Invisible command output in second monitor scaled differently #17122

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opened 2026-01-31 05:32:48 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @servel333 on GitHub (Mar 30, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.11.3471.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.1526

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  • Have a computer with two different scaling factors (for example, 4k laptop and old monitor)
    • My setup is a Microsoft Surface Book 3 with an old monitor connected through a hub and adapter
  • Enable WSL2
  • Install Ubuntu in WSL2
  • Open Windows Terminal
  • Move the terminal window to the lower-ratio monitor
  • try ls and other commands a few times
    • It's possible there must be colored output for this to reproduce. I often use git status with colors enabled and see this issue.

Expected Behavior

Command output (stdout) is visible and colored as expected.

Actual Behavior

Command output (stdout) is sometimes invisible.

Some additional notes

  • Selecting the invisible space with the mouse makes the text visible one line at a time
  • Moving the Windows Terminal window across the monitor boundary causes the text to become visible.
  • Changing the scaling factor on the external monitor to different than back will temporarily resolve this issue.
  • Resizing the Windows Terminal window (click and drag edge) will temporarily resolve this issue.
  • The issue returns if the Windows Terminal window is dragged across monitor boundaries and more output is generated.
  • See also This superuser.com Question for details and screenshots. Also not comments under the main question.
  • It's possible this is related to https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/6210
Originally created by @servel333 on GitHub (Mar 30, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.11.3471.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.1526 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce - Have a computer with two different scaling factors (for example, 4k laptop and old monitor) - My setup is a Microsoft Surface Book 3 with an old monitor connected through a hub and adapter - Enable WSL2 - Install Ubuntu in WSL2 - Open Windows Terminal - Move the terminal window to the lower-ratio monitor - try `ls` and other commands a few times - It's possible there must be colored output for this to reproduce. I often use `git status` with colors enabled and see this issue. ### Expected Behavior Command output (stdout) is visible and colored as expected. ### Actual Behavior Command output (stdout) is sometimes invisible. ### Some additional notes - Selecting the invisible space with the mouse makes the text visible one line at a time - Moving the Windows Terminal window across the monitor boundary causes the text to become visible. - Changing the scaling factor on the external monitor to different than back will temporarily resolve this issue. - Resizing the Windows Terminal window (click and drag edge) will temporarily resolve this issue. - The issue returns if the Windows Terminal window is dragged across monitor boundaries and more output is generated. - See also [This superuser.com Question](https://superuser.com/questions/1713554/how-do-i-fix-command-output-in-terminal-is-invisible-on-external-monitor) for details and screenshots. Also not comments under the main question. - It's possible this is related to https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/6210
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 05:32:48 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#17122