Visual Studio Code, how to switch from powershell.exe to cmd.exe

Solution 1:

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P to show all commands.
2. Type profile in the displayed text box to filter the list.
3. Select Terminal: Select Default Profile.
4. You will be prompted to Select your preferred terminal shell, you can change this later in your settings or follow the same process as we do now
5. Select Command Prompt (cmd.exe)
6. Click the Delete Icon in the shell pane to remove the existing terminal.
7. Press Ctrl+` (or View > Terminal in menu) to open a new terminal pane.

Solution 2:

Add this user settings to your File -- Prefernces -- User Settings

// Place your settings in this file to overwrite the default settings
{
    "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",

}