Terminal not starting

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Summary

The terminal process "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe '-NoProfile', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-Command', 'Import-Module 'c:\Users\bhoae.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.4.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2025.4.0' -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\bhoae.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.4.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -StartupBanner "PowerShell Extension v2025.4.0 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell Type 'help' to get help. " -LogLevel 'Warning' -LogPath 'c:\Users\bhoae\AppData\Roaming\Code\logs\20260306T091139\window1\exthost\ms-vscode.powershell' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\bhoae\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\globalStorage\ms-vscode.powershell\sessions\PSES-VSCode-4368-938521.json' -FeatureFlags @() -UseLegacyReadLine'" terminated with exit code: 1.

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value                                                                                   
----                           -----                                                                                   
PSVersion                      5.1.19041.6456                                                                          
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                 
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                 
BuildVersion                   10.0.19041.6456                                                                         
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                         
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                     
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                     
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Visual Studio Code Version

1.110.0
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2025.4.0

Steps to Reproduce

The terminal process "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe '-NoProfile', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Bypass', '-Command', 'Import-Module 'c:\Users\bhoae.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.4.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2025.4.0' -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\bhoae.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.4.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -StartupBanner "PowerShell Extension v2025.4.0 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell Type 'help' to get help. " -LogLevel 'Warning' -LogPath 'c:\Users\bhoae\AppData\Roaming\Code\logs\20260306T091139\window1\exthost\ms-vscode.powershell' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\bhoae\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\globalStorage\ms-vscode.powershell\sessions\PSES-VSCode-4368-938521.json' -FeatureFlags @() -UseLegacyReadLine'" terminated with exit code: 1.

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[JustinGrote]

Thanks for your submission! Have you tried using PowerShell 7 with the extension? PowerShell 5.1 is best effort support only.