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opened 2026-01-31 07:47:19 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:47:19 +00:00
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Originally created by @mattm3 on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024).

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I'm not sure if this is already possible but is it possible or can it be implemented that tabs are always used. I have it set so the terminal opens in Powershell 7 as admin but if I am in command prompt and want to open a new tab it always opens in a new window. I have tried playing with a number of settings but haven't been successful in making it always open in a new tab no matter what.

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:47:21 +00:00
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:47:21 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024):

Okay I'm gonna try and read between the lines here:

  • your default profile is PowerShell 7
  • You've set your PowerShell 7 profile to "elevate": true (in the settings UI, this is "Run this profile as administrator")
  • you open the Terminal (unelevated) and run CMD
  • From that unelevated window, you open a new tab.
    • That uses the default profile, PowerShell 7
    • That opens a new, elevated window

Is that about right? Elevated and unelevated tabs can't coexist in the same Terminal window (as of writing, circa <=1.21). Either all the tabs are unelevated, or all are elevated.

Now, with the upcoming Windows 11 release with Sudo for Windows, you could probably change your default profile from pwsh.exe and elevate:true to just sudo.exe pwsh.exe, and then just run the Terminal unelevated all the time.

Overall, I'd recommend against having your default profile be elevate:true. There's kinda a lot of awkward edge cases with the default profile always wanting to run in an elevated window - this is just one of them

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024): Okay I'm gonna try and read between the lines here: * your default profile is PowerShell 7 * You've set your PowerShell 7 profile to `"elevate": true` (in the settings UI, this is "Run this profile as administrator") * you open the Terminal (unelevated) and run CMD * From that unelevated window, you open a new tab. * That uses the default profile, PowerShell 7 * That opens a new, elevated window Is that about right? Elevated and unelevated tabs can't coexist in the same Terminal window (as of writing, circa <=1.21). Either all the tabs are unelevated, or all are elevated. Now, with the upcoming Windows 11 release with Sudo for Windows, you could probably change your default profile from `pwsh.exe` and `elevate:true` to just `sudo.exe pwsh.exe`, and then just run the Terminal unelevated all the time. Overall, I'd recommend _against_ having your default profile be `elevate:true`. There's kinda a lot of awkward edge cases with the default profile always wanting to run in an elevated window - this is just one of them
claunia commented 2026-01-31 07:47:21 +00:00
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@mattm3 commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024):

Ah you're right, I was running CMD unelevated, I had them all set to open in admin so thought I was running all of them elevated. Changing them back to unelevated works as I want it to.

Thanks

@mattm3 commented on GitHub (Apr 15, 2024): Ah you're right, I was running CMD unelevated, I had them all set to open in admin so thought I was running all of them elevated. Changing them back to unelevated works as I want it to. Thanks
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