How to Install & Setup VS Code for running C++ Programs

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To run C++ programs in Visual Studio Code, you need to download and install the VS code on your computer. 

Follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Download the VS Code by clicking here.

Step 2: Install VS code as soon as the downloading completes.

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Step 3: To compile C++ programs, you need to install the MinGW compiler. Click here, and downloading will start shortly.

Step 4: Install the MinGW compiler. 

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Step 5: Now, you need to add MinGW to the path. Go to This PC→C:/→Program Files (x86)→mingw-w64→i686-8.1.0-posix-dwarf-rt_v6-rev0→mingw32→bin.  

Step 6: Copy the path and paste in the environment variables. Right-click on This PC→Properties→Advanced System Settings→Environment variables.

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Step 7: Click on the path and then Edit→New. Paste the copied path here and click ‘ok.’

Step 8: Now, open VS code and download the C/C++ extensions as shown in the below animation:

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Step 9: To run the C++ programs easily on the VS Code, you need to install another extension called “Code Runner.”

With this, you are all set to run your C++ programs in the VS code. Let’s write a Hello World program to make sure that everything is working correctly.

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In the above animation, you can see that the Hello World program is running correctly. So, that’s how you can easily set up the VS Code to run C++ programs on your computer.