I don't want to/can not update Windows but I love to use terminal, what should I do? #2687

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opened 2026-01-30 23:02:18 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @dehghani-mehdi on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019).

Hi,

I'm a developer like you and I can not/don't want to update Windows, I have my reasons (I'm using Windows 10 btw), but I love to use Terminal, because its features are essential to me (and all developers I think), so what should I do?

Please don't tell me there is no way but updating Windows.

Thank you.

Originally created by @dehghani-mehdi on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019). Hi, I'm a developer like you and I can not/don't want to update Windows, _I have my reasons_ (_I'm using Windows 10 btw_), but I love to use Terminal, because its features are essential to me (and all developers I think), so what should I do? Please don't tell me there is no way but updating Windows. Thank you.
claunia added the Issue-FeatureNeeds-TriageNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-30 23:02:18 +00:00
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@lucas-gautier commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019):

https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/README.md#i-tried-running-windowsterminalexe-and-it-crashes

See this readme section.

@lucas-gautier commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019): https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/master/README.md#i-tried-running-windowsterminalexe-and-it-crashes See this readme section.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019):

the Windows Terminal REQUIRES features from the latest Windows release.

Unfortunately, there's really no workarounds available to us. XAML Islands is the technology we use to host our XAML UI in a Win32 process. Without that, we'd be unable to display anything. Since XAML Islands is only complete as of the latest Windows 10 release, there's nothing we can do about it.

If you'll want to use the terminal, you'll need to be on the latest Windows 10 version.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2019): > the Windows Terminal **REQUIRES** features from the latest Windows release. Unfortunately, there's really no workarounds available to us. XAML Islands is the technology we use to host our XAML UI in a Win32 process. Without that, we'd be unable to display anything. Since XAML Islands is only complete as of the latest Windows 10 release, there's nothing we can do about it. If you'll want to use the terminal, you'll _need_ to be on the latest Windows 10 version.
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