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WindowsTerminal.exe

Application ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Catalog search terms windows terminal, wt, windowsterminal

WindowsApplication

Windows Terminal UI. Na di tabbed window from Microsoft.WindowsTerminal. E no be OpenConsole.exe and e no be pwsh.exe.

Wetin you need know

Dis na di Terminal window, no be OpenConsole and no be pwsh.

WindowsTerminal.exe na di tab UI. OpenConsole.exe dey host di console buffer. Di command line wey you type dey run for pwsh.exe, powershell.exe, cmd.exe, or wsl.exe. To end di UI dey close tabs. Scheduled pwsh fit continue to run without dis window.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Na di shell?
No. Di shell na pwsh, cmd, or wsl
I fit end am?
All Terminal windows dey close
Feex tok say
If Windows Terminal na di row, na di frame I dey look so. I dey read di tab profile wen I want di shell, and I no dey call dis process pwsh.

Wetin be WindowsTerminal.exe?

Dis na di Terminal window, no be OpenConsole and no be pwsh. Di package na Microsoft.WindowsTerminal under WindowsApps. OpenConsole na di console host. pwsh na PowerShell 7 inside tab.

Wetin e dey do?

E dey draw tabs, panes, and settings. E no dey interpret PowerShell cmdlets and e no be di classic conhost for Win+R cmd.

Wetin make am dey run?

You open Windows Terminal, wt.exe, or profile shortcut. Hidden WindowsTerminal wen you logon na Startup or task wey you add.

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 'WindowsTerminal.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 to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

Di WindowsApps Microsoft.WindowsTerminal UI na Microsoft own. WindowsTerminal.exe inside Downloads no be so. Dis one still no be pwsh.exe and no be OpenConsole.exe.

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

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_*\WindowsTerminal.exe

  • Package: Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
  • Console host sibling: OpenConsole.exe
  • Shell siblings: pwsh, powershell, cmd, wsl

I fit end am?

E dey close Terminal

To end WindowsTerminal.exe dey close di tabbed UI. OpenConsole and di shell for dose tabs dey usually exit. pwsh wey Task Scheduler start fit remain.

I fit comot am?

Uninstall the app

Uninstall Windows Terminal from Apps. No use hand delete OpenConsole from another package. No delete System32\conhost.exe.

E suppose start with Windows?

You fit pin Terminal or add Startup shortcut. Dat one dey start dis UI, no be pwsh by imself except di profile talk so.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
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

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

Common wahala dem

Pipuru dey end pwsh to close Terminal and e go leave ghost window

Close dis UI process or di window. To kill one shell tab no dey always exit WindowsTerminal.exe.

GPU use wey dem blame on OpenConsole only

Di frame dey render here. Di buffer host na OpenConsole. Check both of dem before you reset di GPU driver.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

wt.exe or di Start item, den check Settings > Startup

Terminal window at logon na dis exe. PowerShell 7 task without window na pwsh, no be dis UI.

Reset Windows Terminal from Apps if di UI no gree open

Dat one dey repair Microsoft.WindowsTerminal. To replace conhost.exe no dey restore dis frame.

Technical details

Technical details
WindowsTerminal.exe technical details
Image name WindowsTerminal.exe
Package Microsoft.WindowsTerminal

Check the identity of running file

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

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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