Quark terminal mode
Nov 24, 2024··
1 min read
Orjan Ameye
As part of my windows setup, I run a windows terminal quark mode in the background which I can always call using a hotkey Win +
`. Here is how I set it up. Credits to this github issue.
- Go to your startup folder (Click
Win + R
and run shell:startup) - Create a shortcut to the Powershell “C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe”. I use powershell 7 here. Open the properties tab of the shortcut and change the target to
"C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -Command "wt -w _quake 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe' -NoExit -Command '& {clear}' -window minimized;Start-Sleep -Seconds 1;$app=New-Object -ComObject shell.application;$app.ToggleDesktop();"
I added a 1 second wait after launch quake. If the window doesn’t disappear after logging in, try to extend it for a little longer. - Set “Run” option also to Minimized (this prevents any flicker) and apply.
- Go the the windows terminal settings and open the setting JSON file. Add the
"compatibility.allowHeadless": true
to let the Terminal keep running even when all windows are closed.