Visual Studio Code also called VS Code is a essential, development app. Visual Studio Code is a free, lightweight, and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.
- Open in Microsoft Store or invoke:
winget install -e XP9KHM4BK9FZ7Q --accept-package-agreements - Invoke the installer listed on Windows Package Manager:
winget install -e Microsoft.VisualStudioCode --scope machine - Download it from the publisher’s website
Visual Studio Code has built-in support for Git source control management and powerful integrations with GitHub, an integrated debugger, and smart code completion with IntelliSense and with AI-driven IntelliCode. With over 30,000 extensions and themes in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, you can customize the features and the look of Visual Studio Code to fit your needs, preferences, and style.
You can use Visual Studio Code to build any kind of app, for web, desktop, and mobile. Visual Studio Code supports JavaScript and TypeScript natively and offers extensions for coding in languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, and many more.
Add Windows Explorer context menu entries
Rerun the installer System Installer 64-bit from the Web
- Continue until
Select Additional Tasks - Add “Open with Code” action to Windows file context menu
- Add “Open with Code” action to Windows directory context menu
Settings synchronization
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Open Command Palette via
[Ctrl + Shift + P] -
Enter
Settings Sync: Turn On- UI State
- Click
Sign in & Turn on - Sign in using Github
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Manually setup VS Code settings
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Manually setup VS Code keybindings
List of referenced extensions
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