Cannot start wt through "Run"

[Anans2]

Windows Terminal version

1.20.11781.0

Windows build number

10.0.26120.670

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

win+R then type "wt" in Run

Expected Behavior

Start the terminal

Actual Behavior

wt crashed immediately, with the same logs just like #13193.

AppName WindowsTerminal.exe
AppVersion 1.21.2406.25002
AppTimeStamp 667b71e3
ModuleName ucrtbase.dll
ModuleVersion 10.0.26100.751
ModuleTimeStamp cdc60ec5
ExceptionCode c0000409
FaultingOffset 00000000000a514e
ProcessId 0x918
ProcessCreationTime 0x1dac9cdc051aa8e
AppPath C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_1.21.1772.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
ModulePath C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
IntegratorReportId 53217967-c8f2-46a6-9b33-7883da184a4d
PackageFullName
PackageRelativeAppId

However, with any other ways to start, like start menu, right-click menu or run "wt" in another terminal, it works well.

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[vinzmoke-zoro]

Works perfectly fine for me on windows 11 home 23H2.

[ThomasETN]

I got the same issue on Windows 10 22H2 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0).
Executing wt through "Run" fails immediately, an event viewer entry shows:

Faulting application name: WindowsTerminal.exe, version: 1.20.2405.17001, time stamp: 0x66479c60
Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll, version: 10.0.19041.3636, time stamp: 0x81cf5d89
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000007286e
Faulting process ID: 0x974
Faulting application start time: 0x01dacc28cccbb3c4
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11381.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
Report ID: 894c8028-b6a7-4a1a-904d-2c89e0bb1e77
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

[ThomasETN]

While running "wt" fails, running by specifying the full path works, i.e. running %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe worked perfectly. This serves as my current workaround.

I doubled checked that %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe is already in my PATH

[zadjii-msft]

Curious. What's the whole value of your PATH? Or more specifically, from CMD, what does where wt output/?

[ThomasETN]

C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe

[Anans2]

By the way, I found that running with explorer path box

will get the same crash, too🤔

[carlos-zamora]

Can you try running this /?
fsutil reparsepoint query %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe

We'd like to know the contents of that to debug this further.

[AvogatoWizardWhisker]

Running this command returns Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified.

I think it's because I have 4 wt.exe: Canary, Preview and Stable versions.

Although, I don't have an issue running wt from run dialog. (I just realized my last comment was off topic since I thought this is PowerToys repo. Oops) .

[DHowett]

Running this command returns Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified.

Thanks. We were more hoping for ThomasETN and Anans2 to help out with that. You seem to be having a different issue.

For you: can you turn off your app execution alias in the "Manage App Execution Aliases" settings page, and then turn it back on?

[ThomasETN]

Can you try running this /? fsutil reparsepoint query %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe

We'd like to know the contents of that to debug this further.

Reparse Tag Value : 0x8000001b
Tag value: Microsoft

Reparse Data Length: 0x16c
Reparse Data:
0000:  03 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00  63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00  ....M.i.c.r.o.s.
0010:  6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00  57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00  o.f.t...W.i.n.d.
0020:  6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00  65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00  o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i.
0030:  6e 00 61 00 6c 00 5f 00  38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00  n.a.l._.8.w.e.k.
0040:  79 00 62 00 33 00 64 00  38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00  y.b.3.d.8.b.b.w.
0050:  65 00 00 00 4d 00 69 00  63 00 72 00 6f 00 73 00  e...M.i.c.r.o.s.
0060:  6f 00 66 00 74 00 2e 00  57 00 69 00 6e 00 64 00  o.f.t...W.i.n.d.
0070:  6f 00 77 00 73 00 54 00  65 00 72 00 6d 00 69 00  o.w.s.T.e.r.m.i.
0080:  6e 00 61 00 6c 00 5f 00  38 00 77 00 65 00 6b 00  n.a.l._.8.w.e.k.
0090:  79 00 62 00 33 00 64 00  38 00 62 00 62 00 77 00  y.b.3.d.8.b.b.w.
00a0:  65 00 21 00 41 00 70 00  70 00 00 00 43 00 3a 00  e.!.A.p.p...C.:.
00b0:  5c 00 50 00 72 00 6f 00  67 00 72 00 61 00 6d 00  \.P.r.o.g.r.a.m.
00c0:  20 00 46 00 69 00 6c 00  65 00 73 00 5c 00 57 00   .F.i.l.e.s.\.W.
00d0:  69 00 6e 00 64 00 6f 00  77 00 73 00 41 00 70 00  i.n.d.o.w.s.A.p.
00e0:  70 00 73 00 5c 00 4d 00  69 00 63 00 72 00 6f 00  p.s.\.M.i.c.r.o.
00f0:  73 00 6f 00 66 00 74 00  2e 00 57 00 69 00 6e 00  s.o.f.t...W.i.n.
0100:  64 00 6f 00 77 00 73 00  54 00 65 00 72 00 6d 00  d.o.w.s.T.e.r.m.
0110:  69 00 6e 00 61 00 6c 00  5f 00 31 00 2e 00 32 00  i.n.a.l._.1...2.
0120:  30 00 2e 00 31 00 31 00  33 00 38 00 31 00 2e 00  0...1.1.3.8.1...
0130:  30 00 5f 00 78 00 36 00  34 00 5f 00 5f 00 38 00  0._.x.6.4._._.8.
0140:  77 00 65 00 6b 00 79 00  62 00 33 00 64 00 38 00  w.e.k.y.b.3.d.8.
0150:  62 00 62 00 77 00 65 00  5c 00 77 00 74 00 2e 00  b.b.w.e.\.w.t...
0160:  65 00 78 00 65 00 00 00  30 00 00 00              e.x.e...0...

(CyberChef)
Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbweMicrosoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe!AppC:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11381.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe

[ThomasETN]

I think you should run fsutil reparsepoint query %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe on CMD instead of PowersShell

[Anans2]

I think you should run fsutil reparsepoint query %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe on CMD instead of PowersShell

Ok, then I get the same output.

[carlos-zamora]

Hmm... Ok, could you use feedback hub to get a trace for us /? Thanks

Can you also go into your Windows settings and switch the app execution alias? You mentioned 1.20 in the bug report, but the log you posted says 1.21, so we're a bit suspicious of that.

/feedback

[zadjii-msft]

other notes:

• you mentioned a Stable terminal version at the top of the post, but then the crash is coming from a Preview build of the Terminal.
• WindowsTerminal.exe is the thing that's crashing (not wt.exe). So running wt did spawn and get into WindowsTerminal
• your wt.exe does point at the stable one
• is the stable one handing off to the preview terminal somehow? that'd be weird

[ThomasETN]

I doubt if it has anything to do with the preview versions, because unlike Anans2 I'm on 1.20.11381.0 all along, I don't even have the preview version installed... yet we seem to be facing the same issue 🤔

[ThomasETN]

https://aka.ms/AArhdba

[Anans2]

other notes:

• you mentioned a Stable terminal version at the top of the post, but then the crash is coming from a Preview build of the Terminal.
• WindowsTerminal.exe is the thing that's crashing (not wt.exe). So running wt did spawn and get into WindowsTerminal
• your wt.exe does point at the stable one
• is the stable one handing off to the preview terminal somehow? that'd be weird

Oh, I got it wrong. I have tried switching to the preview version to repair it but got the same result. Now I am certainly using the stable one.

AppName WindowsTerminal.exe
AppVersion 1.20.2406.26001
AppTimeStamp 667c7d41
ModuleName ucrtbase.dll
ModuleVersion 10.0.26100.973
ModuleTimeStamp bc5981b4
ExceptionCode c0000409
FaultingOffset 00000000000a514e
ProcessId 0x3b5c
ProcessCreationTime 0x1dad9cd7d4cfb7e
AppPath C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11781.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
ModulePath C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
IntegratorReportId 53acd177-c47a-4cd0-97f6-e62d8cb6af31
PackageFullName
PackageRelativeAppId

I found that starting through the path "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11781.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\wt.exe" will make it crash. However, using the softlink "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe" works will, even though the softlink points to former one🤔
I guess that the Run used the former one and shell used the latter.

[zadjii-msft]

Huh well yep that would do it! Can you run the following in an admin command prompt window:

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S

we think the permissions on WindowsApps did get messed up, which is why this is failing to spawn. If the permissions did get messed up, there's not a ton we can do. If it was only the Terminal package that had bad permission, it'd be possible that a reinstall might fix it. But if it's all of WindowsApps, you're in for a bad time.

[kenblu24]

As requested in #17593 above

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps "D:PAI(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)(A;;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)(A;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;BU)(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))(A;OICIIO;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;AC)(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;OICIIO;GXGR;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)"

Pretty-printed output

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
"
	D:PAI(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)
	(A;;FA;;;SY)
	(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)
	(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)
	(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)
	(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)
	(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)
	(A;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;BU)
	(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))
	(A;OICIIO;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)
	(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)
	(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;AC)
	(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
	(A;OICIIO;GXGR;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
"

It's worth noting that I had this same issue on a relatively fresh install of a Windows 11 laptop (a SEPARATE computer that I have not mentioned in the bug report above). I checked and lo-and-behold %programfiles%\WindowsApps was visible to me, so I must have attempted to open it before. I used this SE/SU answer to restore permissions to the WindowsApps folder itself and return ownership to NT Service / TrustedInstaller. After running the cacls command and using the GUI to change the owner, wt worked again.

I tried using a combination of this and the WindowsAppsUn## tool made by AgentRev on the computer mentioned in my bug report, and this did not work, which makes sense as this is a very old W10 install and I've likely messed with the WindowsApps folder a few times over its life. It might even have been carried forward all the way from Windows 7, 8, 8.1 ... but specifically, I blame the icacls /reset command that is suggested in numerous places on the internet. This command apparently CLOBBERS the permissions recursively inside the WindowsApps folder and I'm annoyed that its use is so widespread.

DO NOT RUN THIS COMMAND ⚠⚠⚠⚠
ic​acls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /res​et /t /c /q
       DO NOT RUN                     ^^^^^^^^^

[ThomasETN]

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps "D:AI(A;ID;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;CIIOID;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;ID;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIOID;GA;;;SY)(A;ID;FA;;;BA)(A;OICIIOID;GA;;;BA)(A;ID;0x1200a9;;;BU)(A;OICIIOID;GXGR;;;BU)(A;ID;FA;;;S-1-5-21-2887018048-3378311400-3291514223-1003)(A;OICIIOID;GA;;;CO)(A;ID;0x1200a9;;;AC)(A;OICIIOID;GXGR;;;AC)(A;ID;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-2-2)(A;OICIIOID;GXGR;;;S-1-15-2-2)"

[Anans2]

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps "D:PAI(A;OICI;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;OICI;FA;;;SY)(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))(A;OICI;FA;;;S-1-5-21-1748280977-1158525368-2915346297-1001)"

[Eagle3386]

As requested in #17593 & above

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps "D:PAI(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;OICIIO;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIO;FA;;;SY)(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))(A;OICI;FA;;;S-1-5-21-280656841-2507282897-2809039123-1003)"

Prettified:

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
"
    D:PAI
    (A;      ;FA      ;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)
    (A;OICIIO;FA      ;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464
        (A ;      ;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
        (A ;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
        (A ;      ;FA      ;;;SY)
        (A ;OICIIO;FA      ;;;SY)
        (A ;CI    ;0x1200a9;;;BA)
        (A ;OICI  ;0x1200a9;;;LS)
        (A ;OICI  ;0x1200a9;;;NS)
        (A ;OICI  ;0x1200a9;;;RC)
        (XA;      ;0x1200a9;;;BU;
            (Exists WIN://SYSAPPID)
        )
    (A;OICI  ;FA      ;;;S-1-5-21-280656841-2507282897-2809039123-1003)
"

[AryanJoshii]

Facing the same issue as #17593 from last two days.

cacls command output:

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps "D:PAI(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)(A;;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)(A;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;BU)(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))(A;OICIIO;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;AC)(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)(A;OICIIO;GXGR;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)"

Formatted:

cacls "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" /S
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps 
"
D:PAI
(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;RC)
(A;;FA;;;SY)
(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)
(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;LS)
(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;NS)
(A;CI;0x1200a9;;;BA)
(A;OICI;FA;;;BA)
(A;OICIIO;0x1200a9;;;BU)
(XA;;0x1200a9;;;BU;(Exists WIN://SYSAPPID))
(A;OICIIO;GA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)
(A;;FA;;;S-1-5-80-956008885-3418522649-1831038044-1853292631-2271478464)
(A;OICI;0x1200a9;;;AC)
(A;;0x1200a9;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
(A;OICIIO;GXGR;;;S-1-15-3-1024-3635283841-2530182609-996808640-1887759898-3848208603-3313616867-983405619-2501854204)
"

When execute WT alias from CMD or Terminal it runs without crashing but when executed from Start menu, Run (Win + R) and File Explorer address bar, it crashes silently and I get following error in Event Viewer.

Event Viewer entry:

Faulting application name: WindowsTerminal.exe, version: 1.20.2406.26001, time stamp: 0x667c7d41
Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll, version: 10.0.22621.3593, time stamp: 0x10c46e71
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000007f6fe
Faulting process id: 0x0x2C48
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DAE05F8E4F8511
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11781.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
Report Id: 6fd320cb-3ae4-45da-bf07-f38093d5c418
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

Tried repair-reset-reinstall many times but not working.

[eight04]

I used this SE/SU answer to restore permissions to the WindowsApps folder itself and return ownership to NT Service / TrustedInstaller. After running the cacls command and using the GUI to change the owner, wt worked again.

Thank you. I can run wt again after following https://superuser.com/questions/1288014/reset-default-acls-for-c-program-files-windowsapps/1730061#1730061. Will try to use https://github.com/AgentRev/WindowsAppsUnfukker in the future.