I spend my day working from a PowerShell prompt. You might even be using WSL.įor those of you who know me, it probably comes as no surprise that I am a PowerShell superuser. But this might mean Windows PowerShell and the newer iteration, PowerShell 7.x. Windows IT pros are beginning to catch on to what Linux professionals have known for a long time - serious management is done from a prompt.įortunately, the CMD, or what some think of as the DOS, prompt was updated several years ago in Windows 10. But for many IT pros, especially those with an interest or appreciation in automation, access to a command-line prompt can be valuable. One reason Windows is so popular is because of, well, Windows. You can keep up with Jeff on Twitter and on his blog. His latest books are The PowerShell Practice Primer and PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking. He has authored and co-authored a number of books, writes for numerous online sites and print publications, a Plural sight author, and a frequent speaker at technology conferences and user groups. Jeff has taught and presented on PowerShell and the benefits of automation to IT pros worldwide. He works today as an independent author, teacher, and consultant. He is a multi-year recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award. Jeffery is an IT veteran with almost 30 years of experience, much of it spent as an IT infrastructure consultant specializing in Microsoft server technologies with an emphasis on automation and efficiency. So, I reached out to my colleague Jeffrey Hicks to hear his take on how to get the most out of Windows Terminal, and I’m happy to share his suggestions here and in another article that will follow this one.

Since then, I’ve played with Windows Terminal myself but have felt there’s more under the hood that I’d like to know how to work with. Way back in May of 2019, our own Annie Pilon here on TechGenix introduced us to Microsoft’s new utility called Windows Terminal and described some of its helpful features for command-line users.

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