Windows terminal is now the default command line in windows 11 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Windows Terminal is now the default command line in Windows 11.

The default terminal emulator in Windows has always been the Windows Console Host, but not anymore. As of the Windows 11 2022 Update, Windows Terminal takes over. You’ll notice when you go to launch a command prompt it now loads inside Windows Terminal. Microsoft’s new Windows Terminal first appeared in Windows 10, following a surprise announcement at the Build developers conference in 2019.

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