Windows Terminal crashes on startup when background image is configured while using text cursor indicator accessibility option. #6491

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opened 2026-01-31 00:40:13 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @mave-panda on GitHub (Feb 17, 2020).

Environment

Windows build number: 5.1.19564.1000
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.9.433.0

Any other software? None

Steps to reproduce

Enable text cursor indicator via Settings, Ease of Access, Text cursor, Turn on text cursor indicator.

Configure background image via json file.

Run Windows Terminal.

Expected behavior

WIndows Terminal should start with the configured background image.

Actual behavior

Windows Terminal crashes on startup until the background image configuration is removed from the json file.

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Reference: starred/terminal#6491