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Added instructions on how to install the .msixbundle file for users who install Terminal manually.

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Added instructions on how to install the .msixbundle file for users who install Terminal manually.
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DHowett commented Jul 16, 2020

I'm concerned about the instructions. While they work, they're not the most expedient way to install Terminal . . . the msixbundle is double-clickable in the vast majority of cases, isn't it?

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@DHowett Thanks for the feedback.

.msixbundle files don't seem to be double clickable, at least on my (corporate) machine:

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I really think this would benefit people who don't have access to the Windows Store (or can only download a specific set of apps).

Example of a related issue: #6468

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TobiasSekan commented Jul 17, 2020

Hello,

I'm concerned about the instructions. While they work, they're not the most expedient way to install Terminal . . . the msixbundle is double-clickable in the vast majority of cases, isn't it?

When the Hidden-App App-Installer is not longer present or the file-extension msixbundle is set to a other program or removed a user can't no longer install a msixbundle with a single/double-click.

The App-Installer can removed by (when user don't like store things)

Edit: I'm not really sure, but I think msix files need the App-Installer too.

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WSLUser commented Jul 20, 2020

I prefer this PowerShell method for offline usage. Unfortunately we still have a "network" issue in trying to running the installed application, usually requiring changing to .zip and extracting until we can launch WindowsTerminal.exe directly. So we may need a powershell method written for that scenario as well.

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I think I'd rather that this text suggested that the user first try just double clicking the .msixbundle, and fall back to the command only if double-clicking didn't work.

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Download the `Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_<versionNumber>.msixbundle` file from the **Assets** section.

Run the following command in order to install the `.msixbundle` file you've just downloaded:
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Download the `Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_<versionNumber>.msixbundle` file from the **Assets** section.
Run the following command in order to install the `.msixbundle` file you've just downloaded:
Download the `Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_<versionNumber>.msixbundle` file from the **Assets** section. To install the app, you can simply double-click on the `.msixbundle` file, and the app installer should automatically run. If that fails for any reason, you can try the following command instead:

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