startingDirectory prevent terminal from opening in the current directory #3143

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opened 2026-01-30 23:14:07 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @chungweileong94 on GitHub (Aug 5, 2019).

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Windows build number: 18362.267
Windows Terminal version: 0.3.2142.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open a directory in explorer.exe
  2. Type 'wt' in the search bar to launch the terminal

Expected behavior

The terminal starting directory should be the same as the directory in explorer.exe.

Actual behavior

The terminal starting directory always use the startingDirectory value in the settings instead of the current directory.

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Reference: starred/terminal#3143