VS Code repeatedly reports ComSpec environment variable error despite correct configuration

[NghiemLg]

Type: Bug

1. Open VS Code.
2. Observe the ComSpec environment variable error message in the bottom right corner.
3. Verify the ComSpec environment variable value by opening Command Prompt and typing echo %ComSpec%.
4. The returned value is C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe (correct for Windows 11 64-bit).
5. Check the Path environment variable and ensure both C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 are included in the list.

VS Code version: Code 1.92.0 (b1c0a14de1414fcdaa400695b4db1c0799bc3124, 2024-07-31T23:26:45.634Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz (16 x 2304)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	7.78GB (1.08GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 11ecd845-5c95-4715-b39a-271c849facac
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (7)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
debugpy	ms-	2024.10.0
python	ms-	2024.12.1
vscode-pylance	ms-	2024.7.1
cmake-tools	ms-	1.18.44
cpptools	ms-	1.21.5
cpptools-extension-pack	ms-	1.3.0
cmake	twx	0.0.17

(1 theme extensions excluded)

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[joshspicer]

Could you share a screenshot or the verbatim message in the error message as you describe occurring in (2)? Also, could you try disabling all extensions with the bisect utility to rule out one of your extensions contributing this error? Those both will help us understand this issue better - thanks!

[NghiemLg]

I deleted all other extensions except Python and below The image I provided:

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On Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 2:32 AM Josh Spicer ***@***.***> wrote: Could you share a screenshot or the verbatim message in the error message as you describe occurring in (2)? Also, could you try disabling all extensions with the bisect utility <https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2021/02/16/extension-bisect> to rule out one of your extensions contributing this error? Those both will help us understand this issue better - thanks! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#23928>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BHTQEOEM6U6DXMOOAZ5EQLTZPPNGDAVCNFSM6AAAAABL42NGRWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDENRWGAZDCNZYGQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[NghiemLg]

This is a relevant image.