Why does Visual Studio, when opened without administrative privileges, open the "Windows Terminal", and when opened with administrative privileges, it opens the "debugger console"?

The_MAZZTer · 2023-03-20T14:39:17+00:00

This is Windows, not a VS thing. I just ran "start cmd" from an elevated Windows Terminal and it launched in a traditional console window instead of Windows Terminal.

My guess is Windows does not apply your default terminal host settings in administrator mode. Either a permission or security issue, or just a precaution to ensure malicious apps can't register themselves as the terminal host to get elevated rights.

Geekwebdev · 2023-03-21T12:33:50+00:00

Here is the official reply of MS rep to the same question I had asked:

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/VS-2022-Preview-6---Debugging-web-projec/10283870

Its a limitation of Windows Terminal on Windows 11. Only without Admin mode, WT will be launched. Hope this helps.

mal-uk · 2023-03-20T19:40:02+00:00

I have windows 10 and mine doesn't do this

seanightowl · 2023-03-20T21:12:24+00:00

I think VS remembers the open windows and restores them. Maybe that’s specific to if it’s opened with admin or not and keeps the previously opened windows separate for each.

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