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Fix Clear-Host for remote Windows PSSession #28116

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Fix Clear-Host for remote Windows PSSession
jborean93 Sep 28, 2026
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Update src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUs…
jborean93 Sep 28, 2026
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20 changes: 17 additions & 3 deletions src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostRawUserInterface.cs
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Expand Up @@ -1649,13 +1649,27 @@ public override void SetBufferContents(Coordinates origin,

/// <summary>
/// This method copies a given character, foreground color, and background
/// color to a region of the screen buffer. In this example this
/// functionality is not needed so the method throws a
/// NotImplementException exception./// </summary>
/// color to a region of the screen buffer. Only clearing the whole screen
/// with a rectangle of {-1, -1, -1, -1} with ' ' is supported, this is what
/// Clear-Host uses when run in a remote session targeting Windows.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rectangle">Defines the area to be filled.</param>
/// <param name="fill">Defines the fill character.</param>
public override void SetBufferContents(Rectangle rectangle, BufferCell fill)
{
if (
rectangle.Left == -1 &&
rectangle.Right == -1 &&
rectangle.Top == -1 &&
rectangle.Bottom == -1 &&
fill.Character == ' ')
{
// Clears the local console in response to the whole-buffer clear
// requested by Clear-Host on the remote Windows session.
Console.Clear();
return;
}

throw new NotImplementedException("The method or operation is not implemented.");
}

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