VS Code will not install (stuck on preparing to install page) #196344
Description
Type: Bug
How to reproduce:
Run the windows x64 installer
Click through the standard pages
Click install
The installer then freezes.
I know it's frozen because I can't click anything, or drag it, I get the "Ding" noise as though there is something else open that I need to accept, but nothing is visible. This happens with the User and System builds, and I've tried the insiders build with the same result.
When I go to the task view option in Windows I see there are 2 items named Setup. When I look in Task Manager there are 3: "Console Window Host", Setup/Uninstall (32bit), Windows Powershell (32bit) - This is running the 64bit installer.
Interestingly if I kill just the "Windows Powershell" process the installer will continue on. Seems that there is an initial script that is getting stuck which is causing the installer to freeze.
I found an almost identical issue that was raised in 2018, which interestingly was listed as "Wont fix". Link Here:
#43949
Running Win 11 Pro
Let me know if I can provide any further information.
Screenshots:
VS Code version: Code 1.83.1 (f1b07bd, 2023-10-10T23:48:05.904Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
Extensions (11)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| op-vscode | 1Pa | 1.0.4 |
| prettier-vscode | esb | 10.1.0 |
| code-runner | for | 0.12.1 |
| homey-apps-extension | hom | 0.10.0 |
| vscode-docker | ms- | 1.27.0 |
| vscode-kubernetes-tools | ms- | 1.3.15 |
| isort | ms- | 2023.10.1 |
| python | ms- | 2023.18.0 |
| remote-wsl | ms- | 0.81.8 |
| powershell | ms- | 2023.8.0 |
| vscode-yaml | red | 1.14.0 |