PowerShell was not getting installed, which installing it took time and crashed

[abhishekkolish]

Prerequisites

• I have written a descriptive issue title.
• I have searched all open and closed issues to ensure it has not already been reported.
• 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.
• I have verified that I am using the latest version of Visual Studio Code and the PowerShell extension.
• If this is a security issue, I have read the security issue reporting guidance.

Summary

Same as heading

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value                                                                                   
----                           -----                                                                                   
PSVersion                      5.1.22621.4391                                                                          
PSEdition                      Desktop                                                                                 
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}                                                                 
BuildVersion                   10.0.22621.4391                                                                         
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000                                                                         
WSManStackVersion              3.0                                                                                     
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3                                                                                     
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Visual Studio Code Version

1.101.2
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2025.0.0

Steps to Reproduce

Just install PowerShell from the pop, which comes when you opened PowerShell file

Visuals

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Logs

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[JustinGrote]

Thanks for you submission!

Need more information, also please try using PowerShell 7 instead of PowerShell 5.1. Also please include logs per the directions, simply telling us "it doesn't work" does not help us identify what might be causing the issue.