default settings for PSScriptAnalyzer are different to the CLI

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Summary

the default PSScriptAnalyzer config in the vscode extension seems to be different to the default config in the CLI

> Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer .\windows\foo.ps1

RuleName                            Severity     ScriptName Line  Message
--------                            --------     ---------- ----  -------
PSAvoidUsingWriteHost               Warning      foo.ps1    1     File 'foo.ps1' uses Write-Host. Avoid using Write-Host      
                                                                  because it might not work in all hosts, does not work when  
                                                                  there is no host, and (prior to PS 5.0) cannot be
                                                                  suppressed, captured, or redirected. Instead, use
                                                                  Write-Output, Write-Verbose, or Write-Information.

creating a PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1 file and enabling the rule explicitly seems to fix it:

@{
    Severity=@('Error','Warning')
    IncludeRules=@('PSAvoidUsingWriteHost')
}

but i would rather not have to configure every single rule in order to have consistent behavior in the CLI and vscode

PowerShell Version

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.22621.6345
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.22621.6345
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

Name             : Visual Studio Code Host
Version          : 2025.4.0
InstanceId       : 4b4cb36f-0f98-4c1e-97e0-aaf3f2916128
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : en-AU
CurrentUICulture : en-GB
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost+ConsoleColorProxy
DebuggerEnabled  : True
IsRunspacePushed : False
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace

Visual Studio Code Version

1.108.0
94e8ae2b28cb5cc932b86e1070569c4463565c37
x64

Extension Version

ms-vscode.powershell@2025.4.0

Steps to Reproduce

1. install PSScriptAnalyzer: Install-Module -Name PSScriptAnalyzer -Force -scope currentuser
2. create foo.ps1 with the following content:

   write-host asdf

3. run Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer .\foo.ps1 and observe that the error is reported only in the CLI but not in vscode

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[JustinGrote]

Thanks for your submission! I think this is a reasonable request, the list of default rules is here:
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices/blob/7b40f14d27f19b00069a10c8c2da02e3b9f59308/src/PowerShellEditorServices/Services/Analysis/AnalysisService.cs#L63-L79

@andyleejordan These changes were made a long time ago, is there any reason we don't just use the default rules normally? Performance impact maybe?