microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Terminal shows an empty window and then a conhost window opens after 30s when used as default terminal application
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- C++
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Description
### Windows Terminal version
1.18.3181.0
### Windows build number
10.0.26020.1000
### Other Software
_No response_
### Steps to reproduce
1. Run cmd from the Start box or Start Menu.
### Expected Behavior
1. Windows Terminal to open with the specified console application.
### Actual Behavior
1. A Windows Terminal opened without any session in it.
2. 30 seconds pass.
3. A fallback conhost appears with my desired program.
4. Upon exiting the desired program and conhost closing, the Windows Terminal launches a PowerShell session.
See this video: https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/82626/bd07a775-f033-43dc-b8a8-7c793c90fcd1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the launch flow described: run cmd from the Start box or Start Menu with Windows Terminal set as the default terminal application. Investigate the terminal startup path and the 30-second fallback to conhost, then verify that the requested console application opens directly in Windows Terminal without an empty window or delayed fallback.
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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