Used to be able to launch VSCode from an Administrator Cmd Prompt but recently cannot?

[Jezhan]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

• VS Code Version: 1.75.0
• OS Version: Windows 11

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Download/install Visual studio code or Visual studio code insider
2. Launch admin cmd prompt
3. run "code-insiders . "

Observe this:

[ayrtonmassey]

Also experiencing this issue after updating today.

• VS Code Version: 1.74.2
• Commit: e8a3071
• OS Version: Windows 11 Enterprise 21H2
• OS Build: 22000.1335

Previously, I was able to open VS Code from an Administrator PowerShell without issue. After updating I see this error when I try to run VS Code as Administrator, whether from PowerShell or via the right-click menu of the start menu item:

I have tried closing all instances of VS Code, rebooting the machine, checking for VS Code updates but nothing has fixed the issue. VS Code runs fine if started as non-admin from the start menu.

[bpasero]

/duplicate #122951

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! We figured it's covering the same as another one we already have. Thus, we closed this one as a duplicate. You can search for similar existing issues. See also our issue reporting guidelines.

Happy Coding!

[ayrtonmassey]

@bpasero I don't think this is a duplicate of the AppLocker issue. I was able to open VSCode as administrator as recently as yesterday morning (before updating). It is only with the latest update that it fails to open. Is there a way I can check whether AppLocker is the source of the issue?

[bpasero]

This was a recent change. The link was not working correctly, see https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/vnext/docs/setup/windows.md#unable-to-run-as-admin-when-applocker-is-enabled now

[ayrtonmassey]

@bpasero the workaround resolved the issue for me. Thanks for the doc link!