SESSIONNAME not set during RDP operations #19661

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opened 2026-01-31 06:50:05 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @jmecosta on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023).

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RDP to computer, and start windows terminal old and new. new one
C:\Users\sds>echo %SESSIONNAME%
%SESSIONNAME%

Expected Behavior

SESSIONNAME should be consistent across all terminals

Actual Behavior

SESSIONNAME not set in windows terminal in RDP sessions

Originally created by @jmecosta on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version _No response_ ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce RDP to computer, and start windows terminal old and new. new one C:\Users\sds>echo %SESSIONNAME% %SESSIONNAME% ### Expected Behavior SESSIONNAME should be consistent across all terminals ### Actual Behavior SESSIONNAME not set in windows terminal in RDP sessions
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 06:50:06 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023):

Thanks for the report! This is a /duplicate of #14711, and while SESSIONNAME is not intended to be reliably present, we believe that the work done in #12516 and #14999 will fix it when they are released in 1.18.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2023): Thanks for the report! This is a /duplicate of #14711, and while `SESSIONNAME` is not intended to be _reliably present,_ we believe that the work done in #12516 and #14999 will fix it when they are released in 1.18.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 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 (Apr 7, 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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Reference: starred/terminal#19661