Admin shortcuts do not open in Terminal Preview

[obrobrio2000]

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Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

10.0.21390.1, 1.9.1445.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

1. Set WT Preview as the default terminal application following the steps described here;
2. Launch CMD/PS as administrator.

Expected Behavior

Elevated CMD/PS should respect the default terminal choice just like when non-elevated.

Actual Behavior

CMD/PS open in Terminal only if launched with standard privileges. When launched as administrator they still open in Console Host.
Feedback Hub link: https://aka.ms/AAcrn4y

[DHowett]

Unfortunately, this is by design right now. Due to a limitation in the app platform it is impossible for Terminal to be "discovered" as the handler when the application that needs a terminal is running elevated.

This is tracked internally at MSFT:39500755. There's a decent amount of platform work that will be needed for this.

[xparadoxical]

just bumped my head into gerardog/gsudo#117 and, by extension, this. 😔

[zadjii-msft]

As a 2023 status update: This still doesn't seem to be supported by the platform. We're not sure when the COM team will be able to fix this.

edit to include some search phrases: defterm elevated admin COM handoff defapp

[Echostorm44]

A year later, any update on this? Still an issue in VS2022 and Windows 11.

[michalsteyn]

This issue has now been open for over 3 years. Shocking this is taking soo long. For Dev's running VS 2022 as Admin, this is really a pain.

[ayanamist]

I see some workarounds (in chinese), maybe help:
https://t.me/yscschan/7010
https://t.me/yscschan/7014?single