microsoft / microsoft/terminal
Entire screen randomly tearing and flickering during normal usage
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Description
Environment
Windows build number: [Environment]::OSVersion
Windows Terminal version: Version: 0.5.2762.0
LG Ultra HD (3840x2160@60Hz), 150% scale in windows
3072MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
No background image set in windows terminal. Removed my profiles.json recently to start fresh.
Steps to reproduce
Just happens after using the terminal for some amount of time. I am not sure what other information may be helpful in tracking this down.
Expected behavior
Screen doesnt flicker/tear
Actual behavior
When the Windows Terminal is focused it will randomly start to cause the entire screen (not just the Windows Terminal) to flicker and tear. I see the windows terminal window flickering in random parts of the screen. The tears show up as individual lines of pixels just randomly tearing/flickering across random parts of the screen.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the reported environment, including the Windows Terminal version, display configuration, GPU, and refresh rate, then examine the 41-comment thread for any confirmed diagnosis or reproduction details. The issue is resolved when normal terminal usage no longer causes screen-wide flickering or tearing, but the payload does not identify a file, entry point, or test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100