
Note: In my case, I just made a link on my Desktop, but you may place it anywhere you’d like (just update the next steps accordingly). Type or paste in this value for “ Type a name for this shortcut:“, and then click the “ Finish” button: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exeģ. On the Create Shortcut window type or paste in this value for “ Type the location of the item:“, and click the “ Next” button: Right-click the Desktop and select New -> Shortcut:Ģ.

Windows Terminal exists as a symbolic link at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe, for various reasons it cannot be accessed directly (believe me, I tried).įor our purposes, we must create a shortcut (.lnk) file of the Windows Terminal exe file:ġ. OpenSSH Client on Windows Create a Windows Terminal Shortcut Link If you don’t already have the OpenSSH Client enabled in Windows, please follow my guide here: Installing from Assets portion of the Releases page of the Windows Terminal GitHub repository.
#WINDOWS TERMINAL PUTTY INTEGRATION INSTALL#
Steps Install Windows Terminalįirst, you need to install Windows Terminal.
#WINDOWS TERMINAL PUTTY INTEGRATION HOW TO#
This guide will cover how to enable the new Windows Terminal as the default “PuTTY Integration” option in WinSCP. It supports the option to use KiTTY and even Windows’ OpenSSH Client instead, but no information has yet surfaced about how to use Windows Terminal …until now! About One of my favorite pieces of software for remote management using SFTP, WinSCP, is one such program.īy default WinSCP uses good ol’ PuTTY as a terminal, which can be launched during remote SFTP sessions with the click of a button. Not only is it free, but in my opinion it beats other terminal options on Windows, such as: PuTTY/KiTTY, mRemoteNG, MobaXTerm, Terminus, Hyper, etc.īecause Windows Terminal is so new, not everything is configured yet to take advantage of it out of the box.

The new Windows Terminal is finally reaching parity with modern options on other operating systems like iTerm 2, Tiliux, GNOME Terminal, etc.
