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Extension keeps requesting to restart my terminal #1647
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Hi D. Theuke (@AQS-DTheuke), I'm an AI Support assistant here to help with your issue. While the team reviews your request, I wanted to provide some possible tips and documentation that might help you in the meantime.
Suggestions:
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Switch the Java debugger to use the Debug Console instead of an integrated terminal. In your settings.json:
"java.debug.console": "internalConsole"
This will avoid the extension contributing environment variables to the terminal on every reload.
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Keep an eye on the Debugger for Java extension’s issue tracker for a proper fix (the extension is repeatedly contributing to the shell integration API). Once implemented, the prompt should only appear once per session.
Other references with high confidence:
- vscode-gradle#265 • “Excessive ‘restart server’ windows” – Gradle extension repeatedly prompts to restart. Similar root cause in how extensions contribute to a running process. Excessive "restart server" windows vscode-gradle#265
Other references with low confidence
- vscode-maven#550 • Suggestions around default shell when integrated terminal can’t open. Not the same symptom but may be useful if your default shell is misbehaving. A native exception occurred during create a Maven Project vscode-maven#550 (comment)
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on Jun 2, 2026 
D. Theuke (@AQS-DTheuke) please install the latest pre-release to verify this issue. feel free to reopen this issue once it repro.Works as expected now. Thanks ❤️
Reacted by wenyt
Every time I start or reload my window the extension wants to restart my terminal.
This is annoying.
Steps to reproduce:
> Reload WindowAnother extension had the same issue and was able to resolve it (eventually):