Last Updated on December 24, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

Windows Terminal is Microsoft’s new command-line app. It allows for multiple tabs, and from each tab you also have the option of opening either the Windows PowerShell, Command Prompt, Azure Cloud Shell, or the plain PowerShell. Additionally, it is also preconfigured to run SSH and WSL. Windows Terminal can run any command-line app which includes all Windows terminal emulators.

The Windows Terminal app, otherwise known as the new Windows PowerShell, is the long-awaited app many Windows enthusiasts had been waiting for thanks to its ability to do far more than the typical command line which had become outdated. Interestingly, the Windows Terminal was initially available as a separate app that needed to be downloaded from the Microsoft Store; however, if you were to go to the Microsoft Store to download it now you would be prompted that it is already on your computer. You haven’t got memory issues; as stated above in recent Windows 10 updates you would now find the app on your computer as an Inbox app.

The following tutorial demonstrates how to change a new instance behavior of the Windows Terminal app when using a version of the Windows 10 oeprating system.

How to Change New Instance Behavior of Windows Terminal in Windows 10

You can change the new instance behavior of the Windows Terminal application from the Windows Terminal settings menu. here is how you can do that:

1. Open the Windows Terminal app. (Click to enlarge the screenshot below.)

Windows 10 Search: Windows Terminal app

2. Next to the tabs, click on the down-facing arrow to bring up the Windows Terminal menu and then click on the Settings link. (Click to enlarge the screenshot below.)

Windows Terminal app: Settings

3. Click on Startup in the left menu.

4. From the right side of the same window,  under the New instance behavior heading select either Create a new window, Attach to the most recently used window, or Attach to the most recently used window on this desktop and then click on the Save button to save your changes.

You can close the Windows Terminal settings and continue using the computer.

In conclusion, that is how to change the new instance behavior of the Windows Terminal app in Windows 10.

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