microsoft / microsoft/terminal

System Error dialog cannot display with Command Prompt

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.18.2681.0/1.19.2682.0

### Windows build number

10.0.19045.3516/10.0.22631.2361

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

1. Launch Windows Terminal using "Open with Terminal" in explorer context menu.
2. Switch to Command Prompt.
3. Execute a dll missing or runtime error CLI program binary using Command Prompt.
4. System Error dialog cannot display. (no error information display, but process exited)

### Expected Behavior

Display a system error dialog. (if launch cmd.exe or Windows Terminal in Win+R direct, and execute a dll missing or runtime error CLI program binary, it can display system error dialog)

### Actual Behavior

System Error dialog cannot display.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure with the listed Windows Terminal versions: launch through Explorer's "Open with Terminal", switch to Command Prompt, and run a CLI binary with a missing DLL or runtime error. Compare this with launching cmd.exe or Windows Terminal through Win+R; done means the system error dialog appears in the Explorer-launched path as well.

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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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