diff --git a/src/process.ts b/src/process.ts
index 507e195773..f64eb45843 100644
--- a/src/process.ts
+++ b/src/process.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import cp = require("child_process");
-import fs = require("fs");
-import net = require("net");
-import os = require("os");
+import * as semver from "semver";
 import path = require("path");
 import vscode = require("vscode");
 import { Logger } from "./logging";
@@ -104,14 +102,20 @@ export class PowerShellProcess {
         utils.deleteSessionFile(this.sessionFilePath);
 
         // Launch PowerShell in the integrated terminal
-        this.consoleTerminal =
-            vscode.window.createTerminal({
-                name: this.title,
-                shellPath: this.exePath,
-                shellArgs: powerShellArgs,
-                hideFromUser: !this.sessionSettings.integratedConsole.showOnStartup,
-                cwd: this.sessionSettings.cwd
-            });
+        const terminalOptions: vscode.TerminalOptions = {
+            name: this.title,
+            shellPath: this.exePath,
+            shellArgs: powerShellArgs,
+            hideFromUser: !this.sessionSettings.integratedConsole.showOnStartup,
+            cwd: this.sessionSettings.cwd,
+        };
+
+        // This API is available only in newer versions of VS Code.
+        if (semver.gte(vscode.version, "1.65.0")) {
+            (terminalOptions as any).isTransient = true;
+        }
+
+        this.consoleTerminal = vscode.window.createTerminal(terminalOptions);
 
         const pwshName = path.basename(this.exePath);
         this.log.write(`${pwshName} started.`);
diff --git a/src/session.ts b/src/session.ts
index 81803deb98..1e00f44771 100644
--- a/src/session.ts
+++ b/src/session.ts
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ export class SessionManager implements Middleware {
             case SessionStatus.Running:
             case SessionStatus.NeverStarted:
             case SessionStatus.NotStarted:
-                // This icon is available since 1.56, now our current engine version.
                 this.statusBarItem.text = "$(terminal-powershell)";
                 // These have to be reset because this function mutates state.
                 this.statusBarItem.color = undefined;
@@ -669,18 +668,11 @@ export class SessionManager implements Middleware {
             case SessionStatus.Initializing:
             case SessionStatus.Stopping:
                 this.statusBarItem.text = "$(sync)";
-                // The warning colors were added later than our current engine version.
-                // https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/theme-color#status-bar-colors
-                this.statusBarItem.color = (semver.gte(vscode.version, "1.59.0"))
-                    ? new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.warningForeground")
-                    : new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.errorForeground");
-                this.statusBarItem.backgroundColor = (semver.gte(vscode.version, "1.59.0"))
-                    ? new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.warningBackground")
-                    : new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.errorBackground");
+                this.statusBarItem.color = new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.warningForeground");
+                this.statusBarItem.backgroundColor = new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.warningBackground");
                 break;
             case SessionStatus.Failed:
                 this.statusBarItem.text = "$(alert)";
-                // The error colors have been available since 1.53.
                 this.statusBarItem.color = new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.errorForeground");
                 this.statusBarItem.backgroundColor = new vscode.ThemeColor("statusBarItem.errorBackground");
                 break;