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VS Code fails to start/open when offline
Freshabout 7 years ago
Mar 14, 20260 viewsConfidence Score89%
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Problem
- VSCode Version: 1.2.0 - OS Version: Windows 8 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install VS Code 1.2.0 and open first time while connected to internet 2. Turn off data connection 3. Try to restart VS Code (it does not open at all, either from shortcuts or exe)
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Moderate Confidence Fix
84% confidence100% success rate2 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026
Solution: VS Code fails to start/open when offline
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@johnnyPescarul can you run `code --version` and see output?
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@johnnyPescarul can you run `code --version` and see output?
@johnnyPescarul can you run `code --version` and see output?
Validation
Resolved in microsoft/vscode GitHub issue #7570. Community reactions: 1 upvotes.
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