Add shortcut like "Shift+Alt+T" in Ubuntu to open a Windows Terminal #8740

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opened 2026-01-31 01:36:50 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @weeebdev on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020).

Add shortcut like Shift+Alt+T in Ubuntu to open a Windows Terminal

I'm just bored of pressing Win+R and typing wt. Is there a better solution?

I'm sorry, if there was such a feature request. I've searched, but there are tons of issues about shortcuts, so I just lost.

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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020):

You can in fact pin the WT to your task bar and use Win+#x to open it. See #5909.

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020): You can in fact pin the WT to your task bar and use Win+#x to open it. See #5909.
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@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020):

For clarification, it's highly unlikely that there will be a system-wide shortcut like in Ubuntu, since WT is a standalone app and will continue to be so as far as I can see.

@skyline75489 commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020): For clarification, it's highly unlikely that there will be a system-wide shortcut like in Ubuntu, since WT is a standalone app and will continue to be so as far as I can see.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020):

I personally really like the Win+1 solution @skyline75489 suggested above.

Once #492 lands, then the Win+x, c shortcut used to launch cmd will open directly in conhost instead.

Otherwise there's #653/#2809 for "global hotkey", which is probably what you're looking for.

Thanks!

/dup #653 #2809 #5000

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020): I personally really like the <kbd>Win+1</kbd> solution @skyline75489 suggested above. Once #492 lands, then the <kbd>Win+x</kbd>, <kbd>c</kbd> shortcut used to launch `cmd` will open directly in conhost instead. Otherwise there's #653/#2809 for "global hotkey", which is probably what you're looking for. Thanks! /dup #653 #2809 #5000
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 2, 2020):

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, 2020): 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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Reference: starred/terminal#8740