Window Terminal window disappears sporadically (and never shows up after that) #18051

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opened 2026-01-31 06:02:19 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @BurstX on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.14.1962.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.0

Other Software

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Start WT as admin
  2. Open 2 tabs, work in them for a while. (In particular, I'm running cake from time to time to build a Visual Studio solution).

Expected Behavior

I can switch to the WT window via Alt+Tab or via clicking its button in the task bar.

Actual Behavior

Suddenly (1-3 hours since the start) the WT window stops showing up (I cannot switch to it via clicking on its icon in the task bar, nor via Alt+Tab, nor via Win+Tab). Both Alt+Tab and Win+Tab show the window thumbnail, but do not allow me to switch to the WT window.

There are WT processes in Process Explorer:
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When I'm moving the mouse over the WT task bar button, the window thumbnail shows up, but does not respond to my clicks:
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Originally created by @BurstX on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.14.1962.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.0 ### Other Software ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3790231/181268992-6010db3f-2994-4e49-9a25-7e5714737621.png) ### Steps to reproduce 1. Start WT as admin 2. Open 2 tabs, work in them for a while. (In particular, I'm running `cake` from time to time to build a Visual Studio solution). ### Expected Behavior I can switch to the WT window via Alt+Tab or via clicking its button in the task bar. ### Actual Behavior Suddenly (1-3 hours since the start) the WT window stops showing up (I cannot switch to it via clicking on its icon in the task bar, nor via Alt+Tab, nor via Win+Tab). Both Alt+Tab and Win+Tab show the window thumbnail, but do not allow me to switch to the WT window. There are WT processes in Process Explorer: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3790231/181268243-6d02f218-6ce5-418c-b7fb-0f8bfaf957aa.png) When I'm moving the mouse over the WT task bar button, the window thumbnail shows up, but does not respond to my clicks: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3790231/181267952-4dea996e-b3c0-4bbf-bde6-04078ffe3822.png)
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 06:02:20 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022):

/dup #13589

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2022): /dup #13589
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 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 (Jul 27, 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#18051