Windows Terminal 1.4 Released With Hyperlink and Jump List Support

In conjunction with the Microsoft Ignite 2020 conference, Microsoft has released Windows Terminal Preview version 1.4 with some fun and useful new features.

In this release, Microsoft has added support for clickable hyperlinks from the console,  jump list support, and support for the blink graphic rendition attribute.

To make it easier to launch new consoles from the taskbar and the Start Menu, Windows Terminal 1.4 now supports jump lists, as shown below.

To open the jump list, click on the arrow next to Windows Terminal Preview in the Start Menu or right-click on its icon on the taskbar.

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Microsoft also added the ability to click on embedded hyperlinks from within consoles.

If Windows Terminal detects an embedded hyperlink, it will now underline the text and display a tooltip if you hover the mouse over it. 

To open the click, press Ctrl while clicking on the link to launch the URL in your default browser.

To test out the new hyperlink feature in Windows Terminal, you can use the following command in PowerShell as a template for your own links:

printf "\033]8;;https://www.bleepingcomputer.com\033\\Go to BleepingComputer!\033]8;;\033\\\n"

For those wishing to test out Windows Terminal Preview 1.4, you can do so by installing it from the Microsoft Store.

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