# lextm/windowsterminal-shell

Install/uninstall scripts for Windows Terminal context menu items

Repository: https://github.com/lextm/windowsterminal-shell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/windowsterminal-shell
Homepage: https://docs.lextudio.com/blog/the-challenges-to-enable-open-with-windows-terminal-8090b2d92d5a
Language: PowerShell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: context-menu, powershell, terminal, windows, windows-10, windows-11, windows-terminal, wsl
Last push: 2024-05-08T01:41:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2311, "days_push": 848, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1778, forks 150 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:35.250354+00:00)

## What it is
A set of PowerShell scripts that install and uninstall Windows Explorer context menu items for launching Windows Terminal. It supports multiple menu layouts (default, mini, flat) and works on Windows 10/11 with Windows Terminal from the Store or .appx.

## Use cases
- add 'Open Windows Terminal here' to Explorer right-click menu
- remove Windows Terminal context menu entries
- customize context menu layout for Windows Terminal
- open folders in Windows Terminal from Explorer

## When to choose
- you use Windows Terminal on Windows 10/11 and want quick folder access from Explorer
- you want a maintained script instead of manual registry edits
- you prefer alternative menu layouts like mini or flat

## When to avoid
- Windows Terminal was installed via Scoop
- you use PowerShell 7 from the Microsoft Store
- you are not on Windows or don't use Windows Terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: context-menu, windows-terminal, explorer-integration, shell-extension, install-scripts, command-line

## Member repositories
- lextm/windowsterminal-shell (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.250354+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:25:10.557445+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lextm/windowsterminal-shell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:35.250354+00:00, sha e2b8a9152a4f)
  - homepage: https://docs.lextudio.com/blog/the-challenges-to-enable-open-with-windows-terminal-8090b2d92d5a (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:30.122231+00:00, sha 5e1ac8bbd198)
  - site_page: https://docs.lextudio.com/blog/everything-you-might-need-about-iis-server-header-58ca268547be (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:30.128500+00:00, sha 0ac039efa077)
  - site_page: https://docs.lextudio.com/blog/how-to-install-microsoft-cors-module-for-iis-express-7ac24e4c3bc4 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:03:30.130314+00:00, sha eefd2baaab3c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.