Windows Terminal installed to Windows Server 2022 via Windows Package Manager (winget) cannot open Windows Subsystem for Linux #20144

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opened 2026-01-31 07:04:57 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @branpurn on GitHub (Jun 26, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.11461.0

Windows build number

10.0.20348.0

Other Software

Name   Id            Version  Source
--------------------------------------
Debian Debian.Debian 1.12.2.0 winget

Steps to reproduce

  1. Fresh install Windows Server 2022
  2. Install Windows Package Manager (winget)
  3. Install Windows Terminal
  4. Install WSL and Debian; setup Debian and ensure working independently
  5. Attempt to launch Debian in new Windows Terminal tab

Expected Behavior

Debian would launch with immediate access to bash prompt

Actual Behavior

The following error appears:

The system cannot find the file specified.

[process exited with code 4294967295 (0xffffffff)]
You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart.
Originally created by @branpurn on GitHub (Jun 26, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.11461.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.20348.0 ### Other Software ``` Name Id Version Source -------------------------------------- Debian Debian.Debian 1.12.2.0 winget ``` ### Steps to reproduce 1. Fresh install Windows Server 2022 2. Install Windows Package Manager (winget) 3. Install Windows Terminal 4. Install WSL and Debian; setup Debian and ensure working independently 5. Attempt to launch Debian in new Windows Terminal tab ### Expected Behavior Debian would launch with immediate access to bash prompt ### Actual Behavior The following error appears: ``` The system cannot find the file specified. [process exited with code 4294967295 (0xffffffff)] You can now close this terminal with Ctrl+D, or press Enter to restart. ```
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Author-FeedbackNo-Recent-Activity labels 2026-01-31 07:04:57 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#20144