[feature-request] right clicking icon in taskbar has links to start different terminal types #10614

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opened 2026-01-31 02:25:44 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @daves-dabblins on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Windows Terminal is a great way to interact with different shells, however, many people will have common shells they use for tasks and currently it is 3 clicks to:

  • open terminal
  • click the down arrow
  • click the shell of choice

If right clicking on terminal in taskbar offered the shell options (or 5 most recently used) then a user could jump straight to their shell of choice.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Add a right click context menu for Terminal on the taskbar to include the last 5 shells used by the user, where selecting one of those opens Terminal straight into that shell

Originally created by @daves-dabblins on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Windows Terminal is a great way to interact with different shells, however, many people will have common shells they use for tasks and currently it is 3 clicks to: * open terminal * click the down arrow * click the shell of choice If right clicking on terminal in taskbar offered the shell options (or 5 most recently used) then a user could jump straight to their shell of choice. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Add a right click context menu for Terminal on the taskbar to include the last 5 shells used by the user, where selecting one of those opens Terminal straight into that shell
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 02:25:44 +00:00
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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020):

I think this was closed by #7515

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020): I think this was closed by #7515
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@DHowett commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020):

Yep! /dup #576

@DHowett commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2020): Yep! /dup #576
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 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 (Sep 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#10614