wt.exe always show information in a new popup window #20045

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opened 2026-01-31 07:01:42 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @xudyang1 on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.18.1462.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.0

Other Software

powershell 7.3.4
ubuntu 20.04 in WSL2

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open powershell or ubuntu in WSL2
  2. type wt.exe -v or wt.exe --help
  3. see the output message in a new popup window

Expected Behavior

I'm not sure if it's by design, maybe redirecting messages to stdout (terminal) would be better?

Actual Behavior

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Originally created by @xudyang1 on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.18.1462.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19045.0 ### Other Software powershell 7.3.4 ubuntu 20.04 in WSL2 ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open powershell or ubuntu in WSL2 2. type `wt.exe -v` or `wt.exe --help` 3. see the output message in a new popup window ### Expected Behavior I'm not sure if it's by design, maybe redirecting messages to stdout (terminal) would be better? ### Actual Behavior ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/61672396/5ca5a7d5-0ccd-482b-83ec-d198738e3bb2)
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:01:42 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023):

Thanks for the request! This is much harder than it might appear; I've explained in this comment: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4570#issuecomment-586551445

We'll improve it to the best of our ability, and we're tracking that in /duplicate #7258. Sorry!

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 2023): Thanks for the request! This is much harder than it might appear; I've explained in this comment: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/4570#issuecomment-586551445 We'll improve it to the best of our ability, and we're tracking that in /duplicate #7258. Sorry!
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Jun 6, 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 (Jun 6, 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#20045