microsoft / microsoft/terminal

This operation returned because the timeout period expired.

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Area-ShellExtension Issue-Bug Needs-Repro Product-Terminal
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Description

### Windows Terminal version

1.22.11751.0_x64

### Windows build number

10.0.19044.0

### Other Software

_No response_

### Steps to reproduce

1. Install it from winget or microsoft store or from github bundles.
2. try to run it.
Uninstalling/Installing does nothing. Before i "upgraded" i was using terminal preview 1.20 which worked perfectly.

### Expected Behavior

_No response_

### Actual Behavior

It hangs the entire file explorer and then displays "This operation returned because the timeout period expired."

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Research direction

Reproduce the launch failure on Windows 10.0.19044.0 with Windows Terminal 1.22.11751.0_x64 using the listed installation methods, then trace the launch path involved when File Explorer hangs and reports the timeout. Done means the terminal starts normally without blocking File Explorer or showing the timeout message.

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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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