Security News > 2022 > February > Windows Terminal now can automatically launch profiles as Administrator
Microsoft released today a new Windows Terminal version that comes with a long-awaited feature making it possible to launch profiles that will automatically run as Administrator.
To launch auto-elevated profiles, you have two options: configure the app to open a specific profile in an Admin terminal window automatically or open it as Administrator by Ctrl +clicking the profile on the dropdown menu.
"A new profile setting has been added called elevate that allows you to automatically launch a profile as elevated," Windows Terminal Program Manager Kayla Cinnamon explained.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.13 also adds a customizable bell sound option, new actions, miscellaneous improvements such as snap layouts in Windows 11, and various bug fixes.
Starting with version 13, the minimum supported version of Windows 10 for the Window Terminal app will also be changed to Windows 10 20H1. Microsoft unveiled Windows Terminal at the May 2019 Build developer conference and officially launched it in July two months later.
Unlike the default terminal app, Windows Terminal supports multiple console tabs in a single window.