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Flashing the window title (and the task bar) via FlashWindowEx has no effect #8713

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Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.685]
Windows Terminal version: 1.4.3243.0

Any other software? Any program that flashes the window title like e.g. my own tool to do so: https://github.com/UweKeim/console-flasher

Steps to reproduce

I'm trying to acchieve that when a program, that runs in a CMD instance inside Windows Terminal, does makes a call to the FlashConsoleEx Windows API call, the flashing of both the window title and the task bar icon of Windows Terminal does happen.

  1. Open a new Terminal instance with a cmd tab (i.e. no PowerShell)
  2. Run a program that flashes the window title (and also the task bar icon)

Expected behavior

The window title and the task bar icon of Windows Terminal flashes.

Actual behavior

The window title and the task bar icon of Windows Terminal does not flash.

Additional remarks

Try running a program that flashes the window title in a regular cmd.exe (i.e. not in Windows Terminal) to see a live example of the expected behaviour.

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