Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a lightweight, extensible code editor used for authoring and debugging PowerShell scripts for OSDeploy workflows. Both the stable and Insiders (pre-release) channels are available.

Property	Value
Publisher	Microsoft
Stable winget ID	Microsoft.VisualStudioCode
Insiders winget ID	Microsoft.VisualStudioCode.Insiders
Platform	Windows 11
Architecture	amd64 / arm64
Required by	Optional — script authoring
Status	Current

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windowscode.visualstudio.com

Overview

Visual Studio Code provides IntelliSense, integrated terminal, debugging, and source control for PowerShell script development. The PowerShell extension adds full language support for .ps1 files, including syntax highlighting, parameter completion, and script analysis via PSScriptAnalyzer. The Insiders channel receives updates daily and is useful for testing the latest features.

Why VS Code Is Useful for OSDeploy

• Full PowerShell editing with parameter and module completion

• Integrated terminal runs pwsh directly in the workspace

• Built-in Git integration for tracking script changes

• Extensions available for editing JSON module configuration files (module.json)

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Install with OSDeploy

Both stable and Insiders editions are installed via winget.

Preview stable channel (no changes made):

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'code'

Install stable channel:

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'code' -Force

Install Insiders channel:

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'code-insiders' -Force

Install both channels:

Install-OSDeploySoftware -Name 'code', 'code-insiders' -Force

winget (App Installer) must be available. Install it from the Microsoft Store if it is not present. -DownloadOnly is not supported for winget-based components.

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Manual Installation

Install stable via winget:

winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode -e -h --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Install Insiders via winget:

winget install --id Microsoft.VisualStudioCode.Insiders -e -h --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

Download from the VS Code website:

Visit https://code.visualstudio.com/download and select the Windows installer for your architecture (x64 or ARM64).

Verify the installation:

code --version

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Recommended Extensions

After installation, add the PowerShell extension for full language support:

code --install-extension ms-vscode.powershell

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Related

• Visual Studio Code documentation

• VS Code release notes

• PowerShell extension for VS Code

• Install-OSDeploySoftware

• Git for Windows — integrated source control