Can't reorder tabs when opened as administrator #15772

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opened 2026-01-31 04:48:00 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @sfreed141 on GitHub (Nov 3, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

10.0.22000.0

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Steps to reproduce

Open Windows Terminal as admistrator and create a new tab (so you have at least 2). Try to reorder the tabs (click + drag).

Expected Behavior

Ability to reorder tabs (works when Windows Terminal is launched without admin privileges).

Actual Behavior

Can't reorder tabs.

Originally created by @sfreed141 on GitHub (Nov 3, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 10.0.22000.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Open Windows Terminal as admistrator and create a new tab (so you have at least 2). Try to reorder the tabs (click + drag). ### Expected Behavior Ability to reorder tabs (works when Windows Terminal is launched without admin privileges). ### Actual Behavior Can't reorder tabs.
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 04:48:00 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021):

This is by design. Please make sure to search for duplicates when filing new issues. This is something that we can't support right now due to some platform limitations. Turns out, even if we tried to support reordering tabs while elevated, the application would actually just crash 😨. See #4874, #5564 and others for more details.

/dup #6893

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2021): This is by design. Please make sure to [search for duplicates ](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+reorder+tabs+administrator+)when filing new issues. This is something that we can't support right now due to some platform limitations. Turns out, even if we tried to support reordering tabs while elevated, the application would actually just crash 😨. See #4874, #5564 and others for more details. /dup #6893
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 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 (Nov 4, 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#15772