microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Terminal crashes when opening Settings

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.14.1962.0

### Windows build number

10.0.19044.1826

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

Open Windows Terminal
Either press `Ctrl + ,` or open Settings from the dropdown menu

### Expected Behavior

Expected to open the Settings Tab

### Actual Behavior

Windows terminal crashed, sometimes it became unresponsive and crashed after a few seconds

Extra note: Opening settings(JSON) works fine through command palette

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the crash on Windows Terminal 1.14.1962.0 with Windows build 10.0.19044.1826, using both Ctrl + , and the dropdown Settings entry. Compare those paths with opening Settings JSON through the command palette; done means the Settings tab opens without becoming unresponsive or crashing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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