Windows Terminal (Preview) – Run as Administrator [Solved]

Launched a few months ago and still in preview, Microsoft’s Windows Terminal is the future console from Microsoft that combines Command-prompt, Powershell, Azure Cloud Shell and more in a single app.

And…”app” here is the key word.
Because Windows Terminal (preview) is available through Microsoft Store, the way this apps work (linked to the user that installed it) make it difficult to run the app as administrator, if you like me, login with a non-administrator user.

To solve this, the easy way, its really simple:

• Login with your administrative account
• Install Windows Terminal (Preview) from the Microsoft Store
• Login again with your “normal” account
• “Run as Administrator” and…voilà!

Windows Terminal (Preview) now available on Microsoft Store

It’s not usual that a feature like this generates so much hype, but the truth is that since it was announced at Microsoft Build 2019, the new Windows Terminal was a feature that a lot of people wants to try out.

This new Windows Terminal allows users to use command-line tools and shells like command-prompt, PowerShell and WSL.
It also allows multiple tabs, custom themes, and a lot more.

Just notice that this is a preview version and will probably have some issues and bugs for now.

Microsoft Store - Windows Terminal (Preview)