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Feature request: Set IME input mode to English when a Windows Terminal window is opened #17040

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opened 2026-01-31 05:30:36 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @gexgd0419 on GitHub (Mar 21, 2022).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I'm using the Microsoft Chinese IMEs, and when I open a Windows Terminal window, the input mode will be set to Chinese.

I know that's because the IME's "default mode" is set to Chinese (which is also the system default setting). If I change its "default mode" to English then the input mode will be English when I open Windows Terminal.

But I also noticed that even with the "default mode" set to Chinese, if you open Command Prompt (or other programs hosted by conhost.exe), the IME mode will still be switched to English, because users are more likely to input English texts.

So setting the input mode to English when Windows Terminal is launched would be helpful, as most command line texts are in English.

For Sougou Pinyin IME users: seems that Sougou Pinyin does not respect the "default input mode" set by those programs, because opening a Command Prompt window won't change its input mode to English.

I actually found a similar issue #1304 that further requested to restore input mode to English each time users hit Enter or Esc. That may be even better, although changing input mode so often might confuse some users. Personally I just want Windows Terminal to have English input mode on startup like what conhost does, so I can type in commands immediately.

Originally created by @gexgd0419 on GitHub (Mar 21, 2022). # Description of the new feature/enhancement I'm using the Microsoft Chinese IMEs, and when I open a Windows Terminal window, the input mode will be set to Chinese. I know that's because the IME's "default mode" is set to Chinese (which is also the system default setting). If I change its "default mode" to English then the input mode will be English when I open Windows Terminal. But I also noticed that even with the "default mode" set to Chinese, if you open Command Prompt (or other programs hosted by conhost.exe), the IME mode will still be switched to English, because users are more likely to input English texts. So setting the input mode to English when Windows Terminal is launched would be helpful, as most command line texts are in English. For Sougou Pinyin IME users: seems that Sougou Pinyin does not respect the "default input mode" set by those programs, because opening a Command Prompt window won't change its input mode to English. I actually found a similar issue #1304 that further requested to restore input mode to English each time users hit Enter or Esc. That may be even better, although changing input mode so often might confuse some users. Personally I just want Windows Terminal to have English input mode on startup like what conhost does, so I can type in commands immediately.
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