Right click context menu "Open in Terminal" terminal behaves differently than launched directly from search #20173

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opened 2026-01-31 07:05:43 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @musm on GitHub (Jul 1, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.17.11461.0

Windows build number

Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Right click in a folder. Click "Open in Terminal" .
Type in e.g. git st a defined user shortcut in my git dotfile

Expected Behavior

If I launch the Terminal directly through windows search, applications, e.g. git correctly read in user profile configs
git st works (st is a defined shortcut in my git dotfile)

Actual Behavior

error since the config is not read.

Originally created by @musm on GitHub (Jul 1, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.17.11461.0 ### Windows build number Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Right click in a folder. Click "Open in Terminal" . Type in e.g. `git st` a defined user shortcut in my git dotfile ### Expected Behavior If I launch the Terminal directly through windows search, applications, e.g. `git` correctly read in user profile configs `git st` works (st is a defined shortcut in my git dotfile) ### Actual Behavior error since the config is not read.
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Author-FeedbackNo-Recent-Activity labels 2026-01-31 07:05:44 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#20173