Loading managed Windows PowerShell failed with error 8009001d - VS Code Python Environment Manager extension

[lexignot]

Type: Bug

In Visual Studio Code, in the Python Environment Manager extension, hover any Python environment installed in C:\program files, and click on "Open in Terminal".

The terminal is not loading in VS code and displays briefly the error "Loading managed Windows PowerShell failed with error 8009001d." And then VS Code displays a notification with the following error: " The terminal process "C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" terminated with exit code: -65536."

Extension version: 1.2.4
VS Code version: Code 1.87.0 (019f4d1419fbc8219a181fab7892ebccf7ee29a2, 2024-02-27T23:41:44.469Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 x 2496)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	7.92GB (1.42GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id f9a09de2-4d69-4ceb-8f3a-f7d8de286ba6
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[DonJayamanne]

Does the powershell terminal work on your machine?

[lexignot]

I guess so, I apologize I am beginner. Do you want me to type a specific command in PowerShell to test?

[hjenryin]

Same here. I also get the 8009001d flashing on my terminal. Then the exit code is 4294901760 instead of -65536.

[AtariWebster]

@DonJayamanne Hey friend! I have been dealing with this same error in VScode. For some reason the launch environment will not work. I'm intermediate, but I have been working on this issue for a week. Refuses to launch from the Python Environment Manager. I'm only experiencing this since updating to the windows insider beta program. Please let me know if you have any information. Driving me crazy because I enjoy your PEM.

[Fosly]

Same error when trying to activate global or venv.

[Foptciy]

I had the same issue, deleting the venv and re-creating it worked for me,