Launch Windows Terminal from VSCode?

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I'm trying to launch the new Windows Terminal through VSCode like I have with other terminal emulators.

Previously I've used the following setting in the VSCode JSON file settings.json to launch Cmder through VSCode with ctrl+C

"terminal.external.windowsExec": "C:\\Program Files\\cmder\\Cmder.exe",

However, trying the same with the directory of the Windows Terminal directory has been unsuccessful.

"terminal.external.windowsExec": "C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe",

You start these programs via a URL protocol. This line lists all of them (incl http etc). @For /f "tokens=1* delims=" %%A in ('reg query HKCR /f "URL:*" /s /d ^| findstr /c:"URL:" ^| findstr /v /c:"URL: " ^| Sort') Do @Echo %%A %%B. When you have the protocol name append :// to it. So Weather app is msnweather://. You need to Shell Execute. — user12431753
– user12431753, Commented May 21, 2020 at 5:30
Alright, so I was able to navigate to the folder via Powershell and find the app ID in AppManifest.XML, so the following allows me to launch the terminal from VSCode 'shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App' Unfortunately it isn't opening the folder I'm working in so that's something I need to work on. — skillcap
– skillcap, Commented May 21, 2020 at 14:35
I thought that the executable was wt.exe, so if I'm correct, you should be using "terminal.external.windowsExec": "C:\\Users\\skillcap\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe", in your settings.json. (remember to change the user name as required). As the executable should also have added to your %PATH% you should be able to generally start it using just wt, (with an unmodified %PATHEXT% variable). Also added as answer. — Compo
– Compo, Commented May 21, 2020 at 14:46

Compo · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-21 14:49:16Z

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I thought that the executable was wt.exe, so if I'm correct, in your settings.json, you should be using:

"terminal.external.windowsExec": "C:\\Users\\skillcap\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe",

(remember to change the user name as required).

As a side note, the executable should also have been added to your %PATH%, so you should be able to generally start it using just wt, (with an unmodified %PATHEXT% variable).

answered May 21, 2020 at 14:49

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