Public/Set-DefaultTerminal.ps1
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function Set-DefaultTerminal { <# .SYNOPSIS Configure the default terminal for Windows. .DESCRIPTION This function sets that default terminal in Windows to your choice of Windows PowerShell, PowerShell, Command Prompt, or Windows Terminal (default). .PARAMETER Name The name of the application to use as the default terminal in Windows. .EXAMPLE Set-DefaultTerminal -Name 'WindowsTerminal' #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute('PSUseShouldProcessForStateChangingFunctions', '', Justification = 'OK')] param ( # The name of the application to use as the default terminal in Windows. [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)] [string]$Name = 'WindowsTerminal' ) begin { $KeyPath = 'HKCU:\Console\%%Startup' if (-not (Test-Path -Path $keyPath)) { try { New-Item -Path $KeyPath >$null } catch { throw "Failed to create registry key: $_" } } else { Write-Verbose -Message "Key already exists: $KeyPath" } } # end begin block process { switch ($Name) { 'WindowsTerminal' { try { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Console\%%Startup' -Name 'DelegationConsole' -Value '{2EACA947-7F5F-4CFA-BA87-8F7FBEEFBE69}' -Force >$null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Console\%%Startup' -Name 'DelegationTerminal' -Value '{E12CFF52-A866-4C77-9A90-F570A7AA2C6B}' -Force >$null } catch { throw "Failed to set default terminal: $_" } } default { Write-Information -MessageData 'No terminal application was specified.' -InformationAction Continue } } } # end process block end { Write-Information -MessageData "Default terminal set to: ${Name}." -InformationAction Continue } # end end block } # end function Set-DefaultTerminal |