Running Terminal as admin then locking the screen causes the screen to go black #22570

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opened 2026-01-31 08:17:17 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @nassoor on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024).

Windows Terminal version

1.21.3231.0

Windows build number

26100.2314

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. log in as standard user
  2. launch Terminal as admin
  3. lock the screen

Expected Behavior

To be able to interact with the device

Actual Behavior

  • the screen goes black except for the mouse pointer in the middle
  • ctrl+alt+ delete does nothing
  • only solution is to force shutdown
Originally created by @nassoor on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024). ### Windows Terminal version 1.21.3231.0 ### Windows build number 26100.2314 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. log in as standard user 2. launch Terminal as admin 3. lock the screen ### Expected Behavior To be able to interact with the device ### Actual Behavior - the screen goes black except for the mouse pointer in the middle - ctrl+alt+ delete does nothing - only solution is to force shutdown
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 08:17:17 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#22570