Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Microsoft Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.
winget install --id=Microsoft.VisualStudioCode -eDescription
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Microsoft Visual Studio Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is available through winget as package ID Microsoft.VisualStudioCode, with version 1.99.3. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.
Why install it with winget
VS Code is the archetypal developer install. On WinPkg, its page should work as both a direct install target and a hub into related coding, runtime, and AI-editor topics.
- •One of the easiest apps to keep inside a repeatable Windows developer bootstrap
- •Useful in setup scripts, onboarding docs, and new-PC checklists
- •Avoids redoing manual editor installs every time a machine is rebuilt
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