This provisions the package so that any user logging into the machine will have the installation registered for them. If you’re provisioning a Windows image, you can preinstall Windows Terminal with the PowerShell cmdlet Add-AppXProvisionedPackage.

Machine Wide Provisioning (Install for All Users).

Add per-machine storage support to MSIX.

There are two feature requests for a per-machine installation of Windows Terminal that I’m aware of:

If you install a Store app from your standard user, it won’t be available in your admin account. Windows Store apps are always installed per user. The default installation type is via Windows Store, which is also the only way to keep Terminal updated automatically. In our scenario, we’re primarily concerned with the following: There is no per-machine (AKA, all users) installation option, which really is a shame and poses multiple problems. Problems Terminal Cannot Be Installed per Machine (for All Users)Īs an MSIX application, Windows Terminal can only be installed per user. Please login as the user and explicitly install this package. The application cannot be started for the target user. If you expect Windows Terminal to behave like any other application, you might get the following error: It presents entirely new problems, however, in a secure setup with a standard user for day-to-day operations and a separate admin account for tasks that require elevation. You can download Windows Terminal Preview from the Microsoft Store or the GitHub releases page, and if you're on the stable Terminal channel, most of these updates should roll out to you within a few weeks.Feature-wise, Windows Terminal is a fantastic replacement for the dated console host. Other changes include a full transparency background option, automatically-generated profiles for Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt and Visual Studio Developer PowerShell, a new shield icon for elevated terminal windows, and a handful of bug fixes.

There's also a new window restoration setting, which allows you to restore your previous tabs and panes after relaunching Windows Terminal - similar to the restoration features that web browsers have offered for years. Another addition is profile matching, which means if you're opening an executable file with the same name as one of your customized profiles, the executable will run in that profile.

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