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Option to start Terminal at Windows startup minimized to tray, ready for summon / quake mode #17611

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opened 2026-01-31 05:47:41 +00:00 by claunia · 10 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:41 +00:00
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Originally created by @vadimkantorov on GitHub (May 31, 2022).

This will offset / hide some time spent at Terminal initialization and avoid big icon of Terminal at the app bar and instead put it into tray.

I looked for other requests, a related one is https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/12928, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5907, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/12887

Also exactly this request was first proposed in the comment https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5907#issuecomment-875802210

Please feel free to close if duplicate

Originally created by @vadimkantorov on GitHub (May 31, 2022). This will offset / hide some time spent at Terminal initialization and avoid big icon of Terminal at the app bar and instead put it into tray. I looked for other requests, a related one is https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/12928, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5907, https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/12887 Also exactly this request was first proposed in the comment https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/5907#issuecomment-875802210 Please feel free to close if duplicate
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:42 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022):

I think what you're trying to achieve could probably be covered by issue #7374. If we had a -minimized command line option, you could just create a shortcut with that set, and dump it in the Windows startup folder.

@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022): I think what you're trying to achieve could probably be covered by issue #7374. If we had a `-minimized` command line option, you could just create a shortcut with that set, and dump it in the Windows startup folder.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:43 +00:00
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@vadimkantorov commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022):

I am proposing minimizing to tray (and thus a tray icon), not just minimized. Having a tray icon mode probably would incur some other changes...

It would be best to enable this as an option in settings (as it exists in many other apps). In 20 years of using Windows I haven't manually used the Windows startup folder, so I guess many users would just abandon it if it's not available in settings...

@vadimkantorov commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022): I am proposing minimizing to tray (and thus a tray icon), not just minimized. Having a tray icon mode probably would incur some other changes... It would be best to enable this as an option in settings (as it exists in many other apps). In 20 years of using Windows I haven't manually used the Windows startup folder, so I guess many users would just abandon it if it's not available in settings...
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:43 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022):

It would be best to enable this as an option in settings

Fair enough. It's worth mentioning, though, that there is already a setting to make the terminal minimize to the system tray (minimizeToNotificationArea), and there is also a setting to launch on Windows startup (startOnUserLogin). It's really just the minimized launch mode that you're missing - although maybe that's something you'd only want for a startup launch.

See also issue #10448.

@j4james commented on GitHub (May 31, 2022): > It would be best to enable this as an option in settings Fair enough. It's worth mentioning, though, that there is already a setting to make the terminal minimize to the system tray ([`minimizeToNotificationArea`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/interaction#minimize-to-notification-area)), and there is also a setting to launch on Windows startup ([`startOnUserLogin`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/terminal/customize-settings/startup#launch-on-machine-startup)). It's really just the minimized launch mode that you're missing - although maybe that's something you'd only want for a startup launch. See also issue #10448.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:44 +00:00
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@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2022):

Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized:

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@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Jun 1, 2022): Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/284498/171442017-e76c8785-ac18-4cf3-8e85-ec216c884bad.png)
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:44 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2022):

I think the thread you're really looking for is #9996. That's the generic "have the terminal run silently at startup, waiting for a globalSummon invocation".

I'd continue the discussion there, thanks alll!

/dup #9996

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2022): I think the thread you're _really_ looking for is #9996. That's the generic "have the terminal run silently at startup, waiting for a `globalSummon` invocation". I'd continue the discussion there, thanks alll! /dup #9996
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:44 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2022):

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 (Jun 2, 2022): 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!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:45 +00:00
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@ImGGAAVVIINN commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2024):

Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized:

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He wants to minimise the terminal TO TRAY not just minimised

@ImGGAAVVIINN commented on GitHub (Oct 14, 2024): > Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized: > > ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/284498/171442017-e76c8785-ac18-4cf3-8e85-ec216c884bad.png) He wants to minimise the terminal **TO TRAY** not just minimised
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:45 +00:00
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@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024):

He wants to minimise the terminal TO TRAY not just minimised

yep i'm a moron

@naikrovek commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2024): > He wants to minimise the terminal **TO TRAY** not just minimised yep i'm a moron
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:45 +00:00
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@winchestercanal commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025):

Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized:

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Hello, I was using this suggested solution until a few weeks ago, but recently this has stopped working, and the terminal is opening in a normal window, instead of starting minimized! Did you have any change in the system that is preventing this?

@winchestercanal commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2025): > Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized: > > ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/284498/171442017-e76c8785-ac18-4cf3-8e85-ec216c884bad.png) Hello, I was using this suggested solution until a few weeks ago, but recently this has stopped working, and the terminal is opening in a normal window, instead of starting minimized! Did you have any change in the system that is preventing this?
claunia commented 2026-01-31 05:47:46 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2025):

Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized:
image

Hello, I was using this suggested solution until a few weeks ago, but recently this has stopped working, and the terminal is opening in a normal window, instead of starting minimized! Did you have any change in the system that is preventing this?

I make a batch file

wt -w _quake
wt -w 0 pwsh -Command "(New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).MinimizeAll()"

and set add it to start-up with a shortcut in the start-up folder (you can also use task scheduler).

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2025): > > Seems like a shortcut in the user Startup menu folder could set it to start minimized: > > ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/284498/171442017-e76c8785-ac18-4cf3-8e85-ec216c884bad.png) > > Hello, I was using this suggested solution until a few weeks ago, but recently this has stopped working, and the terminal is opening in a normal window, instead of starting minimized! Did you have any change in the system that is preventing this? I make a batch file ``` wt -w _quake wt -w 0 pwsh -Command "(New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).MinimizeAll()" ``` and set add it to start-up with a shortcut in the start-up folder (you can also use task scheduler).
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