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

1. Open File -> Preferences -> Settings
2. Select User Settings in upper right corner.

3. Add the following line

   "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "cmd.exe"
   

   Source: https://blog.jongallant.com/2017/02/vs-code-integrated-terminal-powershell-default-change-to-cmd/

Answer 2

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.