Windows Terminal not displaying ubuntu (from WSL) icon when right clicked in taskbar. #21413

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opened 2026-01-31 07:43:55 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @thisisRounakSingh on GitHub (Mar 18, 2024).

Windows Terminal version

1.19.10573.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.3296

Other Software

Ubuntu With WSL

Steps to reproduce

Install WSL by following this guide

  • Pin Windows Terminal in the taskbar
  • Right click on it to see the icon of ubuntu (or Linux distro you installed) in the right click menu.

Expected Behavior

Right click menu should display the ubuntu icon in the taskbar.

Actual Behavior

When right clicked it does not display the ubuntu icon which I installed from WSL just mentions the name.

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Originally created by @thisisRounakSingh on GitHub (Mar 18, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.19.10573.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.3296 ### Other Software [Ubuntu With WSL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about) ### Steps to reproduce [Install WSL by following this guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) - Pin Windows Terminal in the taskbar - Right click on it to see the icon of ubuntu (or Linux distro you installed) in the right click menu. ### Expected Behavior Right click menu should display the ubuntu icon in the taskbar. ### Actual Behavior When right clicked it does not display the ubuntu icon which I installed from WSL just mentions the name. ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/136148024/f751638b-1237-401c-86bf-7d2a95442585)
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:43:55 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2024):

Thanks for the report! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #10552 for more discussion.

/dup #10552

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2024): Thanks for the report! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #10552 for more discussion. /dup #10552
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 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#21413