Windows installation

Installation

VSCode-Anywhere has been tested only with Windows 10 but it supposed to work also with the recent Windows version.

To install VSCode-Anywhere on Windows, you need have to have PowerShell installed.

Installation example:

Powershell

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gigi206/VSCode-Anywhere/V2/VSCode-Anywhere.ps1 -OutFile $env:TMP\VSCode-Anywhere.ps1; & $env:TMP\VSCode-Anywhere.ps1 -InstallDir <InstallDir> -Profile windows_user

Options

Installation options are:

• Gitenv (optional): git branch to use for installation (V2 by default)

• InstallDir (optional): installation directory (C:\VSCode-Anywhere by default)

• SaltVersion (optional): Saltstack version to use (value evolves with time). It is not recommended to change this value (only for testing purposes for developers).

• Profile (optional): type of installation profile (windows_user by default)

• saltopts (optional): Salt options

Profiles

There are 3 kinds of profile (see Profile option) for different use cases :

• windows_admin: require administrator rights (for local use)

• windows_user: no administrator rights required (for local use)

• windows_portable: no administrator rights required (for use with a portable device like an USB stick)

profile	advantages	disadvantages
windows_admin	Few modules need administrator rights for better compatibility (see the documentation of each module) Good performance	Some applications will be installed on the system (outside the installation folder InstallDir) Not recommended to run on another computer with a portable device like a USB stick (tools/link.ps1 may have a high chance to install some missing components) Add only a few possibilities, just some modules uses it (see the module documentation for know if it is a requirement)
windows_user	No administrator rights needed for the installation process and modules Good performance	Not recommended to run on another computer with a portable device like a USB stick (tools/link.ps1 may have a low chance to install some missing components)
windows_portable	Can be installed on a portable device like a USB stick	Could have performance issue and more possibility to encounter bugs