diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
index afee433bb76..41193102a03 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTerminalService.ts
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ export class ExtHostTerminalService implements ExtHostTerminalServiceShape {
 
 		// Fork the process and listen for messages
 		this._logService.debug(`Terminal process launching on ext host`, shellLaunchConfig, initialCwd, cols, rows, env);
-		this._terminalProcesses[id] = new TerminalProcess(shellLaunchConfig, initialCwd, cols, rows, env, terminalConfig.get('experimentalUseConpty'));
+		this._terminalProcesses[id] = new TerminalProcess(shellLaunchConfig, initialCwd, cols, rows, env, terminalConfig.get('windowsEnableConpty'));
 		this._terminalProcesses[id].onProcessIdReady(pid => this._proxy.$sendProcessPid(id, pid));
 		this._terminalProcesses[id].onProcessTitleChanged(title => this._proxy.$sendProcessTitle(id, title));
 		this._terminalProcesses[id].onProcessData(data => this._proxy.$sendProcessData(id, data));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
index 4b4c547947e..a6b71721655 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/common/terminal.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export interface ITerminalConfiguration {
 	showExitAlert: boolean;
 	experimentalBufferImpl: 'JsArray' | 'TypedArray';
 	splitCwd: 'workspaceRoot' | 'initial' | 'inherited';
-	experimentalUseConpty: boolean;
+	windowsEnableConpty: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ITerminalConfigHelper {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
index b7b1b92b316..9c0a95a96d1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			],
 			default: 'inherited'
 		},
-		'terminal.integrated.experimentalUseConpty': {
-			description: nls.localize('terminal.integrated.experimentalUseConpty', "Whether to use ConPTY for Windows terminal process communication (requires Windows 10 build number 17692+). The default is to enable this on Windows 10 build number 17692+. Winpty will be used if this is false."),
+		'terminal.integrated.windowsEnableConpty': {
+			description: nls.localize('terminal.integrated.windowsEnableConpty', "Whether to use ConPTY for Windows terminal process communication (requires Windows 10 build number 17692+). The default is to enable this on Windows 10 build number 17692+. Winpty will be used if this is false."),
 			type: 'boolean',
-			default: false
+			default: true
 		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalProcessManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
index ab36c8a10f1..45b1296c579 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalProcessManager.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class TerminalProcessManager implements ITerminalProcessManager {
 			terminalEnvironment.addTerminalEnvironmentKeys(env, platform.locale, this._configHelper.config.setLocaleVariables);
 
 			this._logService.debug(`Terminal process launching`, shellLaunchConfig, this.initialCwd, cols, rows, env);
-			this._process = new TerminalProcess(shellLaunchConfig, this.initialCwd, cols, rows, env, this._configHelper.config.experimentalUseConpty);
+			this._process = new TerminalProcess(shellLaunchConfig, this.initialCwd, cols, rows, env, this._configHelper.config.windowsEnableConpty);
 		}
 		this.processState = ProcessState.LAUNCHING;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminalProcess.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminalProcess.ts
index ae95fcf87f9..e3348f4922b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminalProcess.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/node/terminalProcess.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class TerminalProcess implements ITerminalChildProcess, IDisposable {
 		cols: number,
 		rows: number,
 		env: platform.IProcessEnvironment,
-		useConpty: boolean
+		windowsEnableConpty: boolean
 	) {
 		let shellName: string;
 		if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class TerminalProcess implements ITerminalChildProcess, IDisposable {
 			env,
 			cols,
 			rows,
-			experimentalUseConpty: useConpty
+			experimentalUseConpty: windowsEnableConpty
 		};
 
 		try {