Ubuntu, Command line, and Powershell all stopped working - possible PATH issue? #19267

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opened 2026-01-31 06:38:32 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @cheryllium on GitHub (Jan 26, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.15.3465.0

Windows build number

No response

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

I'm not sure this is reproducible... I already had Windows Terminal open, with Powershell and Ubuntu 22.04 WSL running.

When I tried to open a new tab of Ubuntu today, I discovered that none of my tabs will open anymore.

Expected Behavior

To open tabs properly.

Actual Behavior

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NOTE: I read online that the Ubuntu one could be solved by adding adding %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps to PATH, however, I checked and this is already in my system path.

I did not install anything new on my computer recently or made any changes to environmental variables, so I have no clue what could have happened that suddenly all of these have broken at once.

Please help. I'm scared to try restarting Windows Terminal because I do have two tabs in there (with Powershell and Ubuntu) that are connected from a different day, and that's the only connections I have to be able to do my work.

Originally created by @cheryllium on GitHub (Jan 26, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.15.3465.0 ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce I'm not sure this is reproducible... I already had Windows Terminal open, with Powershell and Ubuntu 22.04 WSL running. When I tried to open a new tab of Ubuntu today, I discovered that none of my tabs will open anymore. ### Expected Behavior To open tabs properly. ### Actual Behavior ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5027241/214921978-5ef913a4-bdf8-4a0b-a3bc-7e2491c0cb58.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5027241/214922005-f75468ea-f7a1-46de-b23f-508d74b31b5c.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5027241/214922043-ef76cfcb-1116-47a9-961e-c5311f490bd9.png) NOTE: I read online that the Ubuntu one could be solved by adding adding `%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps` to PATH, however, I checked and this is already in my system path. I did not install anything new on my computer recently or made any changes to environmental variables, so I have no clue what could have happened that suddenly all of these have broken at once. Please help. I'm scared to try restarting Windows Terminal because I do have two tabs in there (with Powershell and Ubuntu) that are connected from a different day, and that's the only connections I have to be able to do my work.
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Reference: starred/terminal#19267