Display a new WSL distro in the profiles list #3555

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opened 2026-01-30 23:24:15 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @olivbau on GitHub (Aug 24, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.18362.295]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): Version: 0.3.2171.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install Windows Terminal
  2. Install a Linux Distribution from Windows Store
  3. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux
  4. Reboot
  5. Launch the WSL distro and configure it
  6. Reboot

Expected behavior

Display the WSL distro in the profiles list
Or add easy way to add it

Actual behavior

The WSL distro not appear in the profiles list

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-30 23:24:15 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#3555