Command-Line Setup

Select Profiles

The profile dropdown (arrow by the +) shows shells Windows Terminal found: PowerShell, Windows PowerShell, CMD and any WSL distros. Add Git Bash manually by pointing a profile at its bash.exe.

Default Starting Shell

In Settings > Startup, set Default profile. Most developers keep PowerShell 7 there and launch a different shell when needed.

Working Directory

Set Starting directory per profile to open into a code workspace each time:

{
  "startingDirectory": "D:\work"
}

Launch the Terminal Here

The right-click "Open in Terminal" context entry (Windows 11) starts Windows Terminal in the current folder, perfect for IDE-adjacent work.

Key Points

• Pick your default shell per profile.
• startingDirectory pins working folders.
• "Open in Terminal" starts right in the folder.
• Custom shells are added manually to profiles.