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Console Buffer Size Error #5198
Description
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Last 1 Keys:
UpArrow
Exception:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -1.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.HistoryRecall(Int32 direction)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.PreviousHistory(Nullable`1 key, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary`2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)Screenshot
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Last 1 Keys:
UpArrow
Exception:
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: top
Actual value was -1.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.HistoryRecall(Int32 direction)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.PreviousHistory(Nullable1 key, Object arg) at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)
Environment data
PS Version: 5.1.19041.6456
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.0.0-beta2
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 156
BufferHeight: 13Steps to reproduce
I was just navigating my powershell console history using the arrow keys in my VS Code Terminal
Expected behavior
It should return the last command I have used.
Actual behavior
It returned the above error
Activity
github-actions commentedon Aug 21, 2026
This issue was already fixed (see #1306). Please upgrade to the 2.3.5 version of PSReadLine from PowerShell Gallery.
See the upgrading section for instructions. Please let us know if you run into the same issue with the latest version.