Terminal ignores defaultprofile setting #7767

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opened 2026-01-31 01:12:11 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @tomlm on GitHub (Apr 28, 2020).

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Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.778]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.11.1121.0

Steps to reproduce

I have 9 profiles defined with defaultProfile pointing to a profile guid

  1. start terminal

Expected behavior

For defaultProfile to be honored, or first profile to be used.

Actual behavior

first tab window defaults to POWERSHELL profile regardless of "defaultProfile" setting. Even if I remove the powershell profile it still defaults to powershell on startup.

This behavior started after the latest upgrade. It used to work just fine.

attached is profile
profiles.txt

Originally created by @tomlm on GitHub (Apr 28, 2020). # Environment ```none Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.778] Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 0.11.1121.0 ``` # Steps to reproduce I have 9 profiles defined with defaultProfile pointing to a profile guid 1. start terminal # Expected behavior For defaultProfile to be honored, or first profile to be used. # Actual behavior first tab window defaults to POWERSHELL profile regardless of "defaultProfile" setting. Even if I remove the powershell profile it still defaults to powershell on startup. This behavior started after the latest upgrade. It used to work just fine. attached is profile [profiles.txt](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/files/4546585/profiles.txt)
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 01:12:11 +00:00
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Reference: starred/terminal#7767