VSCode - Change default terminal from Powershell to WSL shell

To change the default terminal in Visual Studio Code (VSCode) to the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) shell instead of PowerShell, follow these steps:

1. Open VSCode Settings

• You can open the settings by clicking on the gear icon in the lower-left corner of the VSCode window and selecting Settings.

• Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + , to open the settings directly.

2. Search for Terminal Settings

• In the search bar at the top of the Settings pane, type terminal integrated default profile windows.

3. Change the Default Terminal Profile

• Under the Terminal > Integrated > Default Profile: Windows section, you should see a dropdown menu.

• Click the dropdown menu and select WSL Bash (or the specific WSL distribution you have installed, such as Ubuntu).

 

 

New terminal: