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Windows Terminal App Overview

Windows supports 2 command interaction apps:

  • Command Prompt App
  • Windows Terminal App

Windows Terminal App is better in many ways than Command Prompt App. Thus, recommendation is to use Windows Terminal App.

Install Windows Terminal App​

Install from Windows Terminal App from Windows Store:

Configure Windows Terminal App​

Once installed, enable Windows Terminal as default app instead of Command Prompt.

  1. Launch Windows Terminal App
  2. Press Ctrl + ,
    This will bring Settings Dialog
  3. Select Default terminal application as Windows Terminal