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Bring Windows Terminal to Specific Folder When Run From File Explorer #9239

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opened 2026-01-31 01:49:27 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:49:27 +00:00
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Originally created by @MikeMcCollister on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020).

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If I have the File Explorer open to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc" and then type "cmd" (without the quotes) in the address bar it opens a Command Prompt in the "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc". Please have Windows Terminal do the same if I type "wt" (without the quotes" in the File Explorer address bar.

Originally created by @MikeMcCollister on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020). # Description of the new feature/enhancement If I have the File Explorer open to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc" and then type "cmd" (without the quotes) in the address bar it opens a Command Prompt in the "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc". Please have Windows Terminal do the same if I type "wt" (without the quotes" in the File Explorer address bar.
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claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:49:28 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020):

Thanks for the suggestion! Please make sure to search for duplicates when filing new issues. This is already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #878 for more discussion.

We wanted to make wt behave like cmd or powershell here, but unfortunately, there were just too many odd edge cases to make this work right. There are more details over in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/878#issuecomment-579508860 if you want more reading. The recommended way to open the terminal in the current directory is by typing wt -d . in the explorer bar.

/dup #878 #6596 #6559 #6456 #6279 #6031 #5796

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020): Thanks for the suggestion! Please make sure to [search for duplicates](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues?q=is%3Aissue+%22explorer+address+bar%22+is%3Aclosed) when filing new issues. This is already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #878 for more discussion. We wanted to make `wt` behave like `cmd` or `powershell` here, but unfortunately, there were just too many odd edge cases to make this work right. There are more details over in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/878#issuecomment-579508860 if you want more reading. The recommended way to open the terminal in the current directory is by typing `wt -d .` in the explorer bar. /dup #878 #6596 #6559 #6456 #6279 #6031 #5796
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:49:28 +00:00
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 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 24, 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!
claunia commented 2026-01-31 01:49:29 +00:00
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@MikeMcCollister commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020):

Thanks for the explanation of the issue. I can now use "wt -d ." and it works like a charm.

@MikeMcCollister commented on GitHub (Jun 24, 2020): Thanks for the explanation of the issue. I can now use "wt -d ." and it works like a charm.
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