vscode-powershell: Cannot activate extension

Prerequisites

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I have read the troubleshooting guide.
I am sure this issue is with the extension itself and does not reproduce in a standalone PowerShell instance.
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Summary

PowerShell extension is always in “activating state”, shell integration cannot be activated.

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.6
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.6
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22622
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

1.71.0
784b0177c56c607789f9638da7b6bf3230d47a8c
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2022.8.5

Steps to Reproduce

Open a PS1 file
Waiting for extension activation
After a long time, it is still activated

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About this issue

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State: closed
Created 2 years ago
Comments: 28 (10 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I have reinstalled the system. At present, I use the winget command to install pwsh. I installed it at the system level. The expansion can be used normally, but the problem may still exist.

memory-yiyi on Oct 20, 2022

I have not modified the configuration file. I always use the default configuration. Through your reminder, we are checking whether it is due to module update. It may be caused by the module of SQL Server. After all, there will be no problem if the network is not connected

memory-yiyi on Oct 5, 2022

I found a rule. At present, the normal startup of the extension must meet this condition:

After turning on the computer, the first application to be opened must be a vscode extension to start normally.

In other words, the common operations listed below will cause the extension exception:

After starting up, open other desktop applications, and then start vscode.
Restart vscode.

The situation is somewhat complicated. I am not sure whether it is an extension problem, a vscode problem or an operating system problem.

memory-yiyi on Sep 13, 2022

I’m sorry to say that it only works once after the update. When I turn off the computer and turn it on again, it returns to the problem mentioned earlier.

memory-yiyi on Sep 13, 2022