Each tab can be its own world, if you actually configure it.
The default Windows terminal experience is bad, but it doesn't have to be.
Microsoft has released Windows Terminal v0.9, which adds command-line arguments, automatic creation of PowerShell profiles, and a new setting that you lets you close all tabs without confirmation.
Microsoft has released version 0.9 of its open-source command-line tool, Windows Terminal, for developers who use Command Prompt, PowerShell, and the Windows 10 Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).