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Bug: 'Open in Windows Terminal' shouldn't show if not installed

Open RobertAgee opened this issue 2 months ago • 3 comments

Description

'Open in Windows Terminal' is unresponsive, does not open either a command prompt or powershell window

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Right click in Files and choose 'Open in Windows Terminal' or use hot keys ctrl+`
  2. Nothing happens

What I've tried:

  1. Checked for hotkey conflicts
  2. Ensured the default terminal association works in other apps and Windows generally
  3. Resetting the Files app

Files Version

4.0.11.0

Windows Version

10.0.19044.6575

User ID

No response

Log File

debug.log

RobertAgee avatar Nov 16 '25 02:11 RobertAgee

Do you have Windows Terminal installed?

yaira2 avatar Nov 16 '25 03:11 yaira2

Thank you for quick reply!

I recently installed Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC, which unlike Windows 11, does not come with Windows Terminal by default, despite what the developer options would lead you to believe.

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Notably, unfortunately the log file doesn't catch if wt is not found or returns with an error. (would guess 'wt is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file')

Installing from https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases resolved the issue though!

RobertAgee avatar Nov 16 '25 05:11 RobertAgee

We should be detecting if Windows Terminal is installed, and if not, the option should be off and disabled.

mdtauk avatar Nov 16 '25 05:11 mdtauk