# OpenConsole.exe

Application Process: Microsoft Corporation

Awọn ọrọ wiwa iwe-ipamọ openconsole, open console, terminal console host

Windows, Application

Console host wey Windows Terminal dey use. Na di ConPTY / console-host piece from di Terminal package, no bi conhost.exe of classic console.

## Wetin you need know

OpenConsole na Terminal console host, no bi conhost.exe of classic consoles.

OpenConsole.exe dey host di console for Windows Terminal tabs. conhost.exe still dey host classic consoles (Win+R cmd, older attach). WindowsTerminal.exe na di tabbed window. pwsh.exe or cmd.exe na di shell wey dey inside. To end OpenConsole go drop dat Terminal console, no bi every conhost on di PC.

- **E safe?**: Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.

  **Same as conhost?**: No. Dis na Terminal console host

  **Same as WindowsTerminal?**: No. Dat na di tab UI

Feex tok say

If Terminal tab die and OpenConsole vanish, I dey restart di tab. I no dey kill conhost for every cmd window for di machine.

## Wetin bi OpenConsole.exe?

OpenConsole na Terminal console host, no bi conhost.exe of classic consoles. Di inbox host still remain conhost.exe. Dis file dey live wit Microsoft.WindowsTerminal. E no bi di Terminal window chrome.

## Wetin e dey do?

E get di console buffer and PTY for Terminal tab. WindowsTerminal.exe dey paint tabs. Di shell still bi pwsh, powershell, cmd, or wsl.

## Wetin make am dey run?

Windows Terminal tab dey open. Win+R cmd wey never open Terminal suppose show conhost.exe instead.

## Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

`Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'OpenConsole.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List`

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the [file-identity guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/) to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

## E dey safe?

Check dis running file

OpenConsole wey dey inside Windows Terminal package na Microsoft own. OpenConsole.exe wey dey desktop no bi am. Dis still no bi conhost.exe.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

`C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_*\OpenConsole.exe`

- Package: Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
- Classic sibling: System32\conhost.exe
- UI sibling: WindowsTerminal.exe

## I fit end am?

Dat Terminal console go drop

To end OpenConsole.exe fit kill di shell wey dey attached to dat tab. Oda conhost.exe windows fit remain. To end WindowsTerminal.exe dey close di whole UI.

## I fit comot am?

Uninstall Terminal, no bi conhost

Uninstall Windows Terminal from Apps if you wan make OpenConsole komot. No delete System32\conhost.exe. No delete System32.

## E suppose start with Windows?

To open Windows Terminal dey start am. Classic cmd for logon still dey use conhost, no bi dis host.

## Measure resource use

| CPU and memory   | Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)               |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Disk and network | Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm) |

## File information

| Executable name            | OpenConsole.exe                                                                    |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Recorded installation path | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal\_\*\OpenConsole.exe         |
| Publisher                  | Microsoft Corporation                                                              |
| Signature check            | Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm) |

## Common wahala dem

### People dey end conhost to fix stuck Terminal tab

Dis tab host na OpenConsole. conhost belong to classic consoles. End di correct host or close di tab.

### "console host" CPU spike wey dem dey blame pwsh only

Di shell dey do di work. Dis process only dey host di buffer. Check which tab dey attached.

## How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

### Process Explorer: which shell dey attached to dis OpenConsole

pwsh, cmd, or wsl na di command story. WindowsTerminal.exe na only di frame.

### Settings > Apps > Windows Terminal > Reset if tabs no gree spawn

Dat one dey repair di package host. To replace conhost.exe no dey fix OpenConsole.

## Technical details

Technical details

| Image name | OpenConsole.exe               |
| ---------- | ----------------------------- |
| Role       | Windows Terminal console host |

## Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[conhost.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/conhost.exe/)[WindowsTerminal.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/windowsterminal.exe/)[pwsh.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/pwsh.exe/)[Check an executable path and digital signature: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/)[Read Task Manager and compare process activity: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)[Application processes: Category](https://feex.it/wiki/process/application/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Learn: console host ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/console/console-host)· Classic consoles dey use conhost.exe
- [Microsoft Learn: Windows Terminal ](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/terminal/)· Terminal dey ship OpenConsole as im console host
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
- [Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)· Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
- [Microsoft: Get-CimInstance ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance)· Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
- [Microsoft: Win32_Process properties ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-process)· Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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- **Type**: Application Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: OpenConsole.exe

  **Typical path**: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal\_\*\OpenConsole.exe

  **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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