diff --git a/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json b/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
index ea1bedf08fe..0a785f1f237 100644
--- a/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
+++ b/doc/cascadia/profiles.schema.json
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@
           "deprecated": true
         },
         "tabSwitcherMode": {
-          "default": true,
+          "default": "inOrder",
           "description": "When set to \"true\" or \"mru\", the \"nextTab\" and \"prevTab\" commands will use the tab switcher UI, with most-recently-used ordering. When set to \"inOrder\", these actions will switch tabs in their current ordering. Set to \"false\" to disable the tab switcher.",
           "oneOf": [
             {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/GlobalAppSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/GlobalAppSettings.h
index b4b5f6f4c76..29c4fbda7e0 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/GlobalAppSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/GlobalAppSettings.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         GETSET_SETTING(bool, DebugFeaturesEnabled, _getDefaultDebugFeaturesValue());
         GETSET_SETTING(bool, StartOnUserLogin, false);
         GETSET_SETTING(bool, AlwaysOnTop, false);
-        GETSET_SETTING(Model::TabSwitcherMode, TabSwitcherMode, Model::TabSwitcherMode::MostRecentlyUsed);
+        GETSET_SETTING(Model::TabSwitcherMode, TabSwitcherMode, Model::TabSwitcherMode::InOrder);
         GETSET_SETTING(bool, DisableAnimations, false);
 
     private:
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/defaults.json b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/defaults.json
index 501f0c69e1d..88266099002 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/defaults.json
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/defaults.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "showTabsInTitlebar": true,
     "showTerminalTitleInTitlebar": true,
     "tabWidthMode": "equal",
-    "useTabSwitcher": "mru",
+    "tabSwitcherMode": "inOrder",
 
     // Miscellaneous
     "confirmCloseAllTabs": true,