Startup lag when using a preset to open multiple terminal tabs/panes #17718

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opened 2026-01-31 05:51:21 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @CC007 on GitHub (Jun 15, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.13.11431.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.1706

Other Software

kubectl v1.18.5
WSL (version 2) running Ubuntu (kernel version: 4.19.128)

Steps to reproduce

  1. Setup config file so that WT starts with 2 tabs:

    • first tab contains 5 panes with powershell (1 big on left, 4 vertically small on right)
    • second tab contains 5 panes with bash (1 big on left, 4 vertically small on right)
    • top right pane of powershell runs a kubectl proxy on startup
  2. Open WT

Expected Behavior

It used to open the terminal in less than a second WT to open and for the tabs to be visible, with maybe only the individual panes not being responsive yet until half a second later.

Actual Behavior

Nowadays it takes 3-4 seconds before even the first pane is visible. The pane area is see-through and the top bar is black, rather than white and without any of the tabs showing until after the 3-4 seconds (see image)
afbeelding

What it looks like after it is done loading:
afbeelding

Originally created by @CC007 on GitHub (Jun 15, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.13.11431.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.1706 ### Other Software kubectl v1.18.5 WSL (version 2) running Ubuntu (kernel version: 4.19.128) ### Steps to reproduce 1. Setup config file so that WT starts with 2 tabs: - first tab contains 5 panes with powershell (1 big on left, 4 vertically small on right) - second tab contains 5 panes with bash (1 big on left, 4 vertically small on right) - top right pane of powershell runs a kubectl proxy on startup 2. Open WT ### Expected Behavior It used to open the terminal in less than a second WT to open and for the tabs to be visible, with maybe only the individual panes not being responsive yet until half a second later. ### Actual Behavior Nowadays it takes 3-4 seconds before even the first pane is visible. The pane area is see-through and the top bar is black, rather than white and without any of the tabs showing until after the 3-4 seconds (see image) ![afbeelding](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5381337/173827922-939ec9c1-46a1-426e-9428-aa69a29efea8.png) What it looks like after it is done loading: ![afbeelding](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5381337/173829520-8ce73e77-66a4-4c3f-913f-4caab363de0b.png)
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 05:51:21 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#17718