If the JSON edits you made damage the file or introduce syntax errors (such as unbalanced quotes etc), Windows Terminal will complain. Once you save the JSON file, the edits take effect immediately. In PowerShell, use New-Guid to create one. If you plan to add new entries to the list, keep in mind that each entry needs a unique GUID. In an upcoming tip we show how you can create such icon files via PowerShell code. Note also how you can add your favorite icons to list entries: use „icon“ and submit a bitmap or ico file. If you launch external applications directly, this would result in a blank tab window that remains open until the external application is closed again. The trick is to launch external applications with either „cmd.exe /c“ or „powershell“. Take a look at the entries towards the end of the list: they illustrate how you can use the drop down menu to launch external programs like editors (VSCode, ISE), or even open Windows Terminal with Administrator privileges. Here is an example: 'profiles' : Īs you see, you can define a path to any executable, and with options like „useAcrylic“ and „acrylicOpacity“ you can control transparency. The „profiles“ section lists the console types you can open in Windows Terminal using the „down arrow“ button. If no editor is associated with JSON files, you can pick one or revert to Notepad. This opens a JSON file in your associated editor. You can control the types of consoles available in the tab drop-down list by editing the settings file: in Windows Terminal, in the title bar click the down arrow button, and choose „Settings“. Windows Terminal features PowerShell consoles in separate tabs and is very useful. In the previous tips we explained how you can install „Windows Terminal“ on Windows 10 via the Microsoft Store.

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