microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Residual pixels remain when overwriting half-block characters via partial WriteConsoleOutputW in conhost.exe

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Description

### Windows Terminal version

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### Windows build number

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### Other Software

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### Steps to reproduce

See attachment

[conhost_halfblock_artifact_report.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20259878/conhost_halfblock_artifact_report.txt)

### Expected Behavior

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### Actual Behavior

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Research direction

Start with conhost.exe and the attached conhost_halfblock_artifact_report.txt, then trace the partial WriteConsoleOutputW path described in the reproduction. Confirm the half-block overwrite case and identify why residual pixels remain. Done means the reported artifact no longer appears when half-block characters are overwritten.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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