Error in the behavior of creating a new terminal window #23797

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opened 2026-01-31 08:52:47 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @SSJ-ZYJ on GitHub (Nov 10, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.24.2682.0 / 1.23.12811.0

Windows build number

10.0.26200.7019

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Open Windows Terminal on a desktop.
Open Windows Terminal on other desktops.

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Actual Behavior

Even though I selected "Attach to the most recently used window on this desktop" for the "New instance behavior" in the settings, if I have an existing window on one desktop and create a new terminal on another desktop, it still attaches to the most recently used window (which is the terminal window on the first desktop).

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Originally created by @SSJ-ZYJ on GitHub (Nov 10, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.24.2682.0 / 1.23.12811.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26200.7019 ### Other Software _No response_ ### Steps to reproduce Open Windows Terminal on a desktop. Open Windows Terminal on other desktops. ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Actual Behavior Even though I selected "Attach to the most recently used window on this desktop" for the "New instance behavior" in the settings, if I have an existing window on one desktop and create a new terminal on another desktop, it still attaches to the most recently used window (which is the terminal window on the first desktop). ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7b887e49-f5cd-4054-9f12-9dfaf635a9bb)
claunia added the Issue-BugResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 08:52:48 +00:00
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@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025):

Thanks for filing! This is a /dup of #18652 which was fixed by #19458. The fix should be available on the Canary channel, but we'll propagate that fix up to Preview soon 🙂

@carlos-zamora commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025): Thanks for filing! This is a /dup of #18652 which was fixed by #19458. The fix should be available on the Canary channel, but we'll propagate that fix up to Preview soon 🙂
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2025): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report! <!-- Policy app identification https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=PullRequestIssueManagement. -->
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Reference: starred/terminal#23797