Terminal opens behind other windows #20764

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opened 2026-01-31 07:23:21 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @csdivad on GitHub (Nov 3, 2023).

Windows Terminal version

1.18.2822.0

Windows build number

10.0.22621.2428
10.0.22631.2506

Other Software

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Launch Terminal.
  2. Minimize it to the taskbar at least once. This is the key step.
  3. Have some random windows open. You can even bring back the Terminal to focus.
  4. Launch a second Terminal instance.

Expected Behavior

The second Terminal window should appear in front of all other windows.

Actual Behavior

It opens behind all other windows and the taskbar icon blinks.

Originally created by @csdivad on GitHub (Nov 3, 2023). ### Windows Terminal version 1.18.2822.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22621.2428 10.0.22631.2506 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Launch Terminal. 2. Minimize it to the taskbar at least once. This is the key step. 3. Have some random windows open. You can even bring back the Terminal to focus. 4. Launch a second Terminal instance. ### Expected Behavior The second Terminal window should appear in front of all other windows. ### Actual Behavior It opens behind all other windows and the taskbar icon blinks.
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:23:21 +00:00
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@wreiske commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2023):

This is incredibly annoying on windows 11 since there is no way to ungroup taskbar items (or at least there wasn't, I haven't researched lately)... I feel like recently something has changed with how this works.

@wreiske commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2023): This is incredibly annoying on windows 11 since there is no way to ungroup taskbar items (or at least there wasn't, I haven't researched lately)... I feel like recently something has changed with how this works.
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2023):

Thanks for filing! We're going to mark this as a /dup of #15479.

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2023): Thanks for filing! We're going to mark this as a /dup of #15479.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 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 (Nov 8, 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! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#20764