The console started by the Ubuntu WSL app doesn't have scrollbars, but the one started by wsl.exe
(or bash.exe
, cmd
, Powershell) does have scrollbars, thought both appear otherwise identical:
You can see the scrollbars in wsl.exe (which lacks the Ubuntu logo) even though it's not in focus.
Why is this and what can I do about it?
Best Answer
This is an effect of the new console features:
You can get the scrollbars back:
As to why ubuntu.exe behaved differently, I'm not sure. It seems wsl.exe and others use the default 9001 lines, but ubuntu.exe for some reason has the same dimensions for the scrollback buffer as the window. Might be a bug in default config.