Vscode-powershell: PowerShell Integrated Console freezes at startup

[quonic]

Issue Type: Bug

PowerShell Integrated Console freezes at startup. It happens nearly every time VSCode is started. Sometimes hitting enter multiple times gets it unstuck, but isn't a reliable way to work around the problem. I do have multiple Powershell projects opening. Testing with just one Powershell project, exhibits the same problem. A normal Powershell terminal does almost the same things, but hitting enter gets it unstuck.

PowerShell Integrated Console output:

PowerShell Integrated Console

[] <-- cursor stuck here

powershell terminal:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.





PS C:\Users\quonic\Documents\Projects\work> PS>

Extension version: 2019.9.0
VS Code version: Code 1.38.1 (b37e54c98e1a74ba89e03073e5a3761284e3ffb0, 2019-09-11T13:35:15.005Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz (4 x 2712)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
flash_3d: enabled
flash_stage3d: enabled
flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software
oop_rasterization: disabled_off
protected_video_decode: enabled
rasterization: enabled
skia_deferred_display_list: disabled_off
skia_renderer: disabled_off
surface_synchronization: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
viz_display_compositor: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|15.88GB (8.08GB free)|
|Process Argv||
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|

[TylerLeonhardt]

This issue has come up before I believe... and you say it also happens in a regular powershell terminal in vscode.

@tyriar this might be a vscode terminal issue - what do you think?

[quonic]

@TylerLeonhardt It only happens on my work computer, but my home computer seems fine.
The work computer has had this problem for quite some time.

I don't know if this help, but the home computer for reference:

Extension version: 2019.9.0
VS Code version: Code 1.38.1 (b37e54c98e1a74ba89e03073e5a3761284e3ffb0, 2019-09-11T13:35:15.005Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18362

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core Processor (16 x 3593)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
flash_3d: enabled
flash_stage3d: enabled
flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
native_gpu_memory_buffers: disabled_software
oop_rasterization: disabled_off
protected_video_decode: unavailable_off
rasterization: enabled
skia_deferred_display_list: disabled_off
skia_renderer: disabled_off
surface_synchronization: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
viz_display_compositor: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|31.94GB (24.48GB free)|
|Process Argv||
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|

[Tyriar]

This is a bug in Windows 10 1809, unfortunately we have no way to work around the issue so you will need to wait until you get the next version of Windows 10 (1903).

/duplicate https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/57803

[TylerLeonhardt]

Thanks @Tyriar. I'll close this as a duplicate then. Thanks!