94cb-1b850f6b6f07.png) Vertical cursor shows up, yay: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1811813/58919273-d0c26b00-8770-11e9-80c2-a5a4f802e24d.png) Hit Enter and type some text, then notice the cursor changes back to the default: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1811813/58919306-efc0fd00-8770-11e9-9bcc-70e41f706e9d.png) Popping back into Properties reveals our selection has been reverted too; ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1811813/58919320-fbacbf00-8770-11e9-8f86-f350c901d15e.png)
claunia added the Area-SettingsIssue-BugResolution-ExternalProduct-Powershell labels 2026-01-30 22:29:29 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#1519