microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Clicking shortcut to WT PowerShell profile opens 2 windows

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Area-Settings Issue-Bug Priority-2 Product-Terminal
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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.16.10261.0

### Windows build number

Edition Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 Installed on ‎12-‎8-‎2022 OS build 22621.1194 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22638.1000.0

### Other Software

PowerShell 7.3.2

### Steps to reproduce

1 Create a Windows shortcut with the command line `C:\Users\willp\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe -p "PowerShell"`
2 Create a matching WT profile
3 Click the shortcut

How many windows opened?

### Expected Behavior

I'd expect only at most one new window.

### Actual Behavior

With no WT widows open, I get two to the same profile.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the Windows shortcut command `wt.exe -p "PowerShell"` and a matching Windows Terminal profile. Trace the shortcut and profile launch handling, then verify that clicking the shortcut with no existing Terminal windows opens only one window for the selected profile.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, powershell
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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