Windows 10: startupActions in the terminal settings don't work as expected

Discus and support startupActions in the terminal settings don't work as expected in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi,I'm currently trying to setup my terminal startup actions so that I have one window with 3 panes: one command prompt, one powershell and one wsl.If... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Yahwon, Oct 16, 2021.

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    startupActions in the terminal settings don't work as expected


    Hi,I'm currently trying to setup my terminal startup actions so that I have one window with 3 panes: one command prompt, one powershell and one wsl.If I use "wt split-pane -H powershell.exe ; split-pane -V wsl.exe" in a terminal or command prompt window it opens exactly what I want to have:But when I use exactly that command in the "startupActions" field in the terminals settings.json I get two windows, one with wsl and the other with a split view of command prompt and powershell:I've been trying to get this to work for quite some time now and have produces serveral interesting behaviours suc

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