Security News > 2021 > May > Windows Terminal can now be the default Windows 10 console
Windows 10 will soon let you configure Windows Terminal as the default terminal application to launch console and PowerShell programs.
When you launch a command-line console program in Windows 10, the operating system will automatically launch it in a Windows Console or PowerShell console displayed by the Windows Console Host, as shown below.
With today's release of the Windows 10 Preview build 21390, both PowerShell and console programs can be configured to automatically launch in Windows Terminal rather than using the Windows Console Host.
Once installed, users will see an option titled 'Default Terminal Application' in a console's properties that lets you choose whether to use the Windows Console Host or Windows Terminal to run programs.
Windows users can also configure the default terminal application from within Windows Terminal Preview by going to Settings > Startup and configuring it from there.
If you run a console program or PowerShell as an Administrator, it will not be launched in Windows Terminal but rather in the Windows Console or the PowerShell console.
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