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Dynamic Profile Generator for Windows PowerShell

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Description

Description of the new feature/enhancement

It'd be nice if the "Windows PowerShell" profile worked like the other profiles, and could be disabled using disabledProfileSources.

This would remove the need to carry a 'hidden' overriding profile per #5459, as disabledProfileSources made possible for the other profile sources.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I guess it just needs new IDynamicProfileGenerator implementation, that replaces (and slurps up?) the existing Windows PowerShell profile if present, which appears to have a fixed GUID ({61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}), fix the 'pick a default profile' logic, and then remove it from the defaults.json.

If the same thing is done for CMD, then I guess the risk appears of how to handle the case that there are no profiles available, where right now I guess you always have those two profiles, even if somehow they are not usable.

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Research direction

Start by tracing existing IDynamicProfileGenerator implementations and the Windows PowerShell profile entry in defaults.json, including its fixed GUID. Verify how disabledProfileSources and default-profile selection currently handle the profile. Done means Windows PowerShell can be disabled through disabledProfileSources without a hidden override, while the default profile behavior remains valid.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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