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Support mouse-like navigation with Windows virtual touchpad in Administrator mode #23689

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opened 2026-01-31 08:49:20 +00:00 by claunia · 6 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:20 +00:00
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Originally created by @alisonatwork on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025).

Description of the new feature

Windows has a built-in virtual touchpad that can be used on touchscreen-enabled devices to navigate touch-averse apps with a regular mouse cursor and left/right mouse buttons. Unfortunately this virtual touchpad has no effect in Windows Terminal. Not only can you not select any text in the terminal (see #5159) but you can't even switch tabs or open the setting menu. Windows Terminal appears to completely ignore the cursor altogether. Even if selection can't be fixed, it would be nice to at least navigate the tabs and settings.

Edit to add: it appears that this bug only manifests when the Terminal has been opened in Administrator mode.

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Originally created by @alisonatwork on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025). ### Description of the new feature Windows has a built-in virtual touchpad that can be used on touchscreen-enabled devices to navigate touch-averse apps with a regular mouse cursor and left/right mouse buttons. Unfortunately this virtual touchpad has no effect in Windows Terminal. Not only can you not select any text in the terminal (see #5159) but you can't even switch tabs or open the setting menu. Windows Terminal appears to completely ignore the cursor altogether. Even if selection can't be fixed, it would be nice to at least navigate the tabs and settings. Edit to add: it appears that this bug only manifests when the Terminal has been opened in Administrator mode. ### Proposed technical implementation details _No response_
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:21 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025):

Huh, that's surprising. Thanks for filing!

Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it to repro.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/286eaa6f-5f26-4468-8e51-2e6d96b9a14f

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025): Huh, that's surprising. Thanks for filing! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it to repro. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/286eaa6f-5f26-4468-8e51-2e6d96b9a14f
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:21 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025):

Well with that edit, the bug has become suitably horrifying. LOL.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025): Well with that edit, the bug has become suitably _horrifying_. LOL.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:21 +00:00
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@alisonatwork commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025):

Interesting, I've just gone back to check and it immediately worked. So then I tried again in my original window and I realized it was a terminal opened via the Terminal (Admin) start menu option. For some reason it appears that the Admin mode doesn't register virtual mouse input.

@alisonatwork commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025): Interesting, I've just gone back to check and it immediately worked. So then I tried again in my original window and I realized it was a terminal opened via the `Terminal (Admin)` start menu option. For some reason it appears that the Admin mode doesn't register virtual mouse input.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:22 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025):

UGH. Okay, so... This is MSFT-40147433 (dropping this for any microsoft folks who come by) which suggests that it doesn't work for any elevated applications. That sucks. What sucks more is that it's from 3 years ago and was resolved as "Won't Fix" (or really, "By Design", but you know. Six of one, half-dozen of the other.)

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2025): UGH. Okay, so... This is MSFT-40147433 (dropping this for any microsoft folks who come by) which suggests that it doesn't work for _any_ elevated applications. That sucks. What sucks more is that it's from 3 years ago and was resolved as "Won't Fix" (or really, "By Design", but you know. Six of one, half-dozen of the other.)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:22 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025):

Alright. I'm going to have to close this one out as a platform limitation. I'm sorry.

I kicked the internal thread about it and I'll keep you up to date on the internal investigation. 🙂

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025): Alright. I'm going to have to close this one out as a platform limitation. I'm sorry. I kicked the internal thread about it and I'll keep you up to date on the internal investigation. 🙂
claunia commented 2026-01-31 08:49:22 +00:00
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@alisonatwork commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025):

Fair enough, thanks for looking into it! 👍

@alisonatwork commented on GitHub (Oct 15, 2025): Fair enough, thanks for looking into it! 👍
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