Open in Terminal option not initially appearing in the context menu #22738

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opened 2026-01-31 08:22:02 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @raziel711 on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.21.3231.0 and 1.22.3232.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.0

Other Software

N/A

Steps to reproduce

  1. Reboot the computer or restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager. Then, right click on the desktop background or a folder background. The context menu does not show the "Open in Terminal" entry:
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  2. Click on the desktop/folder background for a second time. Now the entry appears:
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Expected Behavior

The Open in Terminal context menu entry should appear on the first right click after restarting Explorer or rebooting the computer.

Actual Behavior

It takes opening the context menu twice in order for the Terminal context menu entry to appear. It also does not have to be right clicking on the same element two times in a row. For instance, after restarting Explorer, right clicking on a file and then right clicking on the desktop background will cause the Open in Terminal entry to appear.

Originally created by @raziel711 on GitHub (Jan 6, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.21.3231.0 and 1.22.3232.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.0 ### Other Software N/A ### Steps to reproduce 1. Reboot the computer or restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager. Then, right click on the desktop background or a folder background. The context menu does not show the "Open in Terminal" entry: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/743c3b89-633d-41c5-911e-0494e19a3e8a) 2. Click on the desktop/folder background for a second time. Now the entry appears: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/32ee0bb9-f8d2-4487-bcea-559357f95698) ### Expected Behavior The Open in Terminal context menu entry should appear on the first right click after restarting Explorer or rebooting the computer. ### Actual Behavior It takes opening the context menu twice in order for the Terminal context menu entry to appear. It also does not have to be right clicking on the same element two times in a row. For instance, after restarting Explorer, right clicking on a file and then right clicking on the desktop background will cause the Open in Terminal entry to appear.
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-ExternalNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-31 08:22:03 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#22738