Type: Bug
In VS Code, from the Welcome page, I click on "Get started with C++ development". In the "Set up your C++ environment" step, there is a button named "Select my Default Compiler".
I click on that button, and get the choice "Use cl.exe". I click on that choice, and then it launches a File Explorer pop-up prompting me to choose a file of some kind. The title of the pop-up window is just called "Open", and the pop-up displays my current working directory. I have no information about what file it wants me to be choosing, it's very confusing, and makes me concerned that something isn't working correctly.
This is possibly related to #14352 since they are both occurring.
Extension version: 1.31.4
VS Code version: Code 1.114.0 (e7fb5e96c0730b9deb70b33781f98e2f35975036, 2026-04-01T09:27:11Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
System Info
| Item |
Value |
| CPUs |
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz (4 x 2993) |
| GPU Status |
2d_canvas: unavailable_software
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x677b [AMD Radeon HD 7400 Series], DRIVER_VENDOR=Google, DRIVER_VERSION=8.17.10.1404
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.19041.5794
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: disabled_software
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: disabled_off
rasterization: disabled_software
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: disabled_software
video_encode: disabled_software
webgl: unavailable_software
webgl2: unavailable_software
webgpu: unavailable_software
webnn: unavailable_software |
| Load (avg) |
undefined |
| Memory (System) |
11.96GB (1.77GB free) |
| Process Argv |
--crash-reporter-id 446329a1-4bb8-420a-8b52-627c7d2b9460 |
| Screen Reader |
no |
| VM |
0% |
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Type: Bug
In VS Code, from the Welcome page, I click on "Get started with C++ development". In the "Set up your C++ environment" step, there is a button named "Select my Default Compiler".
I click on that button, and get the choice "Use cl.exe". I click on that choice, and then it launches a File Explorer pop-up prompting me to choose a file of some kind. The title of the pop-up window is just called "Open", and the pop-up displays my current working directory. I have no information about what file it wants me to be choosing, it's very confusing, and makes me concerned that something isn't working correctly.
This is possibly related to #14352 since they are both occurring.
Extension version: 1.31.4
VS Code version: Code 1.114.0 (e7fb5e96c0730b9deb70b33781f98e2f35975036, 2026-04-01T09:27:11Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
System Info
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x677b [AMD Radeon HD 7400 Series], DRIVER_VENDOR=Google, DRIVER_VERSION=8.17.10.1404
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.19041.5794
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: disabled_software
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: disabled_off
rasterization: disabled_software
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
trees_in_viz: disabled_off
video_decode: disabled_software
video_encode: disabled_software
webgl: unavailable_software
webgl2: unavailable_software
webgpu: unavailable_software
webnn: unavailable_software
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