Reproducible freeze / hang in Windows Terminal when under stress and zooming text #4989

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opened 2026-01-31 00:02:25 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @Treit on GitHub (Nov 14, 2019).

Environment

Windows build number: 10.0.19023.0
Windows Terminal version: 0.6.2951.0

Steps to reproduce

  1. Download the following simple C# project:
    https://github.com/Treit/TerminalStress/tree/master/src
  2. Launch wt.exe (Windows Terminal) and start a Developer Command Prompt for VS2019
  3. Execute 'dotnet run' from the folder to which you downloaded the project in step 1.
  4. While the stress application is running, hold down Ctrl and use the mouse wheel to 'zoom' the text to be larger.

Expected behavior

No hang.

Actual behavior

The terminal freezes and becomes unresponsive.

Originally created by @Treit on GitHub (Nov 14, 2019). # Environment Windows build number: 10.0.19023.0 Windows Terminal version: 0.6.2951.0 # Steps to reproduce 1. Download the following simple C# project: https://github.com/Treit/TerminalStress/tree/master/src 2. Launch wt.exe (Windows Terminal) and start a Developer Command Prompt for VS2019 3. Execute 'dotnet run' from the folder to which you downloaded the project in step 1. 4. While the stress application is running, hold down Ctrl and use the mouse wheel to 'zoom' the text to be larger. # Expected behavior No hang. # Actual behavior The terminal freezes and becomes unresponsive.
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 00:02:25 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2019):

This turned out to be a different version of /dup #1360.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 2019): This turned out to be a different version of /dup #1360.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 14, 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 (Nov 14, 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#4989