microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Elevated profile doesn't open Quake terminal

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

main 7061c54

### Windows build number

10.0.19044.0

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

- add new profile and set `"elevate": true`
- open new profile
- close previous terminal window
- open Quake terminal

### Expected Behavior

- quake mode terminal

### Actual Behavior

- no quake mode terminal window:

![wt_elevate_quake_mode_not_working](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3933920/149632404-4cd1c007-80ee-4ef0-839d-b15b8ea7d920.png)

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on Windows 10.0.19044.0 using the main 7061c54 build: create a profile with "elevate": true, open it, close the previous terminal, and open Quake mode. Done means the elevated profile opens a Quake terminal window instead of no window appearing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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