microsoft / microsoft/terminal
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Description
When the command prompt is opened by the Win+X shortcut without administrator privilege, the working directory is %USERPROFILE%. If opened with administrator privilege, the working directory is %WINDIR%\system32.
But when the terminal is set to be the default terminal for the system and opened by the Win+X menu, if starting directory is set to ., it is always %WINDIR%\system32.
Is it possible to set the starting directory in windows terminal to make it behave like cmd?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Win+X launch behavior with Windows Terminal set as the default terminal, using both administrator and non-administrator contexts and a starting directory of .. Compare the resulting directory with cmd's %USERPROFILE% and %WINDIR%\system32 behavior; done means Windows Terminal can preserve the corresponding starting directory behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100