My solution for VSCode 1.39.2 with Ubuntu has been:
File -> Preferences -> Setting -> Features -> Terminal -> Inherit Env
Answer from Francisco on Stack OverflowMy solution for VSCode 1.39.2 with Ubuntu has been:
File -> Preferences -> Setting -> Features -> Terminal -> Inherit Env
I have the same problem with PowerShell even after installing the 1.32.1 update. I fixed it by going to PowerShell options and checked the "Use legacy console" option and now it works as it should and I thinks it should work with cmd too.
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“My VS Code integrated terminal is completely blank and doesn’t load PowerShell or CMD, even though both shells work normally outside VS Code.”
Terminal Console Not Working in Visual Studio Code - Exit Code: 4294901760
The Integrated Terminal in VS Code opens, but it is always completely blank. No cursor, no text, no shell output. CMD and PowerShell both work normally outside VS Code
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What's the result of where code in the CMD? it should be C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code, C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd if you install the VSCode in the default location.
Please add the parent folder path of code to the system environment of Path.
You have to add path to eviroment variable:
Press the Windows key+X to access the Power User Task Menu.
In the Power User Task Menu, select the System option.
In the System window, scroll to the bottom and click the About option.
In the System > About window, click the Advanced system settings link at the bottom of the Device specifications section.
In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, then click the Environment Variables button near the bottom of that tab.
In the Environment Variables window (pictured below), highlight the Path variable in the System variables section and click the Edit button.
In de popup windows click the New button.
Enter your path for Visual Studio Code, something like this: "C:\Users{user}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin"
After modifying the environment variables, restart the computer for those changes to take effect in Windows.


I had the same, it was caused by GPU acceleration. Turn it off in your settings:
"terminal.integrated.gpuAcceleration": "off",
Render type no longer exist in VS Code.
I ran through the same issue, mostly it is the compatibility issues. Open vs code properties, move to compatibility tab and check if it is running in compatibility mod if yes simply uncheck it.
So I'm a complete noob and just recently started doing a python tutorial. I installed VS code and python and wrote a few lines and it worked perfectly. But today the output or the terminal isn't showing anything after I run it. OS is windows 10 with iintel i7
For me, it worked to close all my Visual Studio Code folders and reopen them.
Well, I had the same issue and I reset all the changed settings:
Click on the engine
Settings
Click on the right three-dot menu
Click on show modified settings
Then a list of setting will appear put the mouse in the left side of the setting name
A little engine shows up. Press Reset setting
Close and open the Visual Studio Code software
After this the terminal worked again.
I'm on Windows 11, I just opened Vscode to start working right now, I was prompted to restart vscode to install May updates and I did but now the terminal is messed up.
I do have a custom powershell setup with git posh and whatnot but this shouldn't be related
This is how the integrated terminal looks after the update
and this is what powershell looks like now
In Vscode I see those Unicode characters or something, I haven't typed anything
Even if I switch the integrated terminal to use git bash, it's so slow, something is not right.