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Windows Terminal Preview cannot restore default settings #19325

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opened 2026-01-31 06:40:12 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:40:12 +00:00
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Originally created by @obhasqr on GitHub (Feb 6, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.1023

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10.0.22000.1516

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Steps to reproduce

I installed the Windows Terminal stable (1.15.3466.0) and preview (1.17.1023) releases from the MS store.
When I follow the steps in the docs to restore the Windows Terminal Preview to default settings, it always resets to the stable version's settings instead of the default settings

Expected Behavior

Reset settings back to the original default settings.

Actual Behavior

Stable version's settings are used.

Originally created by @obhasqr on GitHub (Feb 6, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.1023 ### Windows build number 10.0.22000.1516 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce I installed the Windows Terminal stable (1.15.3466.0) and preview (1.17.1023) releases from the MS store. When I follow the steps in the [docs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/troubleshooting#how-do-i-reset-my-settings-in-windows-terminal-back-to-the-default-settings) to restore the Windows Terminal Preview to default settings, it always resets to the stable version's settings instead of the default settings ### Expected Behavior Reset settings back to the original default settings. ### Actual Behavior Stable version's settings are used.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:40:14 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2023):

Unfortunately this is not a bug, but a feature: #6855

You can work around this by doing this:

  • Close Windows Terminal Preview
  • Delete state.json
  • Replace the contents of settings.json with {}

Does this solve the issue for you or would you like to propose any particular changes to this you'd like to see (apart from us clearly needing to update that documentation page)?

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2023): Unfortunately this is not a bug, but a feature: #6855 You can work around this by doing this: * Close Windows Terminal Preview * Delete `state.json` * Replace the contents of `settings.json` with `{}` Does this solve the issue for you or would you like to propose any particular changes to this you'd like to see (apart from us clearly needing to update that documentation page)?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:40:14 +00:00
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@obhasqr commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023):

Hi @lhecker, thanks for your reply, the steps you provided worked. If this is works as design, I would like an update to the docs.

@obhasqr commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023): Hi @lhecker, thanks for your reply, the steps you provided worked. If this is works as design, I would like an update to the docs.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:40:14 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023):

Thanks for the feedback. We're gonna mark this as a duplicate of #947 since that's tracking adding this kind of thing to the Settings UI.

With regards to updating the docs, we think it would be better in the long run to expose this via the UI rather than documenting the internals of settings parsing.

/dup #947

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023): Thanks for the feedback. We're gonna mark this as a duplicate of #947 since that's tracking adding this kind of thing to the Settings UI. With regards to updating the docs, we think it would be better in the long run to expose this via the UI rather than documenting the internals of settings parsing. /dup #947
claunia commented 2026-01-31 06:40:14 +00:00
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023):

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!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 8, 2023): 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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