This detailed guide shows how to open, manage, customize & configure Windows Terminal settings and help you use Windows Terminal like a pro.

Figure B Another way is to start typing Windows Terminal, and then select Open or Run as Administrator.

Enable Transparent background in Windows Terminal You can easily customize Windows Terminal via different options as well as adding commands/values to the Settings file.

You can open Cmd, a traditional DOS (disk operating system) style command line, the newer Windows PowerShell environment or use a terminal emulator to connect to a command line on another computer.

With the Terminal, Windows has a common interface for Powershell, Command Prompt, and Azure Cloud Shell. This allows you to start the terminal directly with the command prompt.

Customize Windows Terminal with themes, fonts, and background images to boost productivity and give it a modern, personalized look tailored to your workflow.