How do I change my VS Code terminal to cmd.exe instead of powershell?

Question

For some reason my VS Code terminal is Powershell instead of cmd.exe. In my Terminal > External: Windows Exec is set to C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\cmd.exe. However, when I open th

Answer 1

You can use View / Command Palete / Terminal: select default terminal to select from the range of detected terminals. Mine shows PS and cmd.exe which had to be changed as PS is disabled as a security policy in our environment.