microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Cloud Shell terminal failed to initialize: The download of the specified resource has failed

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Area-AzureShell Issue-Bug Priority-2 Product-Terminal
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Description

Environment

Windows build number: [run `[Environment]::OSVersion` for powershell, or `ver` for cmd]

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.18363.836]

Windows Terminal version (if applicable):

Version: 0.11.1333.0

Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

Select "Azure Cloud Shell" in the pull down menu, select the tenant number

Expected behavior

Cloud Shell terminal should present

Actual behavior

Error is reported, the output as follows:

Requesting a cloud shell instance...
Succeeded.
Requesting a terminal (this might take a while)...
IXMLHttpRequest2Callback::OnError: -2146697208: The download of the specified resource has failed.

[process exited with code 1]

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Research direction

Reproduce the failure by selecting Azure Cloud Shell and a tenant in Windows Terminal, then compare the expected terminal startup with the reported IXMLHttpRequest2Callback error. Done means the Cloud Shell terminal initializes successfully instead of exiting with code 1.

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Assessment

Tech stack
azure, cpp
Domain
cli, cloud, 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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