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Removals from $ENV:PSModulePath are not respected.

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### VSCode version: 1.36.1 2213894ea0415ee8c85c5eea0d0ff81ecc191529 x64

### VSCode extensions:
aaron-bond.better-comments@2.0.5
CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer@1.0.61
connieth.bubblegum@1.0.1
ed-elliott.azure-arm-template-helper@0.0.17
GrapeCity.gc-excelviewer@2.1.32
j0hnm4r5.laser-theme@0.12.3
mechatroner.rainbow-csv@1.2.0
mermade.openapi-lint@1.0.3
ms-azure-devops.azure-pipelines@1.155.0
ms-azuretools.vscode-docker@0.7.0
ms-python.python@2019.8.29288
ms-vscode.csharp@1.21.0
ms-vscode.powershell@2019.5.0
ms-vscode.powershell-preview@2019.5.0
ms-vscode.sublime-keybindings@4.0.3
philosowaffle.openapi-designer@0.3.0
PKief.material-icon-theme@3.8.1
redhat.vscode-yaml@0.4.1
samcogan.arm-snippets@1.4.17
Sitrusy.90s-anime@1.0.0
sysninja.vscode-ansible-mod@0.0.3
Tyriar.shell-launcher@0.3.0


### PSES version: 1.12.1.0

### PowerShell version:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.0.0-preview.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.0.0-preview.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.18922
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0
Background

At my company, we use user documents redirection, causing my powershell user module folder to be located on a network share. In order to avoid issues with PSModule auto-loading, I remove $HOME/documents/WindowsPowershell/Modules from my modulepath and instead add $HOME/WindowsPowershell/Modules and have relocated all my user specific modules there. This isn't respected in vscode.

Expected Behavior
PS > $mydocs = [environment]::GetFolderPath('MyDocuments')
PS > $pattern = [regex]::Escape($mydocs)
PS > $Env:PSModulePath = ($Env:psmodulepath -split ';' | where {$_ -notmatch $pattern}) -join ';'
PS > #Feel free to do whatever you'd like
PS > ($Env:PSmodulepath -split ';' | where {$_ -match $pattern}).count -eq 0
True
Actual Behavior
PS > $mydocs = [environment]::GetFolderPath('MyDocuments')
PS > $pattern = [regex]::Escape($mydocs)
PS > $Env:PSModulePath = ($Env:psmodulepath -split ';' | where {$_ -notmatch $pattern}) -join ';'
PS > #Type into a document with language "PowerShell"
PS > ($Env:PSmodulepath -split ';' | where {$_ -match $pattern}).count -eq 0
False
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No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the issue in VS Code with the PowerShell extension, then trace where the extension initializes or updates PSModulePath. Done means removals from $Env:PSModulePath remain absent during PowerShell language support.

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Assessment

Tech stack
powershell, typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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