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How to Install Windows Terminal Without the Store
The source code is available for free for download on GitHub
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Updated onJune 28, 2024
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Microsoft has developed a new, modern, feature-rich terminal application calledWindows Terminal. It’s meant to gather all the command-line tools likeCommand Promptand PowerShell in one place.
This is quite a nifty idea, and in the opinion of many Windows 10 users, long overdue. Although it’s initially intended for developers, anyone who wants to enter a few command lines is welcome.
Not only that but regular updates and constant development are promised.
While Windows Terminal is officially out, Microsoft only allows you to install it via Microsoft Store in Windows 10.
What does Windows Terminal do?
One of the main features of this new terminal application is multiple-tab support. Windows 10 users have asked for this forever, and now it’s finally happening.
What this actually means? It means that you will be able to open, for example, Command Prompt,PowerShell, WSL, and Raspberry Pi all at once, each on a separate and connected tab. And all that under a single Windows Terminal window.
Other notable features include a new text rendering engine that will allow the display of a lot more symbols, text characters, glyphs, and even emojis and a new open-source monospaced font.
Along with this, many more customization options and profiles with different font styles, colors, transparency, and other things, let you decide how Windows Terminal looks and feels.
What does my PC need to run Windows Terminal?
Before you start, there are some very important prerequisites:
How can I install Windows Terminal without Microsoft Store?
1.Download the .msixbundle filefrom the latest release for Microsoft Terminal from GitHub. It is available in theAssetssection.
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Launch a Powershell window to the file location of the downloaded file.
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Type this command, and replace [name] with the full name of the downloaded file :Add-AppxPackage [name]
In our case, the command looks like this:Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsTerminalPreview_Win10_1.16.2641.0_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle
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PressEnterto run the command.
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Windows Terminal has been installed and you can now use it on your PC.
If you don’t want to install Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store, there is a quick workaround for this. You can install it directly from the source code.
Yes, that’s right. Windows Terminal it’s open-source and you can find all the things you need onGitHub’s dedicated pagefor it.
If something isn’t right or you can’t find certain things, there is a README file as well as some scripts in the /tools directory.
As you can see, it’s pretty simple to take an early look at Microsoft’s new Windows Terminal. Just head over to GitHub and clone, build, test, and run the Terminal in any way you want.
Of course, if you find any bugs or issues with the source code for GitHub’s Windows Terminal, share them with the world so everyone may contribute and get rid of them.
How can I install Windows Terminal from Microsoft Store on Windows 10?
If you would rather use the Store to install this tool, feel free to do so. This is the fastest way of getting the tool on your PC. This is what you need to do:
Learn more about a variety ofPowerShell commands you can run on Windows 10by reading our guide. Now that you know how to install it, you can learn more about thedifferences between Command Prompt and Windows Terminalfrom our other guide.
Hope that the wait was worth it. Are you excited about the new Windows Terminal or it’s not that important for you? Leave the answer and any other questions you may have in the comments section below.
More about the topics:Windows 10 Guides,Windows Terminal
Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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