Consider making Windows Terminal the default terminal in Windows #10141

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opened 2026-01-31 02:13:34 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @nitishvijai on GitHub (Aug 13, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

By including Windows Terminal by default in Windows 10 and making it the default, this will be less of a hassle for developers. Especially considering that they currently have to download it from GitHub or the Store, it will take less time if Terminal is included by default in Windows.

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By including Windows Terminal by default, CMD and PowerShell can still be kept in Windows (albeit used only for batch scripts, etc.), now that their functionality is in Windows Terminal.

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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2020):

Thanks for the request. This is a /duplicate of #492.

(Windows Terminal is not a replacement for CMD, but that is beside the point.)

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2020): Thanks for the request. This is a /duplicate of #492. (Windows Terminal is not a replacement for CMD, but that is beside the point.)
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#10141