Tab title gets reset by Win32 apps in WSL #4829

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opened 2026-01-30 23:57:38 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @heaths on GitHub (Nov 6, 2019).

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Platform ServicePack Version      VersionString
-------- ----------- -------      -------------
 Win32NT             10.0.18363.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0

+ Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS via WSL

Steps to reproduce

  1. Create profile for Ubuntu.
  2. Set "tabTitle": "Ubuntu" in config.
  3. Start bash tab. Notice title says "Ubuntu".
  4. Run Win32 console program: sc.exe

Expected behavior

Title still shows "Ubuntu"

Actual behavior

Title shows, before and after running the program, "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe"

Originally created by @heaths on GitHub (Nov 6, 2019). # Environment ```none Platform ServicePack Version VersionString -------- ----------- ------- ------------- Win32NT 10.0.18363.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0 + Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS via WSL ``` # Steps to reproduce 1. Create profile for Ubuntu. 2. Set `"tabTitle": "Ubuntu"` in config. 3. Start bash tab. Notice title says "Ubuntu". 4. Run Win32 console program: sc.exe # Expected behavior Title still shows "Ubuntu" # Actual behavior Title shows, before and after running the program, "C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe"
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-30 23:57:38 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#4829