Failed to open a shell in current dir when type wt in location bar of File Explore #4490

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opened 2026-01-30 23:49:00 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @AlanDecode on GitHub (Oct 16, 2019).

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Windows build number: 10.0.18362.418
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.5.2762.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open File Explore
  2. Navigate to some directory
  3. Type wt in the location bar, hit Enter

Expected behavior

A new Terminal window is started and the current path set to current directory in File Explore.

Actual behavior

The current path in new started shell is always home dir, for me, C:\Users\Alan.

More Info

I followed instructions in #1060 and deleted startingDirectory in profiles.json, but still no luck.

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-30 23:49:00 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2019):

Sorry for the confusion. There's some other instruction in #1060 that should help (mainly: set startingDirectory to null instead of deleting it.)

This'll be addressed by /dup #878.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2019): Sorry for the confusion. There's some other instruction in #1060 that should help (mainly: set `startingDirectory` to `null` instead of deleting it.) This'll be addressed by /dup #878.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2019):

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!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2019): 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!
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Reference: starred/terminal#4490