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Version 7.5 causes terminal window crash

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Description

Type: Performance Issue

When I start VC, with PowerShell 7.5 installed, I get error messages about the terminal window and files not found. Consequently, powershell would not run.

I had to uninstall 7.5 and reinstall 7.4; now it works fine.

Extension version: 2025.0.0
VS Code version: Code 1.97.2 (e54c774e0add60467559eb0d1e229c6452cf8447, 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

System Info
Item Value
CPUs 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12800H (20 x 2803)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 31.68GB (11.89GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 089029d2-1858-4dbd-8427-39f020d3cff9
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Process Info
CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    0	   140	 13404	code main
    0	   119	  7412	ptyHost
    0	   321	  3192	     "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "Import-Module 'c:\Users\ISRC1\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.0.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2025.0.0' -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\ISRC1\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2025.0.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -StartupBanner \"PowerShell Extension v2025.0.0
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.

https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell
Type 'help' to get help.
\" -LogLevel 'Warning' -LogPath 'c:\Users\ISRC1\AppData\Roaming\Code\logs\20250214T093146\window1\exthost\ms-vscode.powershell' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\ISRC1\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\globalStorage\ms-vscode.powershell\sessions\PSES-VSCode-13404-932210.json' -FeatureFlags @() "
    1	   392	  1708	       "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Version 5.1 -s -NoLogo -NoProfile
    0	    15	 12104	         C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
    0	    14	  8036	     conpty-agent
    0	   110	 19476	     "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\ISRC1\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
    0	    14	 26664	     conpty-agent
    0	    56	 17648	   utility-network-service
    0	   182	 18452	extensionHost [1]
    0	   106	 15112	     "C:\Users\ISRC1\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" "c:\Users\ISRC1\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\json-language-features\server\dist\node\jsonServerMain" --node-ipc --clientProcessId=18452
    0	   130	 18624	shared-process
    0	    41	 21928	   crashpad-handler
    0	   259	 22844	window [1] (Add to Sharepoint-group.ps1 - Visual Studio Code)
    0	   101	 23960	fileWatcher [1]
    0	   216	 26920	   gpu-process
Workspace Info
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Research direction

Reproduce the failure with PowerShell 7.5 and extension version 2025.0.0, comparing it with PowerShell 7.4. Start from the terminal and PowerShell Editor Services startup processes shown in the report, and use the reported terminal errors and missing files to determine the affected component; done means the terminal and PowerShell run normally on 7.5.

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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
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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