oh-my-posh takes way too long to load

[Ai-Ya-Ya]

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What happened?

Using Windows Terminal (Windows 10), loading omp shell takes anywhere from 30 to 60 seconds. Previous answers have told me to add the oh-my-posh.exe to Window Defender exclusions, and I have done that. But, it is still equally slow.

Loading personal and system profiles took 63180ms.

What's going on here? If there's way to profile this loading specifically, let me know.

Theme

catppuccin_frappe.omp.json

A modified version of Catppuccin.

I am also using the following plugins:

• Posh-Git
• Terminal-Icons
• PSReadLine

What OS are you seeing the problem on?

Windows

Which shell are you using?

powershell

Log output

Version: 24.19.0

Shell: pwsh (5.1.19041.5486)

Prompt:

 [USER]@[USERNAME] ~ 

Segments:

ConsoleTitle(false)                       -   0 ms
Os(true)                                  -   2 ms
Session(true)                             -   0 ms
Path(true)                                -   9 ms
Git(false)                                -  98 ms
Text(true)                                -   0 ms

Run duration: 122.1057ms

Cache path: C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh

Config path: C:\Users\[USER]\catppuccin_frappe.omp.json

Logs:

[DEBUG] 11:31:10.808 command.go:execute:989 → debug mode enabled
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.811 debug.go:40 → config set using POSH_THEME: C:\Users\[USER]\catppuccin_frappe.omp.json
[TRACE] 11:31:10.811 debug.go() - 577.7µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.818 load.go:Load() - 5.45ms
[TRACE] 11:31:10.818 debug.go() - 6.7672ms
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.818 debug.go:52 → plain mode enabled
[TRACE] 11:31:10.820 terminal.go() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.820 terminal.go:59 → loading cache file: C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.820 terminal.go:59 → loading cache key: upgrade_check
[TRACE] 11:31:10.820 terminal.go(C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache) - 577.8µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.821 terminal.go() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.821 terminal.go:59 → loading cache file: C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache.142ff4d6-12d9-4835-ab0e-94e000c3dde8
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.821 terminal.go:59 → loading cache key: prompt_count_cache
[TRACE] 11:31:10.821 terminal.go(C:\Users\[USER]\AppData\Local\oh-my-posh\omp.cache.142ff4d6-12d9-4835-ab0e-94e000c3dde8) - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.822 terminal.go:Init() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.822 terminal.go() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.822 terminal.go:Init:67 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.822 terminal.go:Init() - 638.3µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.822 debug.go() - 4.2013ms
[TRACE] 11:31:10.822 init.go:Init() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache:60 → [USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache:61 → [USERNAME]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 517.3µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache:71 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 11:31:10.823 cache.go:loadCache(SHLVL) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 debug.go:61 → terminal program: Windows Terminal
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.823 debug.go:61 → terminal shell: shell
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.824 config.go:MakeColors:58 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 11:31:10.824 config.go:MakeColors(OMP_CACHE_DISABLED) - 516µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.825 colors_windows.go:GetAccentColor(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\ColorizationColor) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.825 colors_windows.go:GetAccentColor:19 → ColorizationColor(DWORD): 0xC40078D7
[TRACE] 11:31:10.825 colors.go:SetAccentColor() - 572.5µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.825 colors.go:MakeColors() - 572.5µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.825 debug.go:PrintDebug() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.825 debug.go:PrintDebug:16 → 5.1.19041.5486
[TRACE] 11:31:10.825 debug.go:PrintDebug(POSH_SHELL_VERSION) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.825 debug.go:72 → segment: Title
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 engine.go:getTitleTemplateText() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 primary.go:needsPrimaryRightPrompt() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:CursorPosition:583 → 8
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:CursorPosition(POSH_CURSOR_LINE) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:CursorPosition:587 → 1
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:CursorPosition(POSH_CURSOR_COLUMN) - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 primary.go:writePrimaryPrompt() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 primary.go:writePrimaryPrompt() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:DirMatchesOneOf() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:DirMatchesOneOf() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:DirMatchesOneOf() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:110 → segment: Session
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:110 → segment: Os
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:110 → segment: Text
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:112 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:112 → no toggles found
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 terminal.go:DirMatchesOneOf() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:110 → segment: Path
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 segment.go:Execute:112 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 session.go:activeSSHSession:31 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 session.go:activeSSHSession(SSH_CONNECTION) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.826 session.go:activeSSHSession:31 → NO DATA
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 os.go:Enabled() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.826 session.go:activeSSHSession(SSH_CLIENT) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.827 path.go:147 → display_cygpath: false
[TRACE] 11:31:10.828 path.go:setPaths() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.828 path.go:setPaths() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.828 path.go:setPaths() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.828 path.go:setPaths() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.828 os.go:Enabled:33 → 
[TRACE] 11:31:10.829 path.go:parsePath() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 path.go:setMappedLocations:557 → mapped_locations_enabled: true
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 path.go:setMappedLocations:558 → 
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 path.go:setMappedLocations:559 → 
[TRACE] 11:31:10.829 segment.go:Execute() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.829 terminal.go:DirMatchesOneOf() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 segment.go:Execute:110 → segment: Git
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 segment.go:Execute:112 → no toggles found
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.829 home.go:Home:26 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.829 scm.go:hasCommand() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.830 clean.go:Clean() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.832 path.go:normalize() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.832 segment.go:string({{.Icon}} ) - 3.027ms
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.832 path.go:setMappedLocations:560 → ~
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.832 path.go:setMappedLocations:565 → mapped_locations: map[]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.832 clean.go:Clean() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.832 path.go:normalize() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 clean.go:Clean() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 path.go:normalize() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 path.go:parsePath() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 path.go:parsePath() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 path.go:parsePath() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.833 path.go:setStyle() - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.833 path.go:colorizePath:734 → cycle: []
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:getFolderSeparator:267 → NO DATA
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:getFolderSeparator:269 → \
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:colorizePath:737 → cycle_folder_separator: false
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:colorizePath:738 → %s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:colorizePath:740 → %s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:colorizePath:741 → %s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.834 path.go:colorizePath:742 → %s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.834 path.go:Enabled() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.834 path.go:Enabled() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.834 path.go:Enabled() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.834 segment.go:string({{ .UserName }}@{{ .HostName }} ) - 590.5µs
[TRACE] 11:31:10.834 segment.go:resolve(plain) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.835 terminal_windows.go:DirIsWritable:216 → not current user or in group
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.835 terminal_windows.go:DirIsWritable:216 → current user is member of S-1-5-32-544
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.835 win32_windows.go:isWriteable:271 ↓
    WRITE_DAC
    WRITE_OWNER
    SYNCHRONIZE
    DELETE
    READ_CONTROL
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.836 terminal_windows.go:DirIsWritable:216 → user has write access
[TRACE] 11:31:10.836 path.go:Enabled() - 2.0163ms
[TRACE] 11:31:10.836 segment.go:string({{ .Path }} ) - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.836 segment.go:resolve(plain) - 0s
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.925 terminal.go:HasCommand:323 → C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
[TRACE] 11:31:10.925 terminal.go:HasCommand(git.exe) - 96.0955ms
[TRACE] 11:31:10.925 scm.go:hasCommand(git.exe) - 96.0955ms
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.926 git.go:shouldDisplay:344 → fetch_bare_info: false
[DEBUG] 11:31:10.927 terminal.go:HasParentFilePath:446 → C:\Users\[USER]
[TRACE] 11:31:10.927 terminal.go:HasParentFilePath(C:\Users\[USER]) - 556.1µs
[ERROR] 11:31:10.928 git.go:shouldDisplay:354 → CreateFile .git: The system cannot find the file specified.
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 git.go:shouldDisplay(.git) - 1.6977ms
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 segment.go:resolve(plain) - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 segment.go:string() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 segment.go:resolve(plain) - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 engine.go:applyPowerShellBleedPatch() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 primary.go:Primary() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 debug.go:PrintDebug() - 0s
[TRACE] 11:31:10.928 debug.go:PrintDebug() - 0s

[rpfilomeno]

I have the same issue and managed to reduce the load time to around 2000ms from 4000-6000+ms (I had other stuff being loaded so my load time is higher than the typical use case) by just hardcoding the output of oh-my-posh init pwsh to $profile and then adding a file exclusion for both profile and theme json on Windows Defender. This at least minimizes the impact of Invoke-Expression and WD

I hope this helps a bit

[JanDeDobbeleer]

Indeed, as you can see the Run duration: 122.1057ms where git takes the most time, it's not oh-my-posh taking so much time. Neither for init. We noticed that you also have exclude powershell.exe from Defender, which is really ridiculous.

[Constrat]

So, these are my current exclusions, but nothing has changed milliseconds side.
But! If I manually disable real-time protection, there's no delay at all and it's istantenous... Which makes me think I'm missing other exclusions? All suggestions are greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Added the profile.ps1 script to the exclusion and freed around 200ms. Now it seems pretty stable under 1000ms. Far from the instantenous no protection

EDIT2: I'm going crazy now. All of these new ones made absolutely no difference, at all.

[UserNameUnavailableIsUnavailable]

For those who use Windows 11 (especially 23H2 and higher), I strongly recommend checking if you have "Microsoft PC Manager" (which is pre-installed by default since 24H2) installed in your PC. I have verified that this is the culprit of extremely slooooooow posh load. Before this my profile takes several seconds to load, and command line tools like git, nvim, npm, etc. also have extremely bad performance too. After I uninstalled this bullshit program, everything runs as smoothly as in Linux.

Some useful references:

• git 各种命令执行很慢是什么原因导致的？
• Microsoft's brand new PC Manager could actually slow down your PC
• Microsoft's app that promises Windows performance improvements has some shady stuff inside