Visual Studio Code Portable

VSCodePortable is a portable version of the popular Visual Studio Code application.

Support

To recompile this PAF you must use my PortableApps Compiler.

Download

All downloads available in the Releases section. This portable application was packaged using a modified version of the PortableApps.com Launcher.

Features

• Runs the full Visual Studio Code desktop app.
• Completely portable - runs off a USB, cloud drive (DropBox, iCloud drive, OneDrive, etc) or hard drive.
• No need for any external software - simply download extract and run!
• Packaged in PortableApps.com format for easy integration.
• Self-sustaining; no need to update this package as it should update itself.

System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 7 or later.
• Atleast v4.5 of the .NET Framework
• PortableApps.com Platform (Optional)

Configuration

An optional configuration file called VSCodePortable.ini is available in the ./Other/Source directory. Copy this file to the root directory next to the launcher file (VSCodePortable.exe) for custom options. A brief explaination for each option listed as follows:

[VSCodePortable]
AdditionalParameters=
RunLocally=false
Banner=true
Associations=true
UpdateCheck=true

# Banner=
; Enable or disable Initialization Banner.

# UpdateCheck=
; Enable or disable automatic portable updating.

# Associations=
; Optionally turn on/off filetype associations (true|false).
; For more information refer to the ReadMe.txt file located at:
; .\Other\Source\ReadMe.txt

# AdditionalParameters=
; Pass additional command-line switches.

# RunLocally=
; Application is copied to & executed from $TEMP directory.

Notes

• Do not associate any filetypes through Visual Studio Code. Doing so will cause trash in the Windows Registry. Enable associations in the optional configuration file via VSCodePortable.ini.
• The Launcher has been designed without administrative privilege dependency. Features which require elevated privileges have been made optional in the optional configuration file.

Associations

To have VSCode Portable associate compatible filetypes for use with Visual Studio Code just follow these simple steps:

1. Navigate to: .\App\AppInfo\Launcher
2. Open VSCodePortable.ini with Notepad or any text editor
3. Scroll down to: [Associations]
4. Simply add desired assocation underneath in numerical sequential order.

Example:

[Associations]
1=txt
2=ini
3=xml
4=js
5=css

Attention:

• Adding too many can impact launch time.
• Windows XP cache icons which are visible even after exiting VSCode.
• Windows 8.0 is problematic and may require unlocking for some filetypes (i.e. Double-click file > select VSCode from list). This is due to Win8.0's implementation of a hash ID for associations.
• Do not associate through Visual Studio Code! Doing so will leave trash in the Windows Registry.
• In addition, SendTo is available for un-associated but supported filetypes.

Credits

• Visual Studio Code Portable is a redistribution of the Visual Studio Code, developed by Microsoft..
• PortableApps.com Suite by PortableApps.com.
• PortableApps Compiler developed by daemon.devin.