Unable to link GitHub to Terminal when running as administrator #22733

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opened 2026-01-31 08:21:53 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @Goo-aw233 on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.23.10011.0

Windows build number

10.0.27766.1000

Other Software

Microsoft Edge Canary 133.0.3056.0

Steps to reproduce

Run Terminal as administrator > Link GitHub to Terminal

Expected Behavior

Link to GitHub as normal as if you were running Terminal as a normal user

Actual Behavior

Long periods of time at "Awaiting authentication completion from browser..." and not responding (even though I have the browser proxy turned off)
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Originally created by @Goo-aw233 on GitHub (Jan 5, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.10011.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.27766.1000 ### Other Software Microsoft Edge Canary 133.0.3056.0 ### Steps to reproduce Run Terminal as administrator > Link GitHub to Terminal ### Expected Behavior Link to GitHub as normal as if you were running Terminal as a normal user ### Actual Behavior Long periods of time at "Awaiting authentication completion from browser..." and not responding (even though I have the browser proxy turned off) ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/efcbd712-9fb0-45bb-bec0-2e50c2db1b8c)
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 08:21:53 +00:00
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@jasonwei1002 commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025):

I encountered the same issue.

@jasonwei1002 commented on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025): I encountered the same issue.
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@thebubbsy commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2025):

Same issue here

@thebubbsy commented on GitHub (Feb 12, 2025): Same issue here
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025):

Thanks! I think this is a /dup of #18158.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025): Thanks! I think this is a /dup of #18158.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025):

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!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025): 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! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#22733