microsoft/Terminal

Explorer background context menu option missing

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#10,119 opened on May 18, 2021

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Description

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.7.1033.0

Other Software

Windows 10, 20H2 (19042.985)

Steps to reproduce

Right-click on background of folder in Windows Explorer.

Expected Behavior

An Open in Windows Terminal option to be available, like on other computers:

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Actual Behavior

Missing option to Open in Windows Terminal:

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I DO however get the context menu option when right-clicking on a folder:

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I have tried uninstalling and re-installing the app from the Microsoft Store and while it will remove and re-add the folder context-menu, the background context-menu does not get added.

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Research direction
Investigate the registration of the 'Open in Windows Terminal' context menu for the background of folders. The menu appears when right clicking a folder but not the background. Check the shell extension code and registry entries.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows Shell Extensions
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25