Using F5 or Ctrl+F5 to start debugger will not start console in external Terminal

[Shaolo]

I need to ask a question before I post this as an issue.

Platform: Windows 10
VS Code: 1.74.0-insider
C/C++ plugin: 1.13.3
C/C++ Extension pack: 1.3.0

launch.json

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "CMake Debug",
            "type": "cppvsdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "program": "${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "environment": [
                {
                    // add the directory where our target was built to the PATHs
                    // it gets resolved by CMake Tools:
                    "name": "PATH",
                    "value": "${env:PATH}:${command:cmake.getLaunchTargetDirectory}"
                },
                {
                    "name": "OTHER_VALUE",
                    "value": "Something something"
                }
            ],
            "console": "externalTerminal"
            // "preLaunchTask": "Windows Build"    
        }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
}

The problem:
When I use F5 or Ctrl+F5 (I've tried remapping and resetting the map) to start the debugger, the console will not pop out in to an external terminal. It works fine if I use any button or menu in the UI. But using the keyboard shortcut it doesn't.

Am I doing something stupid?

[elahehrashedi]

@WardenGnaw This seems to be a C/C++ issue. Would you please take a look?