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opened 2026-01-31 07:30:49 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:30:49 +00:00
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Originally created by @NewtonChutney on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023).

Originally assigned to: @zadjii-msft on GitHub.

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1.18.3181.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.2861

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Set exit behaviour in Terminal to never close automatically by default
    "profiles": 
    {
        "defaults": 
        {
            "closeOnExit": "never", 
    ...
  1. Launch a terminal app (a shell/cli editor) from the address bar in File Explorer
  2. close it
  3. press enter to restart

Expected Behavior

The respawned process should have the same environment as the original process.

Actual Behavior

The respawned process launches with the default launch directory of WT, C:\WINDOWS\system32>

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/70827815/3923ba36-08f6-4b8d-ba21-bd8ce1a5b227

Originally created by @NewtonChutney on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023). Originally assigned to: @zadjii-msft on GitHub. ### Windows Terminal version 1.18.3181.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.2861 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Set exit behaviour in Terminal to never close automatically by default > ```json > "profiles": > { > "defaults": > { > "closeOnExit": "never", > ... > ``` 2. Launch a terminal app (a shell/cli editor) from the address bar in File Explorer 3. close it 4. press enter to restart ### Expected Behavior The respawned process should have the same environment as the original process. ### Actual Behavior The respawned process launches with the default launch directory of WT, `C:\WINDOWS\system32>` https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/70827815/3923ba36-08f6-4b8d-ba21-bd8ce1a5b227
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:30:50 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024):

Okay, so this isn't shell integration related. I bet this regressed in 1.18. We probably still need to initially seed the TermControl's CWD with the "virtual cwd" we used at the time we created that control, ala #15280

(you could probably work around this today by having your shell manually tell the Terminal about the CWD: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/new-tab-same-directory)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024): Okay, so this isn't shell integration related. I bet this regressed in 1.18. We probably still need to initially seed the TermControl's CWD with the "virtual cwd" we used at the time we created that control, ala #15280 (you could probably work around this today by having your shell manually tell the Terminal about the CWD: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/new-tab-same-directory)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:30:50 +00:00
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@TGSAN commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2024):

Okay, so this isn't shell integration related. I bet this regressed in 1.18. We probably still need to initially seed the TermControl's CWD with the "virtual cwd" we used at the time we created that control, ala #15280

(you could probably work around this today by having your shell manually tell the Terminal about the CWD: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/new-tab-same-directory)

Maybe this is related to the “issue reappears after update 1.18” that occurred in #15173 ?

@TGSAN commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2024): > Okay, so this isn't shell integration related. I bet this regressed in 1.18. We probably still need to initially seed the TermControl's CWD with the "virtual cwd" we used at the time we created that control, ala #15280 > > (you could probably work around this today by having your shell manually tell the Terminal about the CWD: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/tutorials/new-tab-same-directory) Maybe this is related to the “issue reappears after update 1.18” that occurred in #15173 ?
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