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Extreme sluggishness and CPU usage when using Atlas inside a VM #13079

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Windows Terminal version

1.13.10983.0

Windows build number

10.0.19044.1645

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None

Steps to reproduce

  • Use Terminal inside a typical VM
  • Switch to the experimental Atlas engine
  • Observe CPU load
  • Try to type and experience sluggishness and even higher CPU load etc. There's a decent amount of lag and output from long commands tends to stutter into view; it's not very smooth

Expected Behavior

Was expecting that Atlas, in default/easy cases, would perform better than the old engine.

Looking ahead: IF atlas becomes the default and IF Terminal replaces all old cmd windows, then using this inside VMs is going to be a non-starter.

Actual Behavior

Extreme CPU usage and general sluggishness. Witness the firepower of this fully operational battle... I mean barely affordable Azure VM displaying nothing but the flashing cursor inside a blank Terminal window:

atlas-perf
atlas-dxdiag

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Area-AtlasEngineIssue-BugIt either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation.Needs-Tag-FixDoesn't match tag requirementsProduct-TerminalThe new Windows Terminal.Resolution-Fix-CommittedFix is checked in, but it might be 3-4 weeks until a release.

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