Terminal window abends when elevated

[noonand]

Windows Terminal version

1.22.11141.0

Windows build number

23H2 (OS Build: 22631.5624)

Other Software

None relevant

Steps to reproduce

1. Start Terminal as an admin user
2. Open a Command Prompt tab
3. Open another PowerShell tab
4. Attempt to drag the new PowerShell tab so that it sits to the left of the Command Prompt tab
5. The Terminal window closes
6. Does not occur on a non-elevated Terminal window

Expected Behavior

The PowerShell tab goes the left of the Command Prompt tab and you can continue to work

Actual Behavior

Terminal window closes unexpectedly.

[DHowett]

Thanks for the report! This is a /duplicate of #15689; we attempt to disable tab drag/drop when running as Admin because of this issue¹ but it appears that that check is broken.

Footnotes

1. (windows platform limitation resulting in a crash? say it ain't so) ↩

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[zadjii-msft]

Shoot that's the inverse of this issue.

[LeChat109]

in my case, when elevated, the terminal wont even open :

Windows Terminal version
1.22.12111.0

Windows build number
25H2 (OS Build: 26200.5733 ge_release Insider Dev, Windows feature pack 1000.26100.219.0)

Other Software
PowerShell 7.5.2 - Default profile
Windows terminal is configurated to launch elevated by default

Steps to reproduce

• i click the terminal shortcut in my taskbar
• it shows me an admin prompt
• i enter my password to accept it
• it shows me a 2nd admin prompt
• i enter my password again and accept it
• nothing happens

Does not occur on a non-elevated Terminal window
Does occur even when launching another profile (ex command prompt)
Does occur when launching any elevated profile via a non-elevated windows terminal window

Expected Behavior
The windows terminal should start correctly

Actual Behavior
2 admin prompts and then, no windows terminal window

ps:i tried reseting, uninstalling then re-installing the windows terminal and i also tried disabling any experimental options

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