Open windows from a previous session not working #23302

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opened 2026-01-31 08:38:16 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @nielpattin on GitHub (May 28, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.23.11132.0 PREVIEW BUILD

Windows build number

10.0.26100.4061

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Steps to reproduce

  • Type something and close the terminal
  • Open it again and there you are, no restore from last session

Expected Behavior

On stable build 1.22.11141.0 it's working
But on Preview build 1.23.11132.0 it just doesn't work

Actual Behavior

It just open with default profile

Originally created by @nielpattin on GitHub (May 28, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.11132.0 PREVIEW BUILD ### Windows build number 10.0.26100.4061 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce - Type something and close the terminal - Open it again and there you are, no restore from last session ### Expected Behavior On stable build 1.22.11141.0 it's working But on Preview build 1.23.11132.0 it just doesn't work ### Actual Behavior It just open with default profile
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Attention labels 2026-01-31 08:38:17 +00:00
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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

We've found some similar issues:

  • #18525 , similarity score: 83%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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@similar-issues-ai[bot] commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): We've found some similar issues: - #18525 , similarity score: 83% If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue. > Note: You can give me feedback by 👍 or 👎 this comment.
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

Thanks for filing! How are you quitting Terminal? Can you share a copy of your settings.json/?

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): Thanks for filing! How are you quitting Terminal? Can you share a copy of your `settings.json`/?
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

Ah, and a copy of state.json as well--which will hopefully be populated with your session when you exit. It lives next to settings.json.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): Ah, and a copy of `state.json` as well--which will _hopefully_ be populated with your session when you exit. It lives next to `settings.json`.
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@nielpattin commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025):

@DHowett Hmm, it seems like it loads the settings from Terminal (1.22) that were installed on my machine, and maybe they conflict. Because when I reinstalled the preview Terminal 1.23, it broke the UI so much that nothing worked after save, and I had to delete settings.json and any files next to it. Now, when I start fresh, it works again.

@nielpattin commented on GitHub (May 28, 2025): @DHowett Hmm, it seems like it loads the settings from Terminal (1.22) that were installed on my machine, and maybe they conflict. Because when I reinstalled the preview Terminal 1.23, it broke the UI so much that nothing worked after save, and I had to delete settings.json and any files next to it. Now, when I start fresh, it works again.
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Reference: starred/terminal#23302