WT can't start as limited user (trying to start forever)

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WT can't start as limited user (trying to start forever) #15655

Open Zeroes1 opened 1 year ago

Zeroes1 commented 1 year ago

Windows Terminal version

1.17.11461

Windows build number

10.0.19045.3086

Other Software

Process Explorer v17.04

Steps to reproduce

I as Admin, UAC OFF under Process Explorer i chose run WT as limited user

Expected Behavior

Run WT , or stop trying after N fail start.

Actual Behavior

trying to start forever WT i check Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.17.11461.0_x64.zip Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_1.18.1462.0_x64.zip with both trouble.

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/11919060/63362fe5-05c9-4531-b363-9026563fd006

Zeroes1 commented 1 year ago

reproduced 100%, Some user can't stop easy this cycling process...

Zeroes1 commented 1 year ago

with default settings problem not exist

problem exist when in default profile option "run profile with admin rights" aka:

settings.json "profiles": { "defaults": { "elevate": true },

or not default profile, but profile start as default...

zadjii-msft commented 1 year ago

Okay got it so:

You're running everything as admin (with UAC disabled)
You manually run the Terminal not as admin
But in the Terminal settings, it's set to auto-elevate.

And that causes it to crash loop on the start. FWIW, I think there was an auto-elevate crash loop that was fixed in 1.18 Preview.

We should probably not do this (but kinda neither should you 😜)

Zeroes1 commented 1 year ago

@zadjii-msft
public 1.18.230526002-preview with same problem