Bug: Native Powershell 5 Does Not Run As Expected #2605

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opened 2026-01-30 22:59:32 +00:00 by claunia · 4 comments
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Originally created by @8thHalfHour on GitHub (Jul 5, 2019).

My installation of Terminal from the Windows Store gives me the choice to open tabs of PowerShell Core (I have v7 installed separately), PowerShell, CMD, and Ubuntu. All work as I would expect, except for the native PowerShell. To be clear, when I choose PowerShell Core, it opens Core v7 Preview; the other choices also work, as expected. However, the PowerShell item does not initiate a native PowerShell 5 tab, as expected; instead it opens another tab for PowerShell Core 7. I tried changing the path for the Powershell entry in Settings, but when I set the full path, Terminal no longer executed at all.

Originally created by @8thHalfHour on GitHub (Jul 5, 2019). My installation of Terminal from the Windows Store gives me the choice to open tabs of PowerShell Core (I have v7 installed separately), PowerShell, CMD, and Ubuntu. All work as I would expect, except for the native PowerShell. To be clear, when I choose PowerShell Core, it opens Core v7 Preview; the other choices also work, as expected. However, the PowerShell item does not initiate a native PowerShell 5 tab, as expected; instead it opens another tab for PowerShell Core 7. I tried changing the path for the Powershell entry in `Settings`, but when I set the full path, Terminal no longer executed at all.
claunia added the Issue-QuestionNeeds-Tag-FixResolution-Answered labels 2026-01-30 22:59:32 +00:00
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@yogesh-aggarwal commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2019):

No worries. It's now fixed 😊

@yogesh-aggarwal commented on GitHub (Jul 6, 2019): No worries. It's now fixed 😊✔
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@8thHalfHour commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2019):

I don't understand. The issue remains, and there has been no change.

@8thHalfHour commented on GitHub (Jul 7, 2019): I don't understand. The issue remains, and there has been no change.
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2019):

Just change the defaultProfile GUID in your settings (profiles.json) to the one for Windows PowerShell.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Jul 8, 2019): Just change the `defaultProfile` GUID in your settings (`profiles.json`) to the one for `Windows PowerShell`.
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@8thHalfHour commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2019):

@DHowett : Where/how do I find the GUID?

@8thHalfHour commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2019): @DHowett : Where/how do I find the GUID?
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Reference: starred/terminal#2605