Cursor blinks when terminal is continuously being fed data from stdout. #6879

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opened 2026-01-31 00:49:36 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @ARitz-Cracker on GitHub (Mar 15, 2020).

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Windows build number:  10.0.18363.720
Windows Terminal version: 0.9.433.0

Steps to reproduce

Run the following batch file using cmd.exe within Windows Terminal

@echo off
:loop
echo a
goto loop

Expected behavior

Cursor should not blink, like in conhost.exe.

Actual behavior

Cursor is blinking

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 00:49:36 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2020):

/dup #1087

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2020): /dup #1087
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2020):

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 (Mar 16, 2020): 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#6879