diff --git a/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalEnvironment.ts b/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalEnvironment.ts
index a1c2461be9d..e1d2428631b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalEnvironment.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/terminal/node/terminalEnvironment.ts
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ export enum ShellIntegrationExecutable {
 }
 
 export const shellIntegrationArgs: Map<ShellIntegrationExecutable, string[]> = new Map();
-shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.WindowsPwsh, ['-noexit', '-command', '. \"{0}\\out\\vs\\workbench\\contrib\\terminal\\browser\\media\\shellIntegration.ps1\"{1}']);
-shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.WindowsPwshLogin, ['-l', '-noexit', '-command', '. \"{0}\\out\\vs\\workbench\\contrib\\terminal\\browser\\media\\shellIntegration.ps1\"{1}']);
+// The try catch swallows execution policy errors in the case of the archive distributable
+shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.WindowsPwsh, ['-noexit', '-command', 'try { . \"{0}\\out\\vs\\workbench\\contrib\\terminal\\browser\\media\\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}{1}']);
+shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.WindowsPwshLogin, ['-l', '-noexit', '-command', 'try { . \"{0}\\out\\vs\\workbench\\contrib\\terminal\\browser\\media\\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}{1}']);
 shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.Pwsh, ['-noexit', '-command', '. "{0}/out/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/media/shellIntegration.ps1"{1}']);
 shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.PwshLogin, ['-l', '-noexit', '-command', '. "{0}/out/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/media/shellIntegration.ps1"']);
 shellIntegrationArgs.set(ShellIntegrationExecutable.Zsh, ['-i']);