Below are specific troubleshooting steps, if the user guide hasn't helped you diagnose the launch failure. The troubleshooting steps, such as checking your settings and enabling logging, apply …

Aug 1, 2020 · The terminal process failed to launch: Windows cannot open this program because it has been prevented by a software restriction policy. For more information, open Event Viewer …

Mar 14, 2024 · The VS Code’s terminal works normally efficiently to run and execute several server-side applications and basic compilation operations. But, while doing even simple tasks …

Mar 7, 2023 · Please first try to reboot your machine and directly start VS and open your project, to avoid the impact from other extensions/applications. Another way to confirm this is starting …

Feb 7, 2025 · After updating VS Code, when trying to open VS Code on my company's laptop, it crashes with this error message: The window terminated unexpectedly (reason: 'launch-failed', …

Jun 14, 2023 · This cryptic message usually means VS Code's renderer process crashed, and in many cases, it's related to Electron’s sandboxing mechanisms clashing with your environment.

Mar 2, 2024 · In this post, we will see what you can do to resolve this issue. The terminal process failed to launch. The accompanying sub-error messages could be Path to Shell executable, Exit …

Aug 4, 2025 · We can reproduce this issue when using Omnissa Appvol Writable Volumes (Formerly Vmware Horizon Appvol Writable Volumes). Today we tested 1.104.1 and …

Sep 9, 2023 · Based on the error message you received, it seems that Visual Studio is having trouble applying your settings. One possible solution is to reset your settings to default. You …

May 10, 2020 · VS Code desktop versions starting with 1.71 (August 2022) will no longer run on Windows 7 and you will need to upgrade to a newer Windows version to use later versions of …