Powershell Debugger Not Loading all Modules : Get-StartApps is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program

System Details Output

### Operating System:
Windows 10 Home, 64bit, Verson 1809, OSbuild 17763.475

### VSCODE version:
1.33.1
51b0b28134d51361cf996d2f0a1c698247aeabd8
x64

### PSES version: 1.12.1.0
### PowerShell version:

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.17763.316
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.17763.316
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1


### VSCode extensions:
Atishay-Jain.All-Autocomplete@0.0.18
christian-kohler.path-intellisense@1.4.2
codezombiech.gitignore@0.6.0
CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer-2@0.0.28
dbaeumer.vscode-eslint@1.8.2
eamodio.gitlens@9.7.3
EditorConfig.EditorConfig@0.13.0
formulahendry.auto-close-tag@0.5.6
formulahendry.auto-rename-tag@0.0.15
formulahendry.code-runner@0.9.9
ghmcadams.lintlens@2.3.0
karigari.chat@0.15.4
max-SS.Cyberpunk@1.2.3
mechatroner.rainbow-csv@1.0.0
ms-vscode.atom-keybindings@3.0.6
ms-vscode.cpptools@0.23.0
ms-vscode.powershell@1.12.1
ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-tslint-plugin@1.0.0
ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare@1.0.181
ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare-audio@0.1.50
ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare-pack@0.2.12
msjsdiag.debugger-for-chrome@4.11.3
Orta.vscode-jest@2.9.2
pflannery.vscode-versionlens@0.23.0
vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons@8.6.0
wix.vscode-import-cost@2.12.0
yahya-gilany.vscode-clock@1.0.1

Issue Description

When running the powershell debugger with this one line script:

Get-StartApps

I get the following error message:

Get-StartApps : The term 'Get-StartApps' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was 
included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At C:\Users\clifford\Desktop\powershell-scripts\cato-scripts\test.ps1:1 char:1
+ Get-StartApps
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Get-StartApps:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

However, when I run Get-StartApps inside my Powershell GUI (Windows Powershell or Windows Powershell ISE), it works fine.

Interestingly, running Get-StartApps through the code runner extension works fine, as I’m able to get the result output shown below:

Name                                             AppID
----                                             -----
Narrator                                         {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\narrator.exe
Notepad                                          {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\notepad.exe
ODBC Data Sources (64-bit)                       {1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\odbcad32.exe

I’m thinking it has to do a difference in environment, since when I run code runner on the file with this, I get back 30 results (which include Get-StartApps, Also the output of Code runner shows that the file is being run like this powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -File "c:\Users\clifford\Desktop\powershell-scripts\cato-scripts\tempCodeRunnerFile.ps1"

(Get-Command Get-St*).length #30

But when I run the VScode debugger, I get 29 as my result:

(Get-Command Get-St*).length #29 (the collection is missing `Get-StartApps`)

Expected Behaviour

• should load all cmd-lets
• should autocomplete command

Actual Behaviour

VS Code poweshell debugger is not loading all the cmd-lets VS Code powershell is not autocompleting/loading the cmd-let Get-StartApps when I start typing it out, despite it showing up as automcompleting in Powershell.ise GUI program.

Attached Logs

1557790997-0da62f65-1607-40b3-af0e-5f62626b25811557790144671.zip

[rjmholt]

I notice the second set of modules lists from the x86 module path. I think you might be running in 32-bit Windows PowerShell in VSCode.

You need to use the PowerShell picker in the bottom right to select x64 PowerShell. If you click on it, a menu will appear at the top of the Window. You then need to select Switch to: Windows PowerShell (x64)

[cliffordfajardo]

1. Output of ipomo StartLayout inside Powershell ISE is no output so it works there
2. Output of ipmo StartLayout inside VScode:

ipmo : The specified module 'StartLayout' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory.
At line:1 char:1
+ ipmo StartLayout
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ResourceUnavailable: (StartLayout:String) [Import-Module], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Modules_ModuleNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

SOLUTION:

Poweshell was running in 32bit mode (x86) instead of 64bit (x64). Once I changed it to x64 everything worked!

Thanks!