Since Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft made Windows Terminal a default command line in Windows 11, where even when we open ‘cmd’ or Windows Powershell, what will open is Windows Terminal first.
This is actually a good thing, but I find that sometimes, Windows Terminal opens longer than classic Command Prompt or Powershell. Then can you set the default command line in Windows 11 so it doesn’t become a Windows terminal? Of course you can, guys, and here are the short steps.
Step 1. First, please enter Settings > Privacy & security > For developers.
Step 2. Then on the part Thank you change from ‘Let Windows decide’ Becomes ‘Windows console hosts’.
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_800,h_425/https://naturaldynamix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1669800044_937_How-to-Set-the-Default-Command-Line-in-Windows-11.jpg)
Done, now when you type ‘cmd’ in the Run Command or Start Menu, what opens is the Command Prompt via Windows Console Host and open Windows Terminal again.
![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_glossy,ret_img,w_800,h_428/https://naturaldynamix.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1669800044_737_How-to-Set-the-Default-Command-Line-in-Windows-11.jpg)
So please try it guys, good luck and hopefully useful.