According to news on December 15, Microsoft plans to use Windows Terminal as the default terminal in Windows 11 in 2022. Microsoft Windows Terminal project manager, Kayla Cinnamon, stated on the blog that Microsoft will push to all Windows 11 users in 2022 starting from Windows Insider Program.
What is the default terminal?
The default terminal is a terminal emulator that is started by default when opening a command-line application. The default terminal emulator has been the Windows console host – conhost.exe. In other words, external programs such as Command Prompt and PowerShell are all opened in the Windows console host.
Although some people hang up the third-party operating system to achieve the same effect in this way, the third-party operating system has never been truly supported by Windows. WindowsTerminal is now opening this feature, which will allow other terminals to be set as the default terminal, including Windows terminals.
Default terminal settings
Users can set the Windows terminal as the default terminal in Windows 11. The settings for the default terminal can be found in multiple locations: the developer settings page of the Windows settings, the Windows settings of the startup page, and the properties table of the Windows console host.
Windows Terminal Will Be The Default Command Line Console for Windows 11
Windows Terminal Improvements
Windows Terminal v1.11.2921.0 (official version) and v1.12.2931.0 (preview version) have been manually set as the default terminal. No matter CMD or PowerShell, it will run in the new Windows Terminal .
Windows Terminal v1.11.3471.0 (official version) and Windows Terminal Preview v1.12.3472.0 (preview version) are released on December 15.
Windows Terminal v1.11.3471.0 official version Improvements:
Comes with Cascadia Code 2111.01 font
Bug fixes
The default terminal option is available on computers without Visual C++ Redistributable.
There is no errors of Splitting non-focused tabs.
UI related fixes.
When using Win+ in full screen mode, the window frame will appear correctly.
Information window will no longer cover the tab when setting showTabsInTitleBar as false.
The detected URL will not deflected by the complex unicode characters on the same line.
Windows Terminal Preview v1.12.3472.0 preview version Improvements:
Comes with Cascadia Code 2111.01 font
The terminal supports the Align Layout In Windows 11
Bug fixes:
The default terminal option is available on computers without Visual C++ Redistributable.
There is no errors of Splitting non-focused tabs.
UI related fixes.
GetConsoleCommandHistoryLengthA will respond with the correct length.
When using Win+ in full screen mode, the window frame will appear correctly.
The opacity slider can be displayed correctly.
Information window will no longer cover the tab when setting showTabsInTitleBar as false.
Fixed the error of printing hexadecimal error codes with negative signs.
Closing becomes more reliable.
The detected URL will not deflected by the complex unicode characters on the same line.
