# Default Terminal /Console Application

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101>\
**Category:** Archived Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 18, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101 "2023-07-18T01:58:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CmdrKeene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/cmdrkeene/32/18942_2.png) [@CmdrKeene](https://community.localwp.com/u/CmdrKeene)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101/1 "2023-07-18T01:58:54Z")

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I would love to have it launch the new Windows Terminal instead of the old conhost.exe one.

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**Author:** ![sambrockway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/sambrockway/32/18726_2.png) [@sambrockway](https://community.localwp.com/u/sambrockway)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101/2 "2023-07-18T15:57:28Z")

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Hi there @CmdrKeene - welcome to the Local community. 👋

Have you tried updating your default Terminal in Local \> Preferences \> Appearance & behavior \> Default apps \> Terminal?

Is the new Windows Terminal an option for you?

Let me know!

Thanks,

Sam

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**Author:** ![CmdrKeene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/cmdrkeene/32/18942_2.png) [@CmdrKeene](https://community.localwp.com/u/CmdrKeene)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101/3 "2023-07-18T21:48:00Z")

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It appears my wish has come true. My Windows Terminal option was set with that as default. but yesterday it surely launched the conhost version. I’m not sure why. I did get an update for Local installed just before this, or perhaps some special condition yesterday prevented it like launching the site shell immediately after install when Local may have been launched from setup and still running in a slightly different user context/elevated state. In any case I’m happy!

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**Author:** ![sambrockway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/sambrockway/32/18726_2.png) [@sambrockway](https://community.localwp.com/u/sambrockway)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101/4 "2023-07-19T14:46:05Z")

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Hi @CmdrKeene -

Thanks for following up on this - happy to know it’s all working for you!

Please let us know if you have any more questions,

Sam

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/default-terminal-console-application/38101/5 "2023-07-21T02:46:55Z")

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Closed on July 21, 2023, 2:46am UTC

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