My solution for VSCode 1.39.2 with Ubuntu has been:

File -> Preferences -> Setting -> Features -> Terminal -> Inherit Env

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Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com › docs › supporting › troubleshoot-terminal-launch
Troubleshoot Terminal launch failures
November 3, 2021 - You can open settings.json via the Edit in settings.json link in the Settings editor, or with the Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) command from the Command Palette (⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)). Test your shell directly. Try running your designated integrated terminal shell outside VS Code from an external terminal or command prompt. Some terminal launch failures might be due to your shell installation and are not specific to VS Code.
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powershell - VS code not opening from terminal with code . command in windows 11 - Stack Overflow
When I try to open with "code ." command from the windows terminal, it is throwing an error. code : The term 'code' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or op... More on stackoverflow.com
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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.”
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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
Subject: VS Code Integrated Terminal Completely Blank (Tried All Fixes, Still Not Working) Message: Hello Microsoft Support, I am facing a critical issue with Visual Studio Code on Windows 11. Problem: The Integrated Terminal in VS Code opens, but it is… More on learn.microsoft.com
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github.com › microsoft › vscode › issues › 240133
VS Code Terminal Not Working in Latest Version · Issue #240133 · microsoft/vscode
February 9, 2025 - Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No VS Code Version: 1.97.0 OS Version: Windows 11 Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open VS Code 2.Open the terminal (Ctrl + ~) 3.The terminal remains blank and unresponsive Expected Behav...
Author   Ismai21k
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github.com › microsoft › vscode › issues › 144152
Terminal Console Not Working in Visual Studio Code - Exit Code: 4294901760 · Issue #144152 · microsoft/vscode
March 1, 2022 - It opens the Terminal displaying this message: Windows PowerShell terminated with the following error: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies.
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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 - Microsoft Q&A
November 25, 2025 - Subject: VS Code Integrated Terminal Completely Blank (Tried All Fixes, Still Not Working) Message: Hello Microsoft Support, I am facing a critical issue with Visual Studio Code on Windows 11. Problem: The Integrated Terminal in VS Code opens, but it is…
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How I Fixed My VS Code Terminal Freezing Issue (And How You Can Too!) | by Kennedy ML | Medium
February 11, 2025 - Training ML models directly in the VS Code terminal can cause: 1.Terminal Freezes — If the model consumes too much memory, it might make VS Code unresponsive. 2.Loss of Work — If VS Code crashes, your training progress is lost. 3.No Real-Time Visualization — The VS Code terminal doesn’t support interactive charts/logs. Solution: Use Jupyter Notebook for ML training instead!
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r/vscode on Reddit: Did VScode mess up the integrated terminal on windows in thee latest update?
June 6, 2024 -

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.

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Microsoft Learn
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vs code terminal is not working - Microsoft Q&A
November 8, 2022 - i have been having this problem from past 3 months couldnot find the solution in youtube also
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github.com › microsoft › vscode › issues › 96827
Visual Studio Code blank terminal, can't enter/type anything [Windows 10] · Issue #96827 · microsoft/vscode
May 2, 2020 - Re-installing VS Code, updating, and restarting VS Code as well as Windows. Changing the default Command Line Shell from CMD to Powershell and git bash and back again ... changing the renderer type from auto to DOM, canvas forth and back ...
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Super User
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command line - Visual Studio Code not running code in terminal - Super User
I think it has something to do with installing MinGW incorrectly (or putting the wrong route into vscode) because MinGW is able to work if I run code through windows command prompt. Sorry if I'm not making much sense since I'm relatively new to programming. Here is what the terminal tells me when I try to run code: PS P:\comp sci\projects> cd "p:\comp sci\projects\" ; if ($?) { gcc CW714a.c -o CW714a } ; if ($?) { .\CW714a } p:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: p:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/11.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/../lib/libmingw32.a(lib64_libmingw32_a-crt0_c.o): in function `main': C:\temp\gcc\build-mingw-w64\mingw-w64-crt/../../src/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crt0_c.c:18: undefined reference to `WinMain' collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status PS P:\comp sci\projects> command-line ·
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How to fix code. command not working | Visual Studio Code with the Terminal | by Abhishek Singh | Medium
October 15, 2023 - While I was in the midst of work, I encountered a problem while attempting to establish a connection between my terminal and Visual Studio Code. Every time I tried to execute the ‘code .’ command from the terminal to open a directory in VS Code, I encountered a ‘command not found’ error.
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visual studio code - Why is my terminal not working properly after terminal history restored? - Super User
May 8, 2025 - Error: connect ENOENT ... '/run/user/85007/vscode-ipc-1e6c50ba-aa70-4751-af6d-f31cd38e4d11.sock' } Closing and reopening the terminal fixes things....
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GitHub
github.com › microsoft › vscode › issues › 66894
Integrated Terminal not working · Issue #66894 · microsoft/vscode
January 22, 2019 - 1.Open VSCode 2. Open a folder 3. Ctrl + Shift + ` Error Message: The terminal process command 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe' failed to launch (exit code: 2) 4. I tried with Powershell also issue is still there. 5. Visual Studio is not running in compatibility mode so please suggest a different solution.
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github.com › microsoft › vscode › wiki › Terminal-Issues
Terminal Issues · microsoft/vscode Wiki
When these feature aren't working as expected you can check VS Code's understanding of the prompt input by hovering the terminal tab and clicking Show Details on the bottom. Taking a screenshot of this is helpful to diagnose problems in this area. The helper ConsoleMonitor.exe is available that is built from the Windows Terminal repo allows showing the actual buffer maintained by ConPTY in a console window.
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Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.com › docs › terminal › basics
Terminal Basics
November 3, 2021 - To create a new terminal, use the ⌃⇧` (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+`) keyboard shortcut. VS Code's terminal has additional functionality called shell integration that tracks where commands are run with decorations on the left of a command and in the scrollbar: ... If you prefer to work outside VS Code, open an external terminal with the ⇧⌘C (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+C) keyboard shortcut
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github.com › microsoft › vscode › issues › 142321
VS Code not opening from terminal. · Issue #142321 · microsoft/vscode
February 6, 2022 - Extra Information: Previously, I was able to open VS Code from the terminal using the code . command. But all of a sudden, without making any changes, this command has stopped working and displaying the error.
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