microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Windows Terminal does not start -> errors in console and GUI (Dialog with "Wrong parameter")
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
1.15.2874.0
### Windows build number
10.0.19044.2251
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
I have installed Windows Terminal with winget successfully.
winget install Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
Try to start Windows Terminal from start menu or from console with wt.
Alias for app execution is set for Terminal / wt.exe.
### Expected Behavior
Windows Terminal opens.
### Actual Behavior
Click on Terminal in start menu -> Nothing happens
Normal user:
- Powershell: wt
```
ResourceUnavailable: Program 'wt.exe' failed to run: An error occurred trying to start process 'C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe' with working directory 'C:\Users\'. Falscher Parameter.At line:1 char:1
+ wt
+ ~~.
```
Admin:
- Powershell: wt
```
Fehler beim Ausführen des Programms "wt.exe": Falscher ParameterIn Zeile:1 Zeichen:1
+ wt
+ ~~.
In Zeile:1 Zeichen:1
+ wt
+ ~~
+ CategoryInfo : ResourceUnavailable: (:) [], ApplicationFailedException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandFailed
```
Normal user or Admin: Starting from
```
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe
```
→ Dialog: "Falscher Parameter" (= Wrong parameter)
I have done a Windows 10 21H2 inplace upgrade and reinstalled Windows Terminal afterwards. Did not help.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure through the Start menu, PowerShell `wt`, and the mentioned `C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe` entry point on Windows 10 21H2. Trace why startup returns the “Wrong parameter” error for both normal and elevated users, then verify that Windows Terminal opens successfully through each reported path.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100