Terminal hangs for now reason after being unfocused #23716

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opened 2026-01-31 08:50:14 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @jarredou on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025).

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Steps to reproduce

Open terminal, click on another windows so terminal is not focused, go back to terminal => hangs and freeeze with CPU going crazy for few minutes.

Expected Behavior

Open terminal, click on another windows so terminal is not focused, go back to terminal => instant focus and activation, with no hangs or freezing, without CPU going crazy because I've switched from one window to another.

Actual Behavior

hangs and freeeze with CPU going crazy for few minutes.

Originally created by @jarredou on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version latest ### Windows build number _No response_ ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Open terminal, click on another windows so terminal is not focused, go back to terminal => hangs and freeeze with CPU going crazy for few minutes. ### Expected Behavior Open terminal, click on another windows so terminal is not focused, go back to terminal => instant focus and activation, with no hangs or freezing, without CPU going crazy because I've switched from one window to another. ### Actual Behavior hangs and freeeze with CPU going crazy for few minutes.
claunia added the Needs-TriageIssue-BugNeeds-Author-FeedbackNo-Recent-Activity labels 2026-01-31 08:50:15 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2025):

Unfortunately we haven't been able to repro this. If you get it in that state again, can you share a dump file from WindowsTerminal.exe/? That'll help pinpoint where the hang is.

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2025): Unfortunately we haven't been able to repro this. If you get it in that state again, can you share a dump file from WindowsTerminal.exe/? That'll help pinpoint where the hang is.
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2025):

Dump instructions: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/wiki/Troubleshooting-Tips#capture-with-task-manager

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Oct 22, 2025): Dump instructions: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/wiki/Troubleshooting-Tips#capture-with-task-manager
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2025):

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for 4 days. It will be closed if no further activity occurs within 3 days of this comment.

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2025): This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been marked as requiring author feedback but has not had any activity for **4 days**. It will be closed if no further activity occurs **within 3 days of this comment**. <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#23716