Win + R -> wt won't start Terminal #18061

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opened 2026-01-31 06:02:34 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @Ldhlwh on GitHub (Jul 28, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.14.1962.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.1826

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Win + R -> wt, no response and Terminal doesn't start
  2. Win + R -> %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe, OK
  3. Cmd -> wt, OK
  4. Start menu -> Terminal, OK

Cmd -> where wt returns C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe
My PATH includes %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps
App execution alias for Terminal is ON

This issue has been happening since Terminal version 1.13.x. Updating to 1.14.1962.0 fixed it for the first few times but later broke again

Expected Behavior

No response

Actual Behavior

No response and Terminal doesn't start

Originally created by @Ldhlwh on GitHub (Jul 28, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.14.1962.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19044.1826 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Win + R -> `wt`, no response and Terminal doesn't start 2. Win + R -> `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe`, OK 3. Cmd -> `wt`, OK 4. Start menu -> Terminal, OK Cmd -> `where wt` returns C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe My PATH includes %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps App execution alias for Terminal is ON This issue has been happening since Terminal version 1.13.x. Updating to 1.14.1962.0 fixed it for the first few times but later broke again ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Actual Behavior No response and Terminal doesn't start
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Reference: starred/terminal#18061