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Trying to install Visual Studio Code on my laptop (Win11). I had it on my previous laptop, no installation problem back then.
I've downloaded the installation file as .exe and .zip. I've double-clicked the exe from File Explorer. A spinner appears in FE and then stops. Nothing happens, no error message. Same if I run it as admin. Rebooted laptop twice, no impact.
How can I get around this?
Did you get the installer from “Download for Windows” (https://code.visualstudio.com/)?
Since Visual Studio Code is not Visual Studio, maybe you can find or report issues here:
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Hi @Tone Kristin Larsen ,
Are you using any 3rd-party program like antivirus, security management software which may block VS Code from installing? Try to disable them temporarily and test again.
If there are some issues in system environment, the installation will fail as well. Try to update Windows OS, install all the pending update packages, and make sure that there are no Windows update errors.
Also, please run CMD as administrator, run the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. Wait for it finishes running, run the sfc /scannow command. These two commands help fix the corrupted system files.
If you changed any system settings or modified any system files, try to double check them, make sure that they won’t block VS Code from installing.
If you still fail to install VS Code, please post this question on Github – vscode for better help.
Best regards,
Tianyu
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