Duplicated Open Terminal here #21199

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opened 2026-01-31 07:36:13 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @tormento on GitHub (Feb 5, 2024).

Windows Terminal version

1.19.10302.0 and 1.20.10303.0

Windows build number

10.0.26040.1000

Other Software

Just reinstalled Windows

Steps to reproduce

I had to format my computer after 5 years of insider updated without clenup :)

Windows installed standard terminal and I installed preview one from Windows Store.

Now I have 2 entries in context menu:

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Expected Behavior

I should be able to choose which one to show.

Actual Behavior

The context menu shows both the stable and the preview Terminal.

Originally created by @tormento on GitHub (Feb 5, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.19.10302.0 and 1.20.10303.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26040.1000 ### Other Software Just reinstalled Windows ### Steps to reproduce I had to format my computer after 5 years of insider updated without clenup :) Windows installed standard terminal and I installed preview one from Windows Store. Now I have 2 entries in context menu: ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/2351785/e353bb21-1dff-42fd-8f5a-1acf9c23527c) ### Expected Behavior I should be able to choose which one to show. ### Actual Behavior The context menu shows both the stable and the preview Terminal.
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:36:13 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2024):

Yea, this is kinda just by-design. If you've got two different Terminal installs, they both show up in that list. We're tracking support for removing entries in /dup #8105, thanks!

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2024): Yea, this is kinda just by-design. If you've got two different Terminal installs, they both show up in that list. We're tracking support for removing entries in /dup #8105, thanks!
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2024):

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!

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Reference: starred/terminal#21199