Double tooltip when hovering cursor over "Close" window button #17220

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opened 2026-01-31 05:35:51 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @prakharb5 on GitHub (Apr 11, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.12.10733.0

Windows build number

10.0.22593.0

Other Software

NA

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a terminal window
  2. Hover mouse over the close button.
  3. Observe double tooltip for the button.

Expected Behavior

Only one tooltip is shown

Actual Behavior

Two tooltips are being shown.

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Originally created by @prakharb5 on GitHub (Apr 11, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.12.10733.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22593.0 ### Other Software NA ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open a terminal window 2. Hover mouse over the close button. 3. Observe double tooltip for the button. ### Expected Behavior Only one tooltip is shown ### Actual Behavior Two tooltips are being shown. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/51435948/162664521-da24e533-f14f-4cfd-b890-bbbea2365192.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/51435948/162664580-cffcd12a-6a78-483f-aac5-74c975d1b129.png)
claunia added the Help WantedIssue-BugPriority-3Product-TerminalArea-Windowing labels 2026-01-31 05:35:51 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2022):

Ah what the heck, I thought I had fixed that. Regressed somewhere around #11680

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2022): Ah what the heck, I thought I had fixed that. Regressed somewhere around #11680
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@HO-COOH commented on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025):

Still an issue in 2025, I would like to see how terminal team solves this, as I am also "rewriting" a self-drawn caption control in winui3, and I would like to remove the tooltip from win32.

@HO-COOH commented on GitHub (Jul 1, 2025): Still an issue in 2025, I would like to see how terminal team solves this, as I am also "rewriting" a self-drawn caption control in winui3, and I would like to remove the tooltip from win32.
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Reference: starred/terminal#17220