The data area passed to a system call is too small. #4072

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opened 2026-01-30 23:37:18 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @jdudleyintelliflo on GitHub (Sep 26, 2019).

Environment

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18362.0

Steps to reproduce

Install app from windows store OR build from source and deploy Cascadia package.

Expected behavior

Terminal runs successfully.

Actual behavior

Error "The data area passed to a system call is too small." is shown and terminal does not open.

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claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-30 23:37:18 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#4072