Incorrect execution status for last command run with the PowerShell Extension

[SamErde]

Prerequisites

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Summary

The execution status for the last command is being incorrectly reported in the $? automatic variable when using the PowerShell Extension. While using PowerShell in Visual Studio code, the execution status is reported properly by $?.

As an aside, getting the ExecutionStatus via Get-History | Select Id,ExecutionStatus,CommandLine seems to always report 'Completed' even after encountering a "command not recognized" type of error.

Tagging @SeeminglyScience per his request via the PowerShell community Discord.

PowerShell Version

$PSVersionTable; $Host

Name                           Value
----                           -----                                                                
PSVersion                      7.5.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.5.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1                                                              
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Name             : Visual Studio Code Host
Version          : 2025.0.0
InstanceId       : 8ba0c99d-557c-43db-b23b-699ec7517872
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : en-US
CurrentUICulture : en-US
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy
DebuggerEnabled  : True
IsRunspacePushed : False
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace

Visual Studio Code Version

code --version
1.98.2
ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78
x64

Extension Version

code --list-extensions --show-versions | Select-String powershell

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Steps to Reproduce

Open the VS Code terminal with the PowerShell extension. Run:

FakeCommand
$?

Then switch to PowerShell in the VS Code terminal or in Windows Terminal and run the same command.

In the PowerShell extension, it returns True.
In PowerShell, it returns False.

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