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title: "How to remove annoying startup prompt in Windows Terminal"
date: "2023-12-01T08:27:58+01:00"
tags: ["Windows Client", "Windows Terminal", "https://aka.ms/PSWindows"]
categories: ["Microsoft", "Scripting & Automation"]
---


![Windows Terminal with annoying prompt][1]

Since switching my blog to static webpage generator Hugo I am using more and more command line tools and programming tools. For coding I am using **Visual Studio Code**, on my macOS I am using **iTerm** with **Oh My ZSH** and of course **GitHub** to store content of the webpage. However on Windows as the default I switched to **Windows Terminal** as my main command line tool. But, on Windows 10 or 11 in Windows Terminal there is this annoying popup when you start it. 

```
Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! https://aka.ms/PSWindows
```
In this post you will learn how to remove it. 
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So back to in my opinion annoying post. Well, Microsoft I am already using the latest Windows Terminal and this popup is irrelevant and stupid.

## Main Solution
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Generally speaking solution is quite easy. You just need to add ```-nologo``` parameter into the execution file before **powershell.exe**.

## Removal of annoying message in Windows Terminal

In order to remove it in Windows Terminal we need to do following steps:
1. Go to Windows Terminal Settings.
![Windows Terminal Settings ][2]
2. In Settings search for powershell.exe
3. After the powershell.exe add ```-nologo``` argument.
![Windows Terminal Settings without Prompt ][3]
4. Save setting and restart terminal.

![Windows Terminal with annoying prompt removed][4]
And voila, stupid prompt removed :)

[1]: /images/uploads/2023/12/windows-terminal-1.webp
[2]: /images/uploads/2023/12/windows-terminal-2.webp
[3]: /images/uploads/2023/12/windows-terminal-3.webp
[4]: /images/uploads/2023/12/windows-terminal-4.webp

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