Default shell setting not working

Thank you so much for this amazing tool.
however, setting the default shell to WSL does not seem to be working. (next terminal opened is still powershell )

Fixed in v0.7.7 — thanks for catching this!

You were absolutely right: the Default Shell setting was being saved but never read on the spawn path. The defaultShell value made it into the store, but useTerminal only consulted workspace.shell (which is empty by default), so the main process fell through to its system default (PowerShell) and silently ignored your WSL choice.

The fix wires the preference into the resolution chain:
workspace.shell → workspacePrefs.defaultShell → main-process fallback.

It applies to new terminals opened after changing the preference (existing live PTYs keep their shell — changing the default doesn't re-spawn them).

Grab the new build here: https://github.com/amirlehmam/wmux/releases/tag/v0.7.7
(Don't forget to right-click the zip → Unblock before extracting — Mark of the Web.)

Closing this — please reopen if WSL still doesn't show up after upgrading.

Mae sense. Thank you ! *Travis*

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On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM Amir ***@***.***> wrote: *amirlehmam* left a comment (amirlehmam/wmux#5) <#5 (comment)> Fixed in *v0.7.7* — thanks for catching this! You were absolutely right: the *Default Shell* setting was being saved but never read on the spawn path. The defaultShell value made it into the store, but useTerminal only consulted workspace.shell (which is empty by default), so the main process fell through to its system default (PowerShell) and silently ignored your WSL choice. The fix wires the preference into the resolution chain: workspace.shell → workspacePrefs.defaultShell → main-process fallback. It applies to *new terminals* opened after changing the preference (existing live PTYs keep their shell — changing the default doesn't re-spawn them). Grab the new build here: https://github.com/amirlehmam/wmux/releases/tag/v0.7.7 (Don't forget to right-click the zip → *Unblock* before extracting — Mark of the Web.) Closing this — please reopen if WSL still doesn't show up after upgrading. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#5 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AA2LVW3LEGG3DN3LKGGDJJD4XSU43AVCNFSM6AAAAACYFYEM2WVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHM2DGMJZGYYDANRSGU> . Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/ios/AA2LVWZV3JKSRMC2AKBIKKL4XSU43A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTIMZRHE3DAMBWGI22M4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2KUZTPN52GK4S7NFXXG> and Android <https://github.com/notifications/mobile/android/AA2LVW2NVYO6NHKYOWJ6KJL4XSU43A5CNFSNUABFM5UWIORPF5TWS5BNNB2WEL2JONZXKZKDN5WW2ZLOOQXTIMZRHE3DAMBWGI22M4TFMFZW63VGMF2XI2DPOKSWK5TFNZ2K4ZTPN52GK4S7MFXGI4TPNFSA>. Download it today! You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

if i close the app and reopen it the next day, all existing windows/sessions revert back to powershell.

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