microsoft/Terminal

Quake mode leaves an empty tray icon even if window is closed

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#20,056 opened on Apr 3, 2026

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Description

Windows Terminal version

1.23.20211.0

Windows build number

10.0.26200.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

  • Allow Windows Terminal to run in background
  • Open quake mode with hotkey and close it with hotkey, sometimes (not always) a tray icon appears even if I have it disabled in settings (I would like to understand this but I actually don't)
  • Oh well let's exit quake window

Expected Behavior

  • Tray icon disappears

Actual Behavior

  • Tray icon still there with nothing inside "Windows" flyout

Maybe related to https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/pull/10179?

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Research direction
Examine the tray icon creation and destruction logic in the quake mode implementation, particularly around window close and exit events. Check if the icon is not being cleaned up when the window is closed. Also review PR #10179 for related changes.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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