Solved How to update Win11's builtin Microsoft Terminal?


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I want to avoid side-loading/installing another MS Terminal. What is the best way to upgrade the builtin MS Terminal on Win11 22H2? I can either install it from Microsoft Store, Winget, or github msixbundle. If I install it from the Microsoft store, will it upgrade the builtin Win11 MSTerminal?

Also, I'd like for it to automatically upgrade. I'm guessing installing it from the Microsoft Store will do that for me.
 
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Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1413)

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I want to avoid side-loading/installing another MS Terminal. What is the best way to upgrade the builtin MS Terminal on Win11 22H2? I can either install it from Microsoft Store, Winget, or github msixbundle. If I install it from the Microsoft store, will it upgrade the builtin Win11 MSTerminal?
Yes, the Store can tell you if an update is available, and can install it. Select the Library, second icon from the bottom on the left of the store.

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Also, I'd like for it to automatically upgrade. I'm guessing installing it from the Microsoft Store will do that for me.

Click on the user icon in the Store and you can select Settings. You can set the Store to update apps automatically. This will apply to all instaled apps, not just Terminal. You cannot set auto update individually for each app.

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    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

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    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Also, I'd like for it to automatically upgrade. I'm guessing installing it from the Microsoft Store will do that for me.
Correct, installing it from the store should set it to auto-update (which works 'ok' in most cases)... I find once in a while I check the store and it finds new updates that are like a day or so old, but usually, it gets the updates.

I don't have any experience getting it from Winget, but I assume you'd have to manually update that when you want. Github and msixbundle are manual updates as well.

When looking in the Store, you can find "Windows Terminal" and "Windows Terminal Preview". The "Preview" is newer than the other one (it's essentially a beta) so that's up to you which you want. (If you install the Preview it does NOT overwrite the regular Terminal and you'll have 2 versions available at the same time).


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Bree beat me to posting.
 

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The version in the store is the version you have on your system (if you're not using the Preview version) so yes, updating the Store version is the version you want. (No sideloading)
 

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    Windows 11 Pro β
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    Laptop
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    HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg0070wm
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    Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel® Iris® Xᵉ Graphics
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    1920x1080
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    2TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • Operating System
    macOS Ventura
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    PC/Desktop
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    Apple iMac 27" 5K (2017)
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    3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
    Memory
    40 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon Pro 570 4 GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    27" 5K, 34" UW
    Screen Resolution
    Mon 1: 5120 × 2880 Mon 2: 2560 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    32GB NVME, 1TB SSD
Thanks guys! I just realized that the Windows Store version IS linked to the builtin version of Win11... and, keeps it updated.
 

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