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Description

Type: Bug

when im open my terminal its give error message and close. this is error message "The terminal process failed to launch: A native exception occurred during launch
(Cannot launch conpty).

Winpty has been removed, see
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_109#_removal-of-winpty-support
for more details.

You can also try enabling the
'terminal.integrated.windowsUseConptyDll'
setting."

VS Code version: Code 1.128.0 (fc3def6774c76082adf699d366f31a557ce5573f, 2026-07-07T15:14:24-07:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.16299
Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 x 2712)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x5916 [Intel(R) HD Graphics 620], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=21.20.16.4574 *ACTIVE*
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x666f [Radeon (TM) R5 M420], DRIVER_VERSION=21.19.128.4
GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.16299.1004
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
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
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|7.77GB (2.82GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 37969da0-6db4-4094-9c28-5ac1be2d4a20|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
Extensions (10)

Name|Identifier|Author|Version
---|---|---|---
Run Terminal Command|adrianwilczynski.terminal-commands|adrianwilczynski|1.0.5
Claude Code for VS Code|anthropic.claude-code|Anthropic|2.1.206
Tailwind CSS IntelliSense|bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss|bradlc|0.14.29
Terminal|formulahendry.terminal|formulahendry|0.0.10
GitHub Codespaces|github.codespaces|GitHub|1.18.15
Python Debugger|ms-python.debugpy|ms-python|2026.6.0
Python|ms-python.python|ms-python|2026.4.0
Pylance|ms-python.vscode-pylance|ms-python|2026.2.1
Python Environments|ms-python.vscode-python-envs|ms-python|1.36.0
PowerShell|ms-vscode.powershell|ms-vscode|2025.4.0

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