Windows Terminal

Disabled Profile Sources

Computer and userIntune-readyDisabledProfileSources

Supported on At least Windows Terminal 1.21

1.25.2733.0

What it does

Profiles will not be generated from any sources listed here. Source names can be arbitrary strings. Potential candidates can be found as the "source" property on profile definitions in Windows Terminal's settings.json file. Common sources are: - Windows.Terminal.Azure - Windows.Terminal.PowershellCore - Windows.Terminal.Wsl For instance, setting this policy to Windows.Terminal.Wsl will disable the builtin WSL integration of Windows Terminal. Note: Existing profiles will disappear from Windows Terminal after adding their source to this policy.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
List of disabled sources (one per line)	Multi-line text	`DisabledProfileSources`	Any

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal]
"DisabledProfileSources"=hex(7):00,00,00,00

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disabled Profile Sources
# Name: DisabledProfileSources
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsTerminal.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal' -Name 'DisabledProfileSources' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: DisabledProfileSources

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_WindowsTerminal/DisabledProfileSources

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Disabled Profile Sources
# Name: DisabledProfileSources
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsTerminal.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal' -Name 'DisabledProfileSources' -Kind 'MultiString' -Expected @()
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal\DisabledProfileSources') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disabled Profile Sources
# Name: DisabledProfileSources
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: WindowsTerminal.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal' -Name 'DisabledProfileSources' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()

History 18 retained releases

1.21.2911.022 Oct 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

17 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: DisabledProfileSources
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal
Template file: WindowsTerminal.admx
Release: Windows Terminal 1.25.2733.0 · file set 93c732305245b595…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.DisabledProfileSources)" explainText="$(string.DisabledProfileSourcesText)" key="Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Terminal" name="DisabledProfileSources" presentation="$(presentation.DisabledProfileSources)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:WindowsTerminal" />
      <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21" />
      <elements>
        <multiText id="DisabledProfileSources" required="true" valueName="DisabledProfileSources" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="DisabledProfileSources" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <multiTextBox refId="DisabledProfileSources">List of disabled sources (one per line)</multiTextBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:category:WindowsTerminal
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsTerminal)" name="WindowsTerminal" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:category:WindowsTerminal
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsTerminal)" name="WindowsTerminal" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:WindowsTerminal">Windows Terminal</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.WindowsTerminal:SUPPORTED_WindowsTerminal_1_21">At least Windows Terminal 1.21</string></strings>