Could not find the Task 'func : host start'

Question

I am trying to run azure on my PC. I am using VS Code, Windows 64 bit

I have installed Azure SDK - .NET Core 2.2.x SDK - Cosmos Emulator - Storage Emulator and also installed azure-functions-core-tools V2

when i try to run debugger by using f5 key , I am getting below error

Answer 1

I fixed this by installing the Azure Functions extension for Visual Studio Code then restarting Visual Studio Code.

Changing terminal did not help.

Answer 2

I had a similar problem. I started VSCode as an Administrator and debugging worked as expected.