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Add an option to disable the Windows menu on alt+space in Terminal #9927

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opened 2026-01-31 02:07:36 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:07:36 +00:00
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Originally created by @nwn on GitHub (Jul 30, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

This is in some sense the opposite feature from #5833: I'm requesting an option to not open the Windows menu when alt+space is pressed.

I have until now been working with WSL from the Powershell terminal, where the alt+space shortcut to open the Windows menu is disabled. This is convenient since I have alt+space mapped as a shortcut in several WSL applications (such as screen/tmux prefixes), but it no longer works when switching to Terminal.

The usual way of unbinding keys doesn't seem to do anything here:

{ "command": "unbound", "keys": "alt+space" }

It would be nice to have some way of unbinding this in Terminal.

Originally created by @nwn on GitHub (Jul 30, 2020). # Description of the new feature/enhancement This is in some sense the opposite feature from #5833: I'm requesting an option to _not_ open the Windows menu when `alt+space` is pressed. I have until now been working with WSL from the Powershell terminal, where the `alt+space` shortcut to open the Windows menu is disabled. This is convenient since I have `alt+space` mapped as a shortcut in several WSL applications (such as screen/tmux prefixes), but it no longer works when switching to Terminal. The usual way of unbinding keys doesn't seem to do anything here: ``` { "command": "unbound", "keys": "alt+space" } ``` It would be nice to have some way of unbinding this in Terminal.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:07:37 +00:00
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jul 31, 2020):

Fair enough. Thanks for the request!

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Jul 31, 2020): Fair enough. Thanks for the request!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:07:37 +00:00
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@FWest98 commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2021):

I have a similar usecase: I would like to associate Alt + Spaceto a command (tab search to be specific). This works, but the system dialog also still shows up. In Visual Studio and JetBrains-IDEs, this is prevented. So it would be nice if the system dialog no longer shows up when these keys are associated with a command.

@FWest98 commented on GitHub (Jul 24, 2021): I have a similar usecase: I would like to associate <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Space</kbd>to a command (tab search to be specific). This works, but the system dialog also still shows up. In Visual Studio and JetBrains-IDEs, this is prevented. So it would be nice if the system dialog no longer shows up when these keys are associated with a command.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 02:07:37 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021):

:tada:This issue was addressed in #10799, which has now been successfully released as Windows Terminal Preview v1.11.2421.0.🎉

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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2021): :tada:This issue was addressed in #10799, which has now been successfully released as `Windows Terminal Preview v1.11.2421.0`.:tada: Handy links: * [Release Notes](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/tag/v1.11.2421.0) * [Store Download](https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9n8g5rfz9xk3?cid=storebadge&ocid=badge)
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