Unable to drag/drop a file to terminal with UAC turned off #15755

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opened 2026-01-31 04:47:27 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @d0j on GitHub (Nov 1, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

Windows [Version 10.0.22000.282] Terminal [Version 1.12.2931.0]

Other Software

None open at the time

Steps to reproduce

Run windows terminal as administrator.
Try to drag a file/folder into the terminal to copy its path to the terminal window.
Does not work.

Expected Behavior

I expected drag and drop for files/folders into the terminal window to behave the same as a command prompt or powershell window, both behave as expected in non-admin or administrator permission instances of the aforementioned programs.

Actual Behavior

Path does not get copied during drag and drop into the terminal window, I just get the "deny" "not allowed" cursor icon when trying, same problem as #7754 but ticket closed

Originally created by @d0j on GitHub (Nov 1, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) Windows [Version 10.0.22000.282] Terminal [Version 1.12.2931.0] ### Other Software None open at the time ### Steps to reproduce Run windows terminal as administrator. Try to drag a file/folder into the terminal to copy its path to the terminal window. Does not work. ### Expected Behavior I expected drag and drop for files/folders into the terminal window to behave the same as a command prompt or powershell window, both behave as expected in non-admin or administrator permission instances of the aforementioned programs. ### Actual Behavior Path does not get copied during drag and drop into the terminal window, I just get the "deny" "not allowed" cursor icon when trying, same problem as #7754 but ticket closed
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Reference: starred/terminal#15755