Crashing after switching tabs using an Xbox controller #23895

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opened 2026-01-31 08:55:24 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @GlassesMita on GitHub (Dec 22, 2025).

Windows Terminal version

1.23.13503.0

Windows build number

10.0.26220.0

Other Software

Windows Terminal Preview (for A/B comparison): 1.24.2682.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Windows Terminal
  2. Create New Tabs
  3. Switch to random tab
  4. (Additional) If it doesn't crash, try switching tabs multiple times
  5. (Additional Test) Repeating the above steps in Windows Terminal Preview still results in a crash.

Expected Behavior

Switch to target tab without crash

Actual Behavior

Program crashed after a few seconds.

Reproduction Steps Video Recording

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/79fa0120-4724-4df3-9b0a-bfc879f02e1a

Originally created by @GlassesMita on GitHub (Dec 22, 2025). ### Windows Terminal version 1.23.13503.0 ### Windows build number 10.0.26220.0 ### Other Software Windows Terminal Preview (for A/B comparison): 1.24.2682.0 ## Steps to reproduce 1. Open Windows Terminal 2. Create New Tabs 3. Switch to random tab 4. (Additional) If it doesn't crash, try switching tabs multiple times 5. (Additional Test) Repeating the above steps in Windows Terminal Preview still results in a crash. ### Expected Behavior Switch to target tab without crash ### Actual Behavior Program crashed after a few seconds. ### Reproduction Steps Video Recording https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/79fa0120-4724-4df3-9b0a-bfc879f02e1a
claunia added the Issue-BugProduct-TerminalPriority-2Area-Windowing labels 2026-01-31 08:55:24 +00:00
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@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2026):

Yep, that's easy enough to repro. 👍 It took me roughly ~10 tab switches with 3 tabs open.

@lhecker commented on GitHub (Jan 5, 2026): Yep, that's easy enough to repro. 👍 It took me roughly ~10 tab switches with 3 tabs open.
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Reference: starred/terminal#23895