Apps Open Windows Terminal in Quake Mode in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to open Windows Terminal in quake mode in Windows 11.

Windows Terminal is a modern host application for the command-line shells you already love, like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and bash (via Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)). Its main features include multiple tabs, panes, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and the ability to create your own themes and customize text, colors, backgrounds, and shortcuts.

Windows Terminal comes with quake mode. "Quake mode" is the name for the special mode the terminal enters when naming a window _quake. When a window is in quake mode:
  • The terminal is automatically snapped to the top half of the monitor.
  • The window can no longer be resized horizontally or from the top. It can only be resized on the bottom.
  • The window automatically enters focus mode (note that you may have multiple tabs in focus mode).
  • When windowingBehavior is set to "useExisting" or "useAnyExisting", they will ignore the existence of the _quake window.
  • When minimized, the window will be hidden from the taskbar and from Alt + Tab.
  • Only one window may be the quake mode window at a time.
Reference:
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Contents

  • Option One: Open Windows Terminal in Quake Mode
  • Option Two: Toggle Minimize (hide) and Restore (show) Windows Terminal Quake Mode window
  • Option Three: Close Windows Terminal Quake Mode window


EXAMPLE: Windows Terminal in quake mode

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Option One

Open Windows Terminal in Quake Mode


1 Perform one of the following actions:



Option Two

Toggle Minimize (hide) and Restore (show) Windows Terminal Quake Mode window


1 Once you open Windows Terminal in quake mode, you can press the Win + ` keys to toggle minimize (hide) and restore (show) the Windows Terminal Quake Mode window.

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Option Three

Close Windows Terminal Quake Mode window


1 Perform one of the following actions: (see screenshots below)
  • Type Exit in the Windows Terminal quake mode window, and press Enter.
  • Hover over the Windows Terminal icon on the taskbar to show its thumbnail preview, and click/tap on the Close (X) button on the thumbnail preview.
  • Right click or press and hold on the Windows Terminal icon on the taskbar, and click/tap on the Close all windows.
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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Close Windows Terminal Quake Mode window​

Perform one of the following actions: (see screenshots below)
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Typing the EXIT command in the Terminal window will also close it.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    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, 8GB 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.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

    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, 8GB 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.
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