Terminal hangs after second invalid invocation of "start powershel" #4678

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opened 2026-01-30 23:53:56 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @grkramer on GitHub (Oct 26, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.18363.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.6.2951.0

Any other software?
No

Steps to reproduce

  1. Launch Terminal
  2. Open a new cmd tab
  3. Type 'start powershel' and then press enter. The misspelling of PowerShell is part of the repro
  4. A dialog box pops up indicating that 'powershel' cannot be started. Dismiss the dialog box
  5. Type 'start powershel' and then press enter again.

Expected behavior

The same dialog box appears indicating the error and I can dismiss the dialog and continue using the cmd tab.

Actual behavior

The cmd tab hangs and there is no dialog box. Ctrl-C does not recover and the only option I've found to exit this state is to close the tab.

Originally created by @grkramer on GitHub (Oct 26, 2019). # Environment Windows build number: 10.0.18363.0 Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.6.2951.0 Any other software? No # Steps to reproduce 1. Launch Terminal 2. Open a new cmd tab 3. Type 'start powershel' and then press enter. The misspelling of PowerShell is part of the repro 4. A dialog box pops up indicating that 'powershel' cannot be started. Dismiss the dialog box 5. Type 'start powershel' and then press enter again. # Expected behavior The same dialog box appears indicating the error and I can dismiss the dialog and continue using the cmd tab. # Actual behavior The cmd tab hangs and there is no dialog box. Ctrl-C does not recover and the only option I've found to exit this state is to close the tab.
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Reference: starred/terminal#4678