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Visual Studio Code Installer Hangs at 100%

Steven 0 Reputation points
2026-04-09T09:26:01.26+00:00

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I uninstalled Visual Studio Code after an automatic update perpetually hung at 100%. I had to manually end the VS Code process in Task Manager to relaunch the app. Unable to fix this issue, I decided to uninstall the program completely, and start fresh with an install of the latest version (v1.115). I'm now faced with a similar issue where VS Code fails to fully install.

The process running in Task Manager is listed as "Setup/Install (32 bit)"

I've been staring at this installation screen for over 45 minutes now. Any ideas on how to move forward with the install?

OS: Windows 11

RAM: 64GB

2TB M.2 drive (100+ GB of free space)

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup

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  1. Gade Harika (INFOSYS LIMITED) 2,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2026-04-09T11:26:02.77+00:00

    Thanks for reaching out.
    This is a known issue on Windows 11 where the VS Code installer may appear stuck at 100% during the “Extracting files…” phase. In many cases, the installation files are already extracted successfully, but the setup is waiting on a background PowerShell registration script that has silently hung.

    Please try the following steps:

    1. Keep the installer window open (do not cancel it).
    2. Open Task Manager.
    3. Look for any running Windows PowerShell or powershell.exe processes.
    4. End all PowerShell tasks.

    Once these are terminated, the VS Code installer should immediately continue and complete the installation.

    If the issue persists:

    • End the Setup/Install (32‑bit) process.
    • Clear your Temp folder by running %temp% from the Run dialog.
    • Delete any leftover VS Code folders from:
      • C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code

    Additionally, on some Windows 11 systems, installing the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime resolves installation hangs

    **winget install Microsoft.EdgeWebView2Runtime

    **Let me know if you need any further help with this. I will be happy to assist. If you find this helpful, Kindly mark the provided solution as "Accept Answer", so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

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