{"id":17380,"date":"2021-11-24T09:46:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=17380"},"modified":"2021-11-24T09:48:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T09:48:48","slug":"set-windows-terminal-to-open-command-prompt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/set-windows-terminal-to-open-command-prompt\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Windows Terminal to Open Command Prompt Instead of PowerShell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to change the default shell in Windows Terminal? Windows Terminal allows you to access different types of shells all in one application: PowerShell, Command Prompt, Azure Cloud Shell. When opening a new Windows Terminal, it opens up PowerShell by default. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to change the default shell of Windows Terminal from PowerShell to Command Prompt in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Set Windows Terminal to Open Command Prompt Instead of PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-windows-terminal-as-admin-in-windows-11\/\">opening Windows Terminal<\/a>, click the down-arrow button located in the title bar. Next, choose the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option from the drop-down menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"282\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-settings.png 556w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-settings-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>This will open the Settings tab. On the Startup page, click the drop-down menu labeled &#8220;<strong>Default profile<\/strong>&#8221; on the right side. You can then change the default shell of Windows Terminal to Command Prompt.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/set-windows-terminal-open-cmd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/set-windows-terminal-open-cmd.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/set-windows-terminal-open-cmd-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button in the bottom right corner. The next time you launch Windows Terminal or create a new terminal tab, it will open Command Prompt instead of PowerShell by default.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-open-cmd-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-open-cmd-default.png 538w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows-terminal-open-cmd-default-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to change the default shell in Windows Terminal? 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