Cannot open Terminal by clicking Win11 start menu #15785

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opened 2026-01-31 04:48:17 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @quanljh on GitHub (Nov 6, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

OS Version: Win 11 22000.282, Terminal Version: 1.12.2931.0

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Right click start icon in task bar
  2. Click Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal(Administrator)

Expected Behavior

Can open Windows Terminal Preview successfully.

Actual Behavior

Nothing happened.
I can open Windows Terminal Preview by right clicking desktop and click "Open in Windows Terminal Preview" option. But cannot open it from the start menu.

Originally created by @quanljh on GitHub (Nov 6, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) OS Version: Win 11 22000.282, Terminal Version: 1.12.2931.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Right click start icon in task bar 2. Click Windows Terminal or Windows Terminal(Administrator) ### Expected Behavior Can open Windows Terminal Preview successfully. ### Actual Behavior Nothing happened. I can open Windows Terminal Preview by right clicking desktop and click "Open in Windows Terminal Preview" option. But cannot open it from the start menu.
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 04:48:17 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2021):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #10595 for more discussion.

/dup #10595

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2021): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #10595 for more discussion. /dup #10595
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 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 8, 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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@quanljh commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2021):

Thanks @zadjii-msft

@quanljh commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2021): Thanks @zadjii-msft
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Reference: starred/terminal#15785