Add Terminal to Windows 10 Quick Links (WinX) Right-Click Start Menu

Microsoft has released Windows Terminal v1.12.1098 for Windows 10, bringing a Windows 11 look. But beyond that, it's a powerful tool that has almost replaced the separate Windows PowerShell and Command Prompt Inbox apps, so much so that Microsoft is making it the default in Windows 11 with the release of version 22H2 Inbox app. It has replaced Windows PowerShell in the Quick Links (WinX) menu (the right-click menu on the Start menu button) and today we will

Make sure you have Windows Terminal installed. You can get it on the Microsoft Store. You'll also need Rafael Rivera's hashlnk_0.2.0.0.zip file on GitHub, a utility that calculates and applies hashes for "WinX" shortcuts.

After installation, let’s create a shortcut to open Windows Terminal as administrator.

1. Right click on the desktop and select New>Shortcut
2. In Location Paste in the field: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe
3. Click Next and give your shortcut a name, for example Terminal (Admin)
4. Click Finish
5. Right click on the newly created shortcut and select Properties
6. Click Advanced and check the checkbox Run as administrator
7. Click OK

Next, right-click the Start menu button and select Run, paste in the text field: %LocalAppdata%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\Group3 and click OK

Here you can select the Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell shortcuts and decide whether to remove them from the menu or keep them they. If you decide to remove them from the menu, I strongly recommend that you not delete the file but instead move the shortcut up one folder to the WinX directory. You can also move them to any other backup folder of your choice. This allows you to restore them later if you wish.

Drag the shortcut you created for Terminal (Administrator) on your desktop to the Group3 folder, where you can also create one Shortcut to launch a terminal without administrator rights:

1. Right-click on the desktop and select New>Shortcut
2. In the location field paste: %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe
3. Click Next and give your shortcut a name like Terminal
4. Click Finish

Now you have decided that when you right-click the Start button you should be in Quick Links ” menu, you can restart File Explorer to see the changes.

1. Right-click anywhere on the taskbar and select Task Manager;
2. Find Windows Explorer (it should be in the Apps process);
3. Right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart.

Before (default)	After

##As you can see, I chose to remove Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell from my Quick Links (WinX) menu. I also adjusted the Windows Terminal application settings to open PowerShell by default, which then opens a new tab Command Prompt by default. This allows me to quickly open a command prompt when needed by clicking a new tab in Terminal.

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