Terminal sometimes freezes after unlocking Windows #16495

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opened 2026-01-31 05:13:48 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @ultrablue on GitHub (Jan 24, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.11.3471.0

Windows build number

10.0.19042.1466

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Here's what happens:

I'm in an ssh session in Windows Terminal (Version: 1.11.3471.0, Windows 10 20H2).

I need to step away from my machine, so I lock it by typing Windows-L.

When I come back, usually after an hour or so, and unlock the machine, the tab with the ssh session in it is completely non-responsive. By that I mean that it doesn't respond to keyboard input at all. It's not that I've been logged out of the remote, just dead. No errors or anything in the terminal.

I know that the machine wasn't asleep because the monitor was displaying a pretty picture when I logged in to find the situation I described above. However, it's possible that it tried to go to sleep while I was away.

This happens fairly often, maybe every time I lock the machine for a while.

Any ideas as to why that's happening and how I might prevent it?

Thanks!

Expected Behavior

Sometimes the ssh session is preserved. That's the ideal behavior.

Actual Behavior

The Terminal is frozen.

Originally created by @ultrablue on GitHub (Jan 24, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.11.3471.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19042.1466 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Here's what happens: I'm in an ssh session in Windows Terminal (Version: 1.11.3471.0, Windows 10 20H2). I need to step away from my machine, so I lock it by typing Windows-L. When I come back, usually after an hour or so, and unlock the machine, the tab with the ssh session in it is completely non-responsive. By that I mean that it doesn't respond to keyboard input at all. It's not that I've been logged out of the remote, just dead. No errors or anything in the terminal. I know that the machine wasn't asleep because the monitor was displaying a pretty picture when I logged in to find the situation I described above. However, it's possible that it tried to go to sleep while I was away. This happens fairly often, maybe every time I lock the machine for a while. Any ideas as to why that's happening and how I might prevent it? Thanks! ### Expected Behavior Sometimes the ssh session is preserved. That's the ideal behavior. ### Actual Behavior The Terminal is frozen.
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Reference: starred/terminal#16495