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Terminal crashes/closes #5486

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@jelkevdh
jelkevdh
opened on May 2, 2026

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  • I have read the troubleshooting guide.
  • I am sure this issue is with the extension itself and does not reproduce in a standalone PowerShell instance.
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Summary

When opening the terminal window, it immediately crashes and closes again.

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.6.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.6.0
OS                             macOS 26.4.1
Platform                       Unix
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.4
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visual Studio Code Version

1.119.0-insider
arm64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2025.4.0

Steps to Reproduce

from the menu I click terminal > new terminal. as soon as it opens it closes again

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  1. jelkevdh
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    Issue-BugA bug to squash.
    Needs: TriageMaintainer attention needed!
    on May 2, 2026

  2. br441 commented on May 15, 2026

    @br441
    br441 (br441)
    on May 15, 2026

    EDIT: Adding an executable path to /usr/local/bin/pwsh and setting that as the default version works perfectly.

    I'm having the same issue with PowerShell 7.6.1...

    2026-05-15 10:55:21.373 [info] Visual Studio Code: v1.120.0 64-bit on MacOS 64-bit
    2026-05-15 10:55:21.373 [info] PowerShell Extension: v2025.4.0
    2026-05-15 10:55:21.378 [info] Starting 'PowerShell' at: /usr/local/bin/pwsh
    2026-05-15 10:55:21.779 [info] PowerShell process started with PID: 40917
    2026-05-15 10:55:22.150 [warning] PowerShell process terminated or Extension Terminal was closed, PID: 40917
    2026-05-15 10:55:22.215 [error] Extension Terminal is undefined.

    PowerShell exists at /usr/local/bin/pwsh btw, calling it in Terminal works perfectly. I also tried adding an executable path in settings to /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/7/pwsh and making that the default version, yet it also crashes. I installed PowerShell via the installer image on the docs page, yet it also crashes when installed via brew.

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