Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.8.1444.0

Other Software

No response

Steps to reproduce

Adjust the startingDirectory to the name of a directory that doesn't exist. Then launch Windows Terminal. That's it.

Expected Behavior

I was expecting an error message saying that the directory doesn't exist. This could be printed to the console or it could be a dialog. Ideally Windows Terminal would still launch since otherwise there is no clear way for me to fix this broken setting.

Actual Behavior

The Windows terminal window flashes and then closes. There is no indication of what the problem is and, unless you have memorized the path to the settings file, no way to fix the problem.

This issue can easily happen if you delete a directory or if you copy settings from one machine to another.