Installing Windows Terminal Preview on Windows Server 2022

Windows Terminal Preview

Windows Terminal Preview has some cool new features I really like while I am “PowerShelling”…
Take a look at the Microsoft DevBlog to read more: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/windows-terminal-preview-1-21-release/

Unfortunately, you need Microsoft Store to install it – but using Microsoft Store is not possible in Windows Server 2022, so we need a workaround to install it…

You can find all available versions of Windows Terminal Preview on GitHub:
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases

Installation

To install Windows Terminal Preview on Windows Server 2022 you need to use PowerShell.

1. Download the version you want to install from GitHub
   
   or use PowerShell to download it (example for current version – check the URI if you want another version):

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases/download/v1.20.11381.0/Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.20.11381.0_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle -outfile Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.msixbundle

2. Make sure to rename the downloaded file to Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.msixbundle if you downloaded it from GitHub.

3. Install the needed prerequisites (example for current version – check the prerequisites if you want another version):

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx -OutFile $env:TEMP\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx

Add-AppxPackage $env:TEMP\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx

4. Install the downloaded msixbundle:

Add-AppxPackage -Path .\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal.msixbundle

5. If the installation steps run through without an error, Windows Terminal Preview is successfully installed:

Customization

WIndows Terminal Preview allows you various customizations according to your needs.
As I am mostly “PowerShelling”, I want the Terminal to have the same colors I am used to and that the Terminal runs with administrative rights:

Choose the Color scheme – I prefer Campbell Powershell:

Set the chosen scheme as Default:

Allow Terminal to run in Administrative Context:

After completion of the initial customizations, Windows Terminal Preview is ready for use.

Happy “Terminalling” 🙂