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Fixing Visual Studio Code Failed to Run PowerShell Scripts

October 3, 2019January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft

After a Visual Studio Code update the other day, all the PowerShell scripts refusing to run due to a “Language server startup failed”. Both reinstalling Visual Studio Code and PowerShell extension didn’t do anything to fix it. And guess what to blame, the Digital Certificate, because it’s not trusted. Thanks to this thread on Github. Here is how to fix […]

Setting Up Visual Studio Code for PowerShell

March 7, 2019January 24, 2023 Kent ChenMicrosoft

After watching a webinar recently where the presenter was using Visual Studio Code to run PowerShell codes he prepared for the demo, it strikes me that maybe it’s time to ditch PowerShell ISE and start using Visual Studio Code for all my coding needs. Setting up VS Code for PowerShell turns out super easy. First, download VS Code from https://code.visualstudio.com […]

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