Can't update VS Code - access denied on Code.admx file

[andysterland]

Note there is a related issue at: #150287. I can work around the issue by running the update as admin/granting access to the file but filling the issue as that's probably not what should happen.

• VS Code Version: 1.67.1
• OS Version: Windows 11 - 22H2 - 22621.450

Steps to Reproduce

1. Update VS Code from the prompt in VS Code

Expected

Update, no issue.

Actual

Error message "Access is denied" to the code.admx file (details below). I'm not running VS Code.

Extra Information

Error Message

There was an error while Opening file handle: "C:\Users\andster\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\policies\Code.admx":

Failed to create file handle: Access is denied.

Please verify there are no Visual Studio Code processes still executing.

Log

vscode-inno-updater-1659735052.log

Not running a code.exe process

There are no Visual Studio Code processes still executing and no handles to the file are open (not that you'd expect it to help as the issues seems to be a missing ACL).
PS C:\tools\SysInternals> .\handle.exe |findstr /i "Code.admx"
PS C:\tools\SysInternals>

PS C:\Users\andster> Get-Process code.exe
Get-Process : Cannot find a process with the name "code.exe". Verify the process name and call the cmdlet again.

VS Code info

Version: 1.67.1 (user setup)
Commit: da15b6f
Date: 2022-05-06T12:37:03.389Z (3 mos ago)
Electron: 17.4.1
Chromium: 98.0.4758.141
Node.js: 16.13.0
V8: 9.8.177.13-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621

[vscodenpa]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.70.0. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[andysterland]

Closed as a dupe of #157341. I didn't realize the old issue was the same version as mine.

[gjsjohnmurray]

I think 1.70 includes changes to address this going forward. Pinging @joaomoreno