By default, Windows Terminal is opened with Windows PowerShell on your Windows 11 computer.

However, you may want to always open Windows Terminal with Command Prompt on Windows 11.

It is easy to do this.

How to Open Windows Terminal (as Administrator) in Windows 11?

In this post,MiniTool Softwarewill show you a full guide.

You could get some ways from this post.

Since there are three choices, there should be one default option.

How to Open Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 11? (7 Ways)

Yes, Windows Terminal is opened with Windows PowerShell by default.

It is possible to do this?

Of course, yes.

select Windows Terminal

you might change the options for Windows Terminal to do this.

Here is a guide.

How to open Command Prompt (CMD) in Windows 11?

select Settings

How to Make Windows Terminal Always Open with Command Prompt on Windows 11?

you’ve got the option to follow this guide to always open Windows Terminal with CMD:

1.

You see Windows Terminal starts into Windows PowerShell by default.

select Command Prompt

You will see theSettingsStay at theStartupsection.

Then, expand the options forDefault profile, and selectCommand prompt.

On this page, you could also modify some other controls.

open Windows Terminal with Command Prompt

For example, you’re able to set Windows Terminal to launch on your setup startup.

you’re free to also change thelaunch mode, thenew instance behavior, and thelaunch size.

Click theSavebutton to keep the changes.

select Windows PowerShell

Now, you might click thePlusbutton to open a new tab.

If everything is OK, the new tab will be a Command Prompt interface.

you’re free to also close all Windows Terminal tabs and re-open it to have a try.

open Windows Terminal with Windows PowerShell

This time, you might open Windows Terminal with CMD by default.

What To DO if You Want to Open Windows Terminal with Another Command Shell?

Of course, you wont keep using Command Prompt all the time.

If you want to open Windows Terminal with Windows PowerShell occasionally, what should you do then?

It is also very easy to do this.

After that, you’ve got the option to see another tab is opened with Windows PowerShell.

If you want to run it as administrator, you oughta selectRun as administrator.