VSCode (Powershell) starts with two terminals open: Powershell Integrated and "pwsh" (cont'd)

[joe-miller-hgs]

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Summary

this is a continuation of #3925.
it is not a new issue. it is an issue that has repeatedly been closed with no solution.

i am having the same problem as github-account1111.
when i open vscode powershell extension, i get two terminals:

and

i don't want two terminals.
this problem started when i installed pwsh.
the dual terminals only appear when i select pwsh in the session menu.
if i caused the problem somehow when i installed pwsh, i have no idea how and no idea how to fix it.

here's my session menu:

i prefer to have only the PSIC terminal when i open vscode with pwsh selected.
i don't need or want a duplicate terminal.
at minimum, it causes a big chunk of my terminal window to be consumed by the two-terminal list on the right, as shown in the first two images.
it also causes problems if i accidently close the wrong terminal when i try to restore my full terminal window.

what other info can i provide to help you diagnose this problem?
thanks for your time.

PowerShell Version

$PSVersionTable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.3
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.3
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Visual Studio Code Version

.code --version
1.76.2
ee2b180d582a7f601fa6ecfdad8d9fd269ab1884
x64

Extension Version

.code --list-extensions --show-versions | Select-String powershell

ms-vscode.powershell@2023.2.1

Steps to Reproduce

open vscode with pwsh selected

Visuals

in original post

Logs

EditorServices.log
Language_Server_Protocol_payload_logs.log
StartEditorServices.log
vscode-powershell.log

[SydneyhSmith]

Thanks @joe-miller-hgs we do not have control over the creation of the pwsh terminal, you will need to ask VSCode to not create this terminal. If you would like to not see the extension terminal we have a setting for that:
"powershell.integratedConsole.showOnStartup": false

This issue has been marked as external. It has been automatically closed for housekeeping purposes.

[joe-miller-hgs]

@SydneyhSmith
yours was the clearest answer to this issue that i've seen.
too bad the other support people couldn't have made it so clear.
would have saved a lot of useless typing.
thanks

[andyleejordan]

@joe-miller-hgs I literally gave the same solution in the last post that you referenced: #3925 (comment)

[joe-miller-hgs]

@andschwa i disagree. the answer @SydneyhSmith gave was much clearer to someone who didn't already know the answer (like me).
your link to vscode's docs was not as useful as saying that the powershell ext did not create the pwsh terminal and could not control it.