Windows Terminal fails to start #17002

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opened 2026-01-31 05:29:30 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @abhinavsatheesh on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.12.10393.0

Windows build number

10.0.22000.556

Other Software

Windows PowerShell 5.0

Steps to reproduce

Open Run, type wt and press enter

Expected Behavior

Windows Terminal will open

Actual Behavior

Windows Terminal does'nt open. Instead, an error dialog opens up saying

"The Application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022).
Click OK to close the Application"

Screenshot of the same :-
image

In my App Execution Aliases, wt is enabled. Screenshot confirming that :-
image

Windows Terminal also doesn't work when opening from Win+X Menu. Please help me

Originally created by @abhinavsatheesh on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.12.10393.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22000.556 ### Other Software Windows PowerShell 5.0 ### Steps to reproduce Open Run, type wt and press enter ### Expected Behavior Windows Terminal will open ### Actual Behavior Windows Terminal does'nt open. Instead, an error dialog opens up saying "The Application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022). Click OK to close the Application" Screenshot of the same :- <img width="293" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/84506819/158170411-1cc6f142-8006-4bc7-80af-31c1a29b8411.png"> In my App Execution Aliases, wt is enabled. Screenshot confirming that :- <img width="491" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/84506819/158170649-3f242139-5ed9-4264-83a4-55e5ad3495ac.png"> Windows Terminal also doesn't work when opening from Win+X Menu. Please help me
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 05:29:30 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022):

There's a pile of issues already tracking this particular error message:

  • #9452: [MSIX Bucket] Launch issues caused by bad permissions on WindowsApps, and others
  • #9399: Always crashes with 0xc0000022
  • #7974: 0xc0000022 error was occured while opening wt.exe after v1.2.2381.0
  • #7081: 0xc0000022 startup error when opening wt from file explorer or Run window
  • #6862: Error 0xd0000022 when launching any shell (PS, cmd, git bash, PS7, Azure Cloud Shell) in WT
  • #9797: wt.exe - The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022).

Please follow up in #9452 if none of the solutions in those threads work for you.

/dup #9452

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022): There's a [pile of issues](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+0xc0000022) already tracking this particular error message: * #9452: [MSIX Bucket] Launch issues caused by bad permissions on WindowsApps, and others * #9399: Always crashes with 0xc0000022 * #7974: 0xc0000022 error was occured while opening wt.exe after v1.2.2381.0 * #7081: 0xc0000022 startup error when opening wt from file explorer or Run window * #6862: Error 0xd0000022 when launching any shell (PS, cmd, git bash, PS7, Azure Cloud Shell) in WT * #9797: wt.exe - The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000022). Please follow up in #9452 if none of the solutions in those threads work for you. /dup #9452
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2022):

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 (Mar 14, 2022): 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#17002