Access Denied running wt.exe and failing to startup on boot #21176

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opened 2026-01-31 07:35:25 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @n614cd on GitHub (Feb 1, 2024).

Windows Terminal version

1.18.3181.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631 Build 22631

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install WindowsTerminal.
  2. Crash Windows (video driver problem).
  3. WindowsApp folder has corrupt ACLs. Fix per knowledge MS base (takeown cacls) using MS support.
  4. All apps working fine except WindowsTerminal. Now getting "access denied" when attempting to execute "wt -w 0 nt --title "Java" -d %CD%"
  5. Re-install WindowsTerminal No change.

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Actual Behavior

Access Denied error message

Originally created by @n614cd on GitHub (Feb 1, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.18.3181.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631 Build 22631 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Install WindowsTerminal. 2. Crash Windows (video driver problem). 3. WindowsApp folder has corrupt ACLs. Fix per knowledge MS base (takeown cacls) using MS support. 4. All apps working fine except WindowsTerminal. Now getting "access denied" when attempting to execute "wt -w 0 nt --title "Java" -d %CD%" 5. Re-install WindowsTerminal No change. ### Expected Behavior Open a new tab ### Actual Behavior Access Denied error message
claunia added the Resolution-By-DesignNeeds-TriageIssue-BugCulprit-Centennial labels 2026-01-31 07:35:26 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#21176