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How to install Microsoft Windows Terminal in Windows 10 version 1909

[Note] this is a historic problem that is specific to Windows 10 version 1909, which does not satisfy the Windows Terminal requirement by then. It would no longer be a problem for most nowadays systems.

Alright, this should be a fairly simple question, but failing every possibilities, I'm afraid that it is becoming a loaded one, just to get Microsoft Windows Terminal installed.

The Microsoft Windows Terminal

is a new, modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application for users of command-line tools and shells like Command Prompt, PowerShell, and WSL. Its main features include multiple tabs, Unicode and UTF-8 character support, a GPU accelerated text rendering engine, and custom themes, styles, and configurations.

It is an open source project available at https://github.com/microsoft/terminal

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  • Trying to install with choco install microsoft-windows-terminal, I'll get:

      ERROR: The running command stopped because the preference variable "ErrorActionPreference" or common parameter is set to Stop: Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CF3, Package failed updates, dependency or conflict validation.

  Windows cannot install package Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_0.11.1121.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because this package depends on a framework that could not be found. Provide the framework "Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" published by "CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US", with neutral or x64 processor architecture and minimum version 14.0.27810.0, along with this package to install. The frameworks with name "Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" currently installed are: {Microsoft.VCLibs.140
  Windows cannot install package Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_0.11.1121.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe because this package depends on a framework that could not be found. Provide the framework "Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" published by "CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US", with neutral or x64 processor architecture and minimum version 14.0.27810.0, along with this package to install. The frameworks with name "Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" currently installed are: {Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.26706.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.26706.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe}

Although I've exhausted all my searches and am sure that I have the dependent thing:

PS > Get-AppxPackage -allusers *Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00* | Select Name, PackageFullName

Name                               PackageFullName
----                               ---------------
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.26905.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00            Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.26706.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00            Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.26706.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.27810.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe

So, once again, simple question, how to get Microsoft Windows Terminal installed? thx.

Solution

  • Installing it straight from the Microsoft Store didn't work for me either. In Windows 10 1909, I did (it's an msix). Note that the appx commands are gone in powershell 7.1.

    Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_0.11.1191.0_8wekyb3d8bbwe.msixbundle

    and it installed ok.

    get-appxpackage microsoft.windowsterminal


Name              : Microsoft.WindowsTerminal
Publisher         : CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Architecture      : X64
ResourceId        :
Version           : 0.11.1191.0
PackageFullName   : Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_0.11.1191.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
InstallLocation   : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_0.11.1191.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsFramework       : False
PackageFamilyName : Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe
PublisherId       : 8wekyb3d8bbwe
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle          : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable      : False
Dependencies      : {Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.27810.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe,
                    Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.27810.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe}
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind     : Store
Status            : Ok

    Alt-down arrow-settings to get the default settings json.