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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