Unable to open <link /> href using CTRL + Click functionality in VS Code

[knowltonGitHub]

• VSCode Version: Code 1.19.3 (7c4205b, 2018-01-25T10:36:34.867Z)
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.16299
• Extensions: none

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Steps to Reproduce:

1. In Visual Studio Code, open a file in the "Explorer".
2. File opens fine.
3. Find same file referenced as a LINK href in a HTML file using CTRL + Click.

4. VS Code will report:

Unable to open 'hover-min.css': File not found (file:///hover-min.css). "Create File" } "Cancel"

Screen recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IGDvcDbyqw

Tried a few things, none of them worked:

1. Closed VS Code. Deleted the hidden vscode folder. Re-opened VS Code. Tried above steps. Still able to reproduce problem.
2. Tried removing "read only" attribute for the parent folder:

C:\xampp\htdocs\ukfnew\

Still able to reproduce problem afterwards. I was not even sure this would work, it was a total WAG, but decided to try it.

TEMPORARY WORKAROUND: Just open the needed file using VS Code Explorer.

I request steps to fix this if this is not a bug or able to be resolved simply.

[aeschli]

duplicate of #38469
This is fixed in insiders. New stable is out soon.

[knowltonGitHub]

What is insiders?

[aeschli]

https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/