Windows Terminal Portable

Windows Terminal portable edition. It is identical to the release by Microsoft, just in one quick and easy EXE.

The x64 version of Windows Terminal is included. If you want another architecture type, read below to create a custom version.

The .portable file has been included alongside WindowsTerminal.exe which is described here.

Download

Download the latest version in releases. The Terminal Portable release version will always match the Windows Terminal release version.

You only need wtp.exe but can use either or both. Rename if desired.

Updates / Releases

An updated version of Windows Terminal Portable should be available in the releases section within a few days of a new Windows Terminal release.

How it Works

This is simply a self-extracting archive of the the "Terminal" folder contained in the x64 zip file released here.

It extracts to %temp%\Terminal-Portable and then runs %temp%\Terminal-Portable\Terminal\wt.exe. Each time you run it, the temp folder will be deleted and recreated.

How to Modify

Common reasons to modify:

• To adjust the default configuration located in defaults.json
• To include extra files/scripts
• To create your own portable using a different version

Prerequisites:

• You must have WinRAR installed (other archive utilities won't work because it's a WinRAR self-extracting archive)
• Enable file name extensions in Windows

Modifying files/folders:

• Right-click wtp.exe and click Extract to "wtp\" (you may need to choose the WinRAR option first)
• Change the files in wtp\Terminal
• When finished, right-click wtp.exe and click Open with WinRAR
• Click the Terminal folder in WinRAR and press Delete and then Yes
• Drag the Terminal folder you extracted into WinRAR
• Notes:
  • If you change the name or path of Terminal in WinRAR, then it will not open Terminal correctly
  • Anything you add to the root of the archive will extract to %temp%\Terminal-Portable (and then be deleted on next run)

Modifying the self-extracting archive itself:

• When finished, right-click wtp.exe and click Open with WinRAR
• Click the SFX button at the top right of WinRAR
• Click Advanced SFX Options at the bottom
• After you click OK, then OK again, WinRAR will update the EXE
• The icon will not be kept, but there are two ways to fix this:
  • Quickest method:
    • In the Text and icon tab, specify Load SFX icon
    • Use icon.ico provided after extracting the EXE
  • Alternate method:
    • Open the EXE in Resource Hacker
    • Double-click the Icon folder, then right-click the Icon folder and click Replace Icon
    • Use icon.ico provided after extracting the EXE
    • Don't delete the Icon group or it may not work as expected
• You can adjust Run as Administrator under the Advanced tab