Serious freeze when opening first Terminal window #23019

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opened 2026-01-31 08:30:04 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @PaszaVonPomiot on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.21.10351.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install terminal from Windows Store
  2. Open terminal from start menu

Expected Behavior

No freezes, no blackouts

Actual Behavior

After starting first Terminal window for about 10 seconds there is a serious freeze including:

  • terminal window freeze
  • mouse cursor freeze
  • total screen blackout
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After freeze ends I can open new tabs or new Terminal window without another freeze. But when I close all Terminals then again the first will be affected by that freeze.

Changing default profile to Command Prompt doesn't stop those freezes.

This might be fresh bug as there is similar report on the superuser:
https://superuser.com/questions/1884604/launching-windows-terminal-freezes-the-os-for-several-seconds?newreg=46c574e06a0747edb57eb0fe7ccfe391

Originally created by @PaszaVonPomiot on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.21.10351.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.22631.0 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce 1. Install terminal from Windows Store 2. Open terminal from start menu ### Expected Behavior No freezes, no blackouts ### Actual Behavior After starting first Terminal window for about 10 seconds there is a serious freeze including: - terminal window freeze - mouse cursor freeze - total screen blackout ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5c65c49f-b64d-4166-ac7e-d9c0195d940b) After freeze ends I can open new tabs or new Terminal window without another freeze. But when I close all Terminals then again the first will be affected by that freeze. Changing default profile to Command Prompt doesn't stop those freezes. This might be fresh bug as there is similar report on the superuser: https://superuser.com/questions/1884604/launching-windows-terminal-freezes-the-os-for-several-seconds?newreg=46c574e06a0747edb57eb0fe7ccfe391
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-Bug labels 2026-01-31 08:30:04 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#23019