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Terminal does not come to foreground to present the "Do you want to close all tabs?" dialog

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#12,605 opened on Mar 1, 2022

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.12.10393.0

Windows build number

10.0.22000.493

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Terminal
  2. Open a second tab
  3. Minimize Terminal
  4. Right click Terminal on the taskbar and select "Close all Windows"

This might be a bigger issue than just Terminal. I recall mspaint doing this, but it doesn't anymore. Notepad does properly reappear out of nowhere to ask me to save my work, so it does seem possible.

Expected Behavior

Terminal opens and comes to foreground to present the "Do you want to close all tabs?" dialog

Actual Behavior

Nothing happens. Presumably the dialog shows but restoring the window closes the dialog, so I never see it.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the window messaging and dialog display logic when Terminal is minimized. Focus on restoring the window before showing the close confirmation dialog.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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