Git Bash not added automatically #20097

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opened 2026-01-31 07:03:28 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @mwisnicki on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.11461.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.3086

Other Software

Git 2.41.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Terminal from Windows Store or via winget (winget repo)
  2. Start Terminal
  3. Look at list of profiles

Expected Behavior

Git Bash profile is picked up automatically.

It did so on my other computers (Win11).

Actual Behavior

No Git Bash on the list but it does have WSL distros.

Originally created by @mwisnicki on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.11461.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19045.3086 ### Other Software Git 2.41.0 ### Steps to reproduce 1. Install Terminal from Windows Store or via winget (winget repo) 2. Start Terminal 3. Look at list of profiles ### Expected Behavior Git Bash profile is picked up automatically. It did so on my other computers (Win11). ### Actual Behavior No Git Bash on the list but it does have WSL distros.
claunia added the Issue-QuestionIssue-BugNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-31 07:03:28 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023):

Thanks for reporting this!

Git for Windows has an option in the installer to enable automatic Terminal integration.

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We have stopped adding new automatically-detected profiles for the time being, and Git is using one of our supported interfaces for adding new profiles 😄

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023): Thanks for reporting this! Git for Windows has an option in the installer to enable automatic Terminal integration. <img width="383" alt="image" src="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/189190/33731e41-c9df-4487-b2f2-76ba4e0e6ec3"> We have stopped adding new automatically-detected profiles for the time being, and Git is using one of our supported interfaces for adding new profiles :smile:
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@mwisnicki commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023):

I'm using winget to install git so that's probably why I miss this.

Would it be safe for Git to always register even if terminal is not installed (i.e. have this on by default in git package)?

@mwisnicki commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023): I'm using winget to install git so that's probably why I miss this. Would it be safe for Git to always register even if terminal is not installed (i.e. have this on by default in git package)?
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023):

Absolutely, it would be safe for them to register all the time.

Tech Details:

All it does is put a JSON file in a specific location, either %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows Terminal or %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Terminal.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2023): Absolutely, it would be safe for them to register all the time. Tech Details: All it does is put a JSON file in a specific location, either `%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows Terminal` or `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Terminal`.
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Reference: starred/terminal#20097