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opened 2026-01-31 07:49:11 +00:00 by claunia · 10 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:49:11 +00:00
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Originally created by @ygoe on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024).

Originally assigned to: @DHowett on GitHub.

Windows Terminal version

1.19.10821.0

Windows build number

10.0.19045.4291

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Create profiles on one computer with VS 2022 Community, these include the following
    • Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022
    • Developer PowerShell for VS 2022
    • Git Bash
    • Visual Studio Debug Console
  2. Copy the content of settings.json to another computer with VS 2022 Professional
  3. Open the Terminal app

Expected Behavior

All profiles are there

Actual Behavior

All mentioned profiles are missing. But I can add duplicates of the first two, so they appear to be known but just hidden. The duplicates will have the "(copy)" name suffix which can be removed. After the process, they exist all twice in the listbox in "add profile". Interesting is that the start command is not included in the settings.json file, so I guess it comes from somewhere else on the system. I'd expect the profile definitions to be complete and not rely on external hidden system configuration.

Git Bash and the last one remain unavailable however. They simply cannot be added or shown on the new computer.

Looks like the Terminal profiles management has severe issues and can't even read or maintain a simple list.

Originally created by @ygoe on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024). Originally assigned to: @DHowett on GitHub. ### Windows Terminal version 1.19.10821.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.19045.4291 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Create profiles on one computer with VS 2022 Community, these include the following - Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022 - Developer PowerShell for VS 2022 - Git Bash - Visual Studio Debug Console 2. Copy the content of settings.json to another computer with VS 2022 Professional 3. Open the Terminal app ### Expected Behavior All profiles are there ### Actual Behavior All mentioned profiles are missing. But I can add duplicates of the first two, so they appear to be known but just hidden. The duplicates will have the "(copy)" name suffix which can be removed. After the process, they exist all twice in the listbox in "add profile". Interesting is that the start command is not included in the settings.json file, so I guess it comes from somewhere else on the system. I'd expect the profile definitions to be complete and not rely on external hidden system configuration. Git Bash and the last one remain unavailable however. They simply cannot be added or shown on the new computer. Looks like the Terminal profiles management has severe issues and can't even read or maintain a simple list.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024):

The Visual Studio profiles are "dynamic profiles" - they're maintained by the Terminal. Terminal will make them for you if it finds a VS install. If you move your settings to a machine without that version of VS installed, or uninstall VS, the terminal will also hide them for you.

Git Bash is a "fragment profile". That's created by Git Bash itself. You'll need to install git bash to have that profile show up.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024): The Visual Studio profiles are "[dynamic profiles](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/dynamic-profiles)" - they're maintained by the Terminal. Terminal will make them for you if it finds a VS install. If you move your settings to a machine without that version of VS installed, or uninstall VS, the terminal will also hide them for you. Git Bash is a "[fragment profile](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/json-fragment-extensions)". That's created by Git Bash itself. You'll need to install git bash to have that profile show up.
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@ygoe commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024):

So, what's broken then when Terminal won't show me the VS 2022 profiles or the Git Bash profile? All of them are installed. And do I need to take special care to clean up the settings file when copying it to another machine?

@ygoe commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024): So, what's broken then when Terminal won't show me the VS 2022 profiles or the Git Bash profile? All of them are installed. And do I need to take special care to clean up the settings file when copying it to another machine?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:49:13 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024):

Could you share your settings.json file/? (the state.json that's adjacent might also be helpful)

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2024): Could you share your [settings.json file](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions-(FAQ)#where-can-i-find-the-settings-file)/? (the `state.json` that's adjacent might also be helpful)
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@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024):

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@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024): ```json { "$help": "https://aka.ms/terminal-documentation", "$schema": "https://aka.ms/terminal-profiles-schema", "actions": [ { "command": { "action": "copy", "singleLine": false }, "keys": "ctrl+c" }, { "command": "paste", "keys": "ctrl+v" }, { "command": "find", "keys": "ctrl+shift+f" }, { "command": { "action": "splitPane", "split": "auto", "splitMode": "duplicate" }, "keys": "alt+shift+d" } ], "copyFormatting": "none", "copyOnSelect": false, "defaultProfile": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}", "initialRows": 40, "newTabMenu": [ { "type": "remainingProfiles" } ], "profiles": { "defaults": { "antialiasingMode": "cleartype", "font": { "face": "Consolas", "size": 10.0 }, "historySize": 50000, "useAtlasEngine": false }, "list": [ { "guid": "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}", "hidden": false, "name": "PowerShell", "source": "Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore" }, { "commandline": "\"C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe\"", 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"yellow": "#808000" } ], "showTabsInTitlebar": false, "tabWidthMode": "equal", "theme": "dark", "themes": [ { "name": "legacyDark", "tab": { "background": null, "showCloseButton": "always", "unfocusedBackground": null }, "window": { "applicationTheme": "dark", "useMica": false } }, { "name": "legacyLight", "tab": { "background": null, "showCloseButton": "always", "unfocusedBackground": null }, "window": { "applicationTheme": "light", "useMica": false } }, { "name": "legacySystem", "tab": { "background": null, "showCloseButton": "always", "unfocusedBackground": null }, "window": { "applicationTheme": "system", "useMica": false } } ], "useAcrylicInTabRow": false, "windowingBehavior": "useExisting" } ```
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

Thanks! Could you also share a copy of the state.json /?

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): Thanks! Could you also share a copy of the `state.json` /?
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@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

{
	"dismissedMessages" : 
	[
		"setAsDefault",
		"closeOnExitInfo"
	],
	"generatedProfiles" : 
	[
		"{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}",
		"{807ee6ac-575b-5fc3-addf-d6b776d86c4c}",
		"{7990c245-801b-5dac-b188-4c24a940312e}",
		"{2ece5bfe-50ed-5f3a-ab87-5cd4baafed2b}",
		"{16208362-94fc-5b1f-a491-5b2624d5ab56}",
		"{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}"
	],
	"settingsHash" : "ad91168ea1206c89-01d9eb26187bfb72"
}
@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): ```json { "dismissedMessages" : [ "setAsDefault", "closeOnExitInfo" ], "generatedProfiles" : [ "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}", "{807ee6ac-575b-5fc3-addf-d6b776d86c4c}", "{7990c245-801b-5dac-b188-4c24a940312e}", "{2ece5bfe-50ed-5f3a-ab87-5cd4baafed2b}", "{16208362-94fc-5b1f-a491-5b2624d5ab56}", "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}" ], "settingsHash" : "ad91168ea1206c89-01d9eb26187bfb72" } ```
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024):

  • "{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}": Azure Cloud Shell
  • "{807ee6ac-575b-5fc3-addf-d6b776d86c4c}": Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022
  • "{7990c245-801b-5dac-b188-4c24a940312e}": Developer PowerShell for VS 2022
  • "{2ece5bfe-50ed-5f3a-ab87-5cd4baafed2b}": Git Bash
  • "{16208362-94fc-5b1f-a491-5b2624d5ab56}": Visual Studio Debug Console
  • "{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}": PowerShell Core

I bet, if you close the Terminal, delete state.json, and then start the Terminal, it should re-detect the VS ones. That's a guess.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (May 8, 2024): * `"{b453ae62-4e3d-5e58-b989-0a998ec441b8}"`: Azure Cloud Shell * `"{807ee6ac-575b-5fc3-addf-d6b776d86c4c}"`: Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022 * `"{7990c245-801b-5dac-b188-4c24a940312e}"`: Developer PowerShell for VS 2022 * `"{2ece5bfe-50ed-5f3a-ab87-5cd4baafed2b}"`: Git Bash * `"{16208362-94fc-5b1f-a491-5b2624d5ab56}"`: Visual Studio Debug Console * `"{574e775e-4f2a-5b96-ac1e-a2962a402336}"`: PowerShell Core I _bet_, if you close the Terminal, delete `state.json`, and then start the Terminal, it should re-detect the VS ones. That's a guess.
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@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 11, 2024):

Sorry, that doesn't change anything.

I guess that Terminal's settings system is broken. I can't really use it to copy settings to another computer. What would I need that settings file for then? It's really a pain to use that app.

@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 11, 2024): Sorry, that doesn't change anything. I guess that Terminal's settings system is broken. I can't really use it to copy settings to another computer. What would I need that settings file for then? It's really a pain to use that app.
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@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 11, 2024):

Trying this on another separate computer now and the Git Bash profile just won't appear. The app itself is available from the start menu, but it can't go into the Terminal app. The saved profile in the settings is simply ignored. So there is definitely a bug in there. This issue needs relabelling from question to bug.

Plus, deleting the state file also messes up the settings file. Profiles and settings keys are reordered and deleted and reinserted. Some profiles are generated, some are deleted. What the heck? I added my profiles on purpose, not to have them deleted on next occasion. Not sure this app is ready for use yet. It does what it wants, not what I want. Not working for me.

@ygoe commented on GitHub (May 11, 2024): Trying this on another separate computer now and the Git Bash profile just won't appear. The app itself is available from the start menu, but it can't go into the Terminal app. The saved profile in the settings is simply ignored. So there is definitely a bug in there. This issue needs relabelling from question to bug. Plus, deleting the state file also messes up the settings file. Profiles and settings keys are reordered and deleted and reinserted. Some profiles are generated, some are deleted. What the heck? I added my profiles on purpose, not to have them deleted on next occasion. Not sure this app is ready for use yet. It does what it wants, not what I want. Not working for me.
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@BradKnowles commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2025):

I've encountered the same issue. Deleting my state.json did cause profiles to be regenerated. However, I wouldn't say it worked.

Both computers are running Windows Terminal 1.23.12681.0.

Issues

  • The deleted Azure Cloud Shell profile from computer 1, was regenerated on computer 2.
  • My Developer Command/PowerShell for VS 2022 were regenerated instead of reusing the settings from computer 1.
    • This may be caused by different editions of VS (Community vs Professional) being installed though.
  • I already had a profile defined for Ubuntu 24.04 but a new one was regenerated for Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS
    • Even though both computers have been updated to Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS as reported by lsb_release -a
    • When I try to launch the new Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS I get this error
    • [error 2147942402 (0x80070002) when launching `ubuntu2404.exe'] The system cannot find the file specified.
  • The same issues for Ubuntu 22.04 it seems.

What is the right way to manage settings across multiple computers?

@BradKnowles commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2025): I've encountered the same issue. Deleting my `state.json` did cause profiles to be regenerated. However, I wouldn't say it worked. Both computers are running Windows Terminal `1.23.12681.0`. Issues - The deleted `Azure Cloud Shell` profile from computer 1, was regenerated on computer 2. - My `Developer Command/PowerShell for VS 2022` were regenerated instead of reusing the settings from computer 1. - This may be caused by different editions of VS (Community vs Professional) being installed though. - I already had a profile defined for `Ubuntu 24.04` but a new one was regenerated for `Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS` - Even though both computers have been updated to `Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS` as reported by `lsb_release -a` - When I try to launch the new `Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS` I get this error - ```[error 2147942402 (0x80070002) when launching `ubuntu2404.exe'] The system cannot find the file specified.``` - The same issues for Ubuntu 22.04 it seems. What is the right way to manage settings across multiple computers?
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