Terminal causes hard disk to spin up #16405

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opened 2026-01-31 05:06:41 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @petershh on GitHub (Jan 15, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.11.3471.0

Windows build number

19044.1466

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Have a setup like Windows on SSD and HDD for data
  2. Wait when Windows spins down HDD
  3. Launch Terminal
  4. Hear HDD spinning up

Expected Behavior

HDD remains standby

Actual Behavior

HDD spins up. Besides making PC louder, this issue introduces delay to the terminal startup

Originally created by @petershh on GitHub (Jan 15, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.11.3471.0 ### Windows build number 19044.1466 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1) Have a setup like Windows on SSD and HDD for data 2) Wait when Windows spins down HDD 3) Launch Terminal 4) Hear HDD spinning up ### Expected Behavior HDD remains standby ### Actual Behavior HDD spins up. Besides making PC louder, this issue introduces delay to the terminal startup
claunia added the Needs-TriageResolution-ExternalNeeds-Tag-FixNeeds-Attention labels 2026-01-31 05:06:41 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#16405