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Last Updated : 12 Apr, 2025
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Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, lightweight, and open-source code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports multiple operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

VS Code is designed to be versatile and user-friendly, offering features such as:

  • Syntax Highlighting and Autocompletion: Enhances code readability and writing efficiency.
  • Integrated Debugging: Allows developers to test and debug code within the editor.
  • Built-in Git Integration: Facilitates version control and collaboration directly from the editor.
  • Extensibility: Supports a wide range of extensions to add functionalities like new language support, themes, and tools.

Steps to Install Visual Studio Code on Windows

Step 1: Visit the Official Website of the Visual Studio Code using any web browser like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc.

1--Official-Page

Step 2: Press the “Download for Windows” button on the website to start the download of the Visual Studio Code Application.

2--Download-File

Step 3: When the download finishes, then the Visual Studio Code Icon appears in the downloads folder.

3--Open-File

Step 4: Click on the Installer icon to start the installation process of the Visual Studio Code.

Step 5: After the Installer opens, it will ask you to accept the terms and conditions of the Visual Studio Code. Click on I accept the agreement and then click the Next button.

4--Accept-License

Step 6: Choose the location data for running the Visual Studio Code. It will then ask you to browse the location. Then click on the Next button.

5--Click-Next

Step 7: Then it will ask to begin the installation setup. Click on the Install button.

6--Click-Install

Step 8: After clicking on Install, it will take about 1 minute to install the Visual Studio Code on your device.

7--Wait

Step 9: After the Installation setup for Visual Studio Code is finished, it will show a window like this below. Tick the “Launch Visual Studio Code” checkbox and then click Next.

8--Finish

Step 10: After the previous step, the Visual Studio Code window opens successfully. Now you can create a new file in the Visual Studio Code window and choose a language of yours to begin your programming journey!

9--Ready

So this is how we successfully installed Visual Studio Code on our Windows system. The steps mentioned in the above guideline can be used in any kind of Windows Browsers for Downloading & Installation VS Code on Windows 10. So, try these steps to get the VS Code IDE on your device as well.



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