"No view is registered with id: codespaces.explorerDetails" and "No view is registered with id: codespaces.explorer"

Question

I am new to Visual Studio Code. I have configured my environment for C/C++ development and everything is working.

However, when starting VS Code, I receive these notifications in the bottom right corner.

• "No view is registered with id: codespaces.explorerDetails"
• "No view is registered with id: codespaces.explorer"

Answer 1

A deprecated Codespaces extension ms-vsonline.vsonline causes these error messages. But the extension does not appear in the user interface.

You can uninstall the deprecated extension by pasting the following command into a Windows PowerShell terminal:

code --uninstall-extension ms-vsonline.vsonline

The solution was found here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/144971

Answer 2

For those on a Mac, you may need to set 'code' in the PATH command, before implementing the above solution.

Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) in Visual Studio Code and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.