Repository: terminal
Issue: Windows Terminal will not open
Labels: Issue-Bug,Area-Settings,Severity-Crash,Product-Terminal,Priority-1

### Windows Terminal version

1.19.11213.0  & 1.21.1272.0

### Windows build number

Win10 22H2 build 19045.4355

### Other Software

N/A

### Steps to reproduce

Windows Terminal will not open now, as of a couple weeks ago. 

It will not run by opening wt.exe, or WIndowsTerminal.exe. Regularly, or as administrator. In it's default folder, or by typing wt.exe in "run:"

I've tried rebooting, I've ensured the system is fully updated, I've tried Settings>Apps>Windows Terminal>Advanced Options> Terminate/Repair/Reset. 

It started with v 1.19.11213.0 which I've had installed from Windows Store for a while now. It was working fine up until a couple weeks ago. I don't know what's changed other than maybe a system update? I've also tried uninstalling it then reinstalling it - same issue. Then, I uninstalled it and installed v 1.21.1272.0 - same exact issue. It runs at first launch after install, then won't open after. 

It will only open from Windows Store > Windows Terminal > "Open" -- but without any of my settings.

I've looked online (and yes, I've looked in Github Open & Closed issues) and I've tried just about everything except the generic MS Agent response to:
```
1) del /f /s /q /a "%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_*\LocalState\settings.json"

2) Download windows installer > Upgrade PC Now > Keep Files
```
I am not going to reinstall windows and have to backup 1tb of data or risk it being lost over this. 

There needs to be a different way?

I'm at the point of deleting anything "WindowsTerminal" in Windows Registry but I have not done so unless you tell me to, or another option.

```
C:\WINDOWS\system32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.19041.3636

Image Version: 10.0.19045.4355

No component store corruption detected.
The operation completed successfully.
```
```
C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
```

# Edit:

Per the github-actions bot, before posting this I also did find #14133 which refers to #14104 - which recommends to simply install "Windows Media Feature Pack" -- however, that is for Windows N versions. So I did not do it.

They also reference #14110 & #14124 - which appears to be a different error, but it did prompt me to look at Event Viewer:

Regular opening attempt of wt.exe as non-administrator:
```
Faulting application name: WindowsTerminal.exe, version: 1.19.2404.30003, time stamp: 0x663158bd
Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll, version: 10.0.19041.3636, time stamp: 0x81cf5d89
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000007286e
Faulting process id: 0x1f90
Faulting application start time: 0x01daa5103b89c37d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.19.11213.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
Report Id: cfe9c59a-12b4-4ea2-97d3-b83a0c38df62
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
```
Attempt at opening wt.exe with "Run ad Administrator:
```
Faulting application name: WindowsTerminal.exe, version: 1.19.2404.30003, time stamp: 0x663158bd
Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll, version: 10.0.19041.3636, time stamp: 0x81cf5d89
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x000000000007286e
Faulting process id: 0x2ec0
Faulting application start time: 0x01daa51054d81854
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.19.11213.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WindowsTerminal.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ucrtbase.dll
Report Id: 6ef3592e-3575-4d14-b563-713b917d42d4
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
```

Appears to be a different faulting DLL than those issues referenced.

Per the feedback in all of those issues - I will also send feedback via the Feedback Hub, however I really would appreciate some insight or a fix here asap because Windows Terminal is meta, and I need to use it!!!

Thanks!

### Expected Behavior

The program to run regularly.

### Actual Behavior

The program will not open other than via Windows Store > Open, with stock settings.