Cursor stops blinking with Cygwin #18734

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opened 2026-01-31 06:22:50 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @carlescufi on GitHub (Oct 21, 2022).

Windows Terminal version

1.15.2875.0

Windows build number

10.0.22621.675

Other Software

Cygwin 3.3.6-1

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a new tab with a Cygwin profile.
  2. Play around for a while (ls -la, open and close vim)
  3. Cursor stops blinking

Expected Behavior

Cursor continues blinking no matter what I do on my terminal
Note: mintty behaves as expected on the same machine, running the same Cygwin instance

Actual Behavior

Cursor stops blinking.

Originally created by @carlescufi on GitHub (Oct 21, 2022). ### Windows Terminal version 1.15.2875.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.675 ### Other Software Cygwin 3.3.6-1 ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open a new tab with a Cygwin profile. 2. Play around for a while (`ls -la`, open and close `vim`) 3. Cursor stops blinking ### Expected Behavior Cursor continues blinking no matter what I do on my terminal Note: `mintty` behaves as expected on the same machine, running the same Cygwin instance ### Actual Behavior Cursor stops blinking.
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-Bug labels 2026-01-31 06:22:50 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#18734