Soon, the Terminal will be the default app for command-line operations on Windows 11.

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 Build 22622.436 to people in the Windows Insiders Beta Channel.

Besidesthe new Nearby Share features, the update also sets Windows Terminal as the default terminal app on Windows.

Windows Terminal screenshot

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The switch wasannounced last year.

you’re free to even have a mix of PowerShell and Command Prompt tabs in the same window.

If you have theWindows Subsystem for Linuxinstalled, your Linux environments are also accessible through the Terminal.

The Terminal is also an example of Microsoft simplifying the Windows experience by merging similar apps and services.

PowerShell and the Command Prompt will remain installed.