How to make Windows Powershell (5.1) the default integrated terminal in a VSCode project?

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I have a small project that depends on Windows PowerShell (5.1).

MyReport/
├── .vscode
│   └── settings.json
├── Classes.ps1
├── Get-Report.ps1
└── config.jsonc

When I open the folder MyReport, it always starts PowerShell 7 in the integrated terminal.

My .vscode/settings.json looks like this:

{
    "powershell.powerShellDefaultVersion": "Windows PowerShell",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Windows PowerShell",
    "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe"
}

What do I have to change, to make Windows PowerShell (5.1) the integrated terminal?

I'm using VSCode version 1.66.

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2 Answers

  1. Within vs-code, in the terminal window, click the dropdown icon right next to the "+" (plus) icon.

  2. Find the option "Select Default Profile", another dropdown should appear from the top of the application window.

  3. Find the powershell correct reference, i use 'pwsh.exe' located in my powershell version 7 folder

user_187220270

Try the following:

On the terminal ribbon you can find an arrow (next to the + sign). Select configure terminal setting. Look for:

Terminal › External: Windows Exec
Customizes which terminal to run on Windows.

Type: C:\Windows\System32\powershell.exe

Disclaimer: not tested

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