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hmm. thnx Ben.

chsh worked for me, only when I launch 'Ubuntu' app from start menu.

BUT, as I am using Hyper terminal and have configured its shell as below

shell: 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\bash.exe',

It always starts bash irrespective of the shell set in /etc/passwd either with chsh or usermod -s

So had to add bash -c zsh in .bashrc
Though, can be summoned with just zsh in the .bashrc.

Let me know, if there is any workaround to this situation!

Ben Sinclair • Dec 7 '20

Hmm, not sure. I use Windows Terminal and it's configured to run wsl.exe -d Ubuntu instead of a shell directly.
Windows Terminal is alright. It's very slow, but last time I used Hyper Terminal that was even slower!

RD • Dec 7 '20

Cool 👍

I just switched to Hyper. Lets see how it behaves with time.

Thanks

For all,
Terminals are UI layer. The above setup will work fine with CMD too.
Below is the screenshot for same [with autosuggestion also]