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Add an introduction to the terminal, and make it more known in Windows itself. #20394

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opened 2026-01-31 07:12:28 +00:00 by claunia · 6 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:28 +00:00
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Originally created by @no-russian on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

Windows Terminal should get an OOBE introduction that shows around the cool features it offers. This should also probably include PowerShell since some users may not even notice that they're using something different and much more powerful.

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I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal. Windows has already done this with numerous apps and features that are no longer existent/renamed/in another location/etc. If people still want the classic command prompt or even the classic console host, they can simply change that in the settings.

Originally created by @no-russian on GitHub (Aug 22, 2023). # Description of the new feature/enhancement Windows Terminal should get an OOBE introduction that shows around the cool features it offers. This should also probably include PowerShell since some users may not even notice that they're using something different and much more powerful. # Proposed technical implementation details I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal. Windows has already done this with numerous apps and features that are no longer existent/renamed/in another location/etc. If people still want the classic command prompt or even the classic console host, they can simply change that in the settings.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:30 +00:00
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@237dmitry commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal.

What if I want an "old, outdated" Windows Console Host? If it were possible to disable scrollbars in conhost and it supported hyperlinks, then I would only use it.

Set Windows Terminal as your default terminal application and you'll get the results you want.

@237dmitry commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): > I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal. What if I want an "old, outdated" Windows Console Host? If it were possible to disable scrollbars in conhost and it supported hyperlinks, then I would only use it. Set Windows Terminal as your default terminal application and you'll get the results you want.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:30 +00:00
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@no-russian commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal.

What if I want an "old, outdated" Windows Console Host? If it were possible to disable scrollbars in conhost and it supported hyperlinks, then I would only use it.

Set Windows Terminal as your default terminal application and you'll get the results you want.

Well, for that, you can simply set your default console host in the settings of the terminal. That's what I did at first when I wasn't used to it.

@no-russian commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): > > I'd say remove the command prompt and PowerShell options completely from the start menu, and if typed, it would redirect them to the Windows Terminal. > > > > What if I want an "old, outdated" Windows Console Host? If it were possible to disable scrollbars in conhost and it supported hyperlinks, then I would only use it. > > > > Set Windows Terminal as your default terminal application and you'll get the results you want. Well, for that, you can simply set your default console host in the settings of the terminal. That's what I did at first when I wasn't used to it.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:30 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

We may want to de-dupe this to #10213

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): We may want to de-dupe this to #10213
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:30 +00:00
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@no-russian commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

We may want to de-dupe this to #10213

Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about, thanks.

@no-russian commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): > We may want to de-dupe this to #10213 Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about, thanks.
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:30 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

Thanks for the input here!

/dup #10213

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): Thanks for the input here! /dup #10213
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:12:31 +00:00
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@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023):

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!

@microsoft-github-policy-service[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 23, 2023): 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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