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No cursor (randomly) on profile startup #15433

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opened 2026-01-31 04:38:31 +00:00 by claunia · 8 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:31 +00:00
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Originally created by @vefatica on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021).

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Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 10.0.19043.1237 (2009, 21H1) Windows Terminal Preview 1.11.2421.0

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Steps to reproduce

Do these four steps repeatedly:

  1. Open the dropdown menu
  2. Click Powershell (or any profile, see below)
  3. Without supplying any input, observe whether the cursor appears or not
  4. Exit the shell

In case it matters, I use the Vintage, blinking cursor.

Expected Behavior

The cursor will always show.

Actual Behavior

The cursor shows (or not) randomly. The probability of it showing is about .8.

This affects all profiles. I've tested with Powershell, CMD, TCC, PWSH, Ubuntu, and SSH. When the cursor fails to show for an SSH profile, it fails to show at the password prompt.

When the cursor has failed to show, any keystroke, or WT losing/regaining the foreground will cause the cursor to become visible.

Originally created by @vefatica on GitHub (Oct 4, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for Workstations 10.0.19043.1237 (2009, 21H1) Windows Terminal Preview 1.11.2421.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Do these four steps repeatedly: 1. Open the dropdown menu 2. Click Powershell (or any profile, see below) 3. Without supplying any input, observe whether the cursor appears or not 4. Exit the shell In case it matters, I use the Vintage, blinking cursor. ### Expected Behavior The cursor will always show. ### Actual Behavior The cursor shows (or not) randomly. The probability of it showing is about .8. This affects all profiles. I've tested with Powershell, CMD, TCC, PWSH, Ubuntu, and SSH. When the cursor fails to show for an SSH profile, it fails to show at the password prompt. When the cursor has failed to show, any keystroke, or WT losing/regaining the foreground will cause the cursor to become visible.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:33 +00:00
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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Oct 12, 2021):

Any further comment?

I've scripted the button-pushing and looking for the cursor and for five nights in a row, let the test run overnight, counting the attempts and the ones in which the cursor failed to show. The results are, for lack of a better word, striking. I'd be glad to share them if anyone's interested.

@vefatica commented on GitHub (Oct 12, 2021): Any further comment? I've scripted the button-pushing and looking for the cursor and for five nights in a row, let the test run overnight, counting the attempts and the ones in which the cursor failed to show. The results are, for lack of a better word, striking. I'd be glad to share them if anyone's interested.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:33 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021):

Any further comment?

Not at the moment - We've been busy getting ready for 1.12 and are currently noticeably behind on triage. Off the top of my head, I don't know why this would happen, and haven't noticed it myself. That being said, gave it a go and did get it to happen a couple times so something is up.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021): > Any further comment? Not at the moment - We've been busy getting ready for 1.12 and are currently noticeably behind on triage. Off the top of my head, I don't know why this would happen, and haven't noticed it myself. That being said, gave it a go and did get it to happen a couple times so _something_ is up.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:33 +00:00
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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021):

Thanks for the reply, @zadjii-msft.

It seems to have something to do with the dropdown menu. In my testing (now automated), starting a new tab as described (click the menu button, click the profile) gives results like I described earlier, namely the cursor missing with some significant probability (see note below). If instead of using the dropdown menu I send (for example) Ctrl+Shift+1 I get ZERO instances with a missing cursor (in thousands of tries).

Note. The probability of the cursor being missing varies from instance to instance of WT. I have seen that probability as low as .05 and as high as .40.

In any event, if I let the test continue long enough (4000 - 5000 tries) the missing cursor instances will simply stop (and will not return in that instance of WT). And as mentioned in an old (now forgotten thread) that instance of WT (having opened/closed thousands of tabs) will be idling (1 tab), test finished) at 8% CPU (all of one processor).

Here's a picture of last night's test. The horizontal axis counts the number of Powershells started and the vertical axis shows the accumulated number of instances with the cursor missing. The test proceeds at exactly 20/minute so the graph represents about 8 hours.

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@vefatica commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021): Thanks for the reply, @zadjii-msft. It seems to have something to do with the dropdown menu. In my testing (now automated), starting a new tab as described (click the menu button, click the profile) gives results like I described earlier, namely the cursor missing with some significant probability (see note below). If instead of using the dropdown menu I send (for example) Ctrl+Shift+1 I get ZERO instances with a missing cursor (in thousands of tries). Note. The probability of the cursor being missing varies from instance to instance of WT. I have seen that probability as low as .05 and as high as .40. In any event, if I let the test continue long enough (4000 - 5000 tries) the missing cursor instances will simply stop (and will not return in that instance of WT). And as mentioned in an old (now forgotten thread) that instance of WT (having opened/closed thousands of tabs) will be idling (1 tab), test finished) at 8% CPU (all of one processor). Here's a picture of last night's test. The horizontal axis counts the number of Powershells started and the vertical axis shows the accumulated number of instances with the cursor missing. The test proceeds at exactly 20/minute so the graph represents about 8 hours. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61856645/137236205-cced3141-9ce1-4e33-b6de-8d1792eeb326.png)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:34 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021):

Well, that is... comprehensive. If you'd like to dig in further, I'm pretty sure the cursor blinker is set up here: 02ac246807/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp (L684-L702)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2021): Well, that is... comprehensive. If you'd like to dig in further, I'm pretty sure the cursor blinker is set up here: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/02ac246807993e57dd5b6061bee1385f186ae20d/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp#L684-L702
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:34 +00:00
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@ffes commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2021):

I am experiencing exactly the same problem. For me the cursor is gone more often then it is shown. It indeed seems to be related to using the dropdown menu to open a new profile. When I use a keyboard shortcut or the command panel to start a new profile the cursor seems to be shown always.

It is funny to see when I open a Dev CMD for Visual Studio the cursor is shown before the batch file is executed that initializes the Dev CMD. As soon as the prompt is shown, the cursor is not shown anymore.

FYI, this are my cursor settings (it's a snippet obviously):

"profiles": 
{
     "defaults": 
     {
         "cursorColor": "#048322",
         "cursorShape": "filledBox"
     }
},
@ffes commented on GitHub (Dec 21, 2021): I am experiencing exactly the same problem. For me the cursor is gone more often then it is shown. It indeed seems to be related to using the dropdown menu to open a new profile. When I use a keyboard shortcut or the command panel to start a new profile the cursor seems to be shown always. It is funny to see when I open a Dev CMD for Visual Studio the cursor is shown before the batch file is executed that initializes the Dev CMD. As soon as the prompt is shown, the cursor is not shown anymore. FYI, this are my cursor settings (it's a snippet obviously): ```json "profiles": { "defaults": { "cursorColor": "#048322", "cursorShape": "filledBox" } }, ```
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:35 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2022):

02ac246807/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp (L695-L696)

// ... cursorTimer.Start();

Uh, what did I do there...?

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2022): https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/02ac246807993e57dd5b6061bee1385f186ae20d/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp#L695-L696 `// ... cursorTimer.Start(); ` Uh, what did I do there...?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:35 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2022):

:tada:This issue was addressed in #12094, which has now been successfully released as Windows Terminal Preview v1.13.10336.0.🎉

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2022): :tada:This issue was addressed in #12094, which has now been successfully released as `Windows Terminal Preview v1.13.10336.0`.:tada: Handy links: * [Release Notes](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.13.10336.0) * [Store Download](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n8g5rfz9xk3?cid=storebadge&ocid=badge)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 04:38:35 +00:00
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@zamadatix commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2022):

In v1.13.10336.0 I now don't see the cursor at all:

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It also doesn't show in the settings preview:
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@zamadatix commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2022): In `v1.13.10336.0` I now don't see the cursor at all: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/343550/152667170-799f7138-d2a1-48b2-98d8-c61c4ed31c11.png) It also doesn't show in the settings preview: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/343550/152667178-fd2ff7d7-6187-41bd-b0c5-34339e5ffe21.png)
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